anyone have the link? He went off today on a liberal:00hour questioning him about his salary, the basketball program brought in 12 million last year to the University, they can afford to pay him 1.8 mil per year I think
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Calhoun gets into heated spat over salary
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Writer 5 hours, 32 minutes ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)?Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun got into a heated exchange at a postgame news conference Saturday with a freelance journalist(liberal) and political activist who questioned why the coach of a public university was making $1.6 million in tough economic times.
?Not a dime back,? Calhoun joked as Ken Krayeske asked about Calhoun?s salary and the state?s budget deficit, which is estimated at $944 million for the current fiscal year and up to $8 billion over the next two years.
When Krayeske continued the line of questioning, Calhoun got angry.
?My best advice to you is, shut up,? said Calhoun, who offered to talk to Krayeske after the news conference that followed the top-ranked Huskies? 64-50 victory over South Florida.
?If these guys covered this stuff, I wouldn?t have to do it,? said Krayeske, who had been granted a photo pass to attend the news conference.
Now visibly angry, Calhoun responded.
?Quite frankly, we bring in $12 million to the university, nothing to do with state funds,? Calhoun shouted back. ?We make $12 million a year for this university. Get some facts and come back and see me. ? Don?t throw out salaries and other things.
?Get some facts and come back and see me. We turn over $12 million to the University of Connecticut, which is state-run. Next question.?
Krayeske, of Hartford, is a political activist and self-described freelance journalist who has landed in the headlines after other high-profile incidents in the past.
They included his January 2007 arrest at Gov. M. Jodi Rell?s inaugural parade, where Hartford police charged Krayeske with breach of peace and interfering with an officer.
The charges were later dismissed.
Calhoun, who has two national championships, is set to make $1.6 million in 2009-10, the final year of his contract. Women?s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, who has brought five national championships to Storrs, recently signed a 5-year, $8 million deal that begins July 1.
Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall signed a 5-year deal a year ago that pays him an average of $1.5 million annually.
The three coaches are among the state?s highest paid employees.
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Writer 5 hours, 32 minutes ago
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)?Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun got into a heated exchange at a postgame news conference Saturday with a freelance journalist(liberal) and political activist who questioned why the coach of a public university was making $1.6 million in tough economic times.
?Not a dime back,? Calhoun joked as Ken Krayeske asked about Calhoun?s salary and the state?s budget deficit, which is estimated at $944 million for the current fiscal year and up to $8 billion over the next two years.
When Krayeske continued the line of questioning, Calhoun got angry.
?My best advice to you is, shut up,? said Calhoun, who offered to talk to Krayeske after the news conference that followed the top-ranked Huskies? 64-50 victory over South Florida.
?If these guys covered this stuff, I wouldn?t have to do it,? said Krayeske, who had been granted a photo pass to attend the news conference.
Now visibly angry, Calhoun responded.
?Quite frankly, we bring in $12 million to the university, nothing to do with state funds,? Calhoun shouted back. ?We make $12 million a year for this university. Get some facts and come back and see me. ? Don?t throw out salaries and other things.
?Get some facts and come back and see me. We turn over $12 million to the University of Connecticut, which is state-run. Next question.?
Krayeske, of Hartford, is a political activist and self-described freelance journalist who has landed in the headlines after other high-profile incidents in the past.
They included his January 2007 arrest at Gov. M. Jodi Rell?s inaugural parade, where Hartford police charged Krayeske with breach of peace and interfering with an officer.
The charges were later dismissed.
Calhoun, who has two national championships, is set to make $1.6 million in 2009-10, the final year of his contract. Women?s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, who has brought five national championships to Storrs, recently signed a 5-year, $8 million deal that begins July 1.
Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall signed a 5-year deal a year ago that pays him an average of $1.5 million annually.
The three coaches are among the state?s highest paid employees.
lmao, I thought the same thing when listening to the radio. He shoulda went Bobby Knight on his arss, :mj07:
Overall, it is a ridiculous system. They bring in 12 million a year. Calhoun gets almost 2 million of that money. The players do get an education, but that is a small "salary" compared to the hours they work and the revenue brought in. There are asst coaches and trainers and people that work at the arena to make everything go right...
Not sure how head coaches can justify they are worth that much more than everyone else. I do realize the head coach takes so much of the responsibilty for wins/losses, but at the same time, they can go in and suck for a few years, get fired and they are still paid millions of dollars in a buyout.
I'd much rather see Calhoun make a million and have the other million per year put into a trust fund that is somehow fairly distributed to the players when their playing days are over.
Not sure how head coaches can justify they are worth that much more than everyone else. I do realize the head coach takes so much of the responsibilty for wins/losses, but at the same time, they can go in and suck for a few years, get fired and they are still paid millions of dollars in a buyout.
I'd much rather see Calhoun make a million and have the other million per year put into a trust fund that is somehow fairly distributed to the players when their playing days are over.
