Mark Richt what a classy guy!

[GoBoilers]

I'd work for him any day. I have only read nice things about him. Coach of the year for me! Just another nit pickin NCAA infraction!

http://espn.go.com/colleges/georgia/foo ... eport-says

[Dossenator]

Thanks for sharing the story. Seems like a guy that most people would want to work for.

[Spence]

I think the NCAA should have their supplemental pay revoked. The fact that they get paid at all should be an NCAA violation. Good for Richt for taking care of his coaches.

[Vileborg]

Mad props to Richt.

[RazorHawk]

Wow. Now that is integrity. Not sure why that really should be an NCAA violation, using some of his salary to supplement the assistants income. My guess, if he had somehow arranged to give the money to the University and they paid the money to the assistants, it may have not been a violation.

[donovan]

I am with Richt...need more of those people in our society.
And............not sure but I know for a fact of two NCAA coaches who supplement assistants salaries, and it is well known, even published in the newspaper. I do not think this is uncommon.

Amazing however, we pick and choose which NCAA rules we want to support...

[GoBoilers]

The key for me was the fact he cleared this with the administration and it comes out later as a violation! I can also understand a secondary violation if you pay a grad asst as they are not able to recieve remuneration I believe. Otherwise you are then expanding the staff number above and beyond what may be allowed.

[Spence]

The key for me was the fact he cleared this with the administration and it comes out later as a violation! I can also understand a secondary violation if you pay a grad asst as they are remunerative I believe. Otherwise you are then expanding the staff number above and beyond what may be allowed.

You know the rules are screwed up when the administration doesn't know what they are.

[Derek]

Sorry, reposted this in another thread.

[Spence]

This is a tweet (yes a tweet ) from Jay Bilas on Mark Richt and the NCAA. It is very fitting.

http://twitter.com/jaybilas


Breaking News: Mark Richt's wife brings covered dish to staff pot luck dinner, resulting in secondary NCAA violation.

Son violated family rule. Self-imposed two week XBox ban. Wife and I will hold hearing, judgment by April. Will likely sanction his sister.

So, SJU wanted a thief to wear its uniform? Did SJU cover it up? Dismiss him? This is petty. Let him go, and let him play.

Between SEC football title game and BCS title game, LSU and Alabama will play a combined 15 hoop games. And, they take final exams, too.

Ohio State played a better road game today, largely because @ jeffboals came properly dressed for a game instead of a European disco.

NCAA Prez Mark Emmert: "Without the NCAA, you'd just have the best teams competing in a tournament." Really? Where do we sign?

Mark Emmert's stipend facing growing opposition: http://es.pn/vVJtqi It is dead w/ 28 more against. NCAA makes US Congress look efficient.

Pac-12's Larry Scott (hired by Mark Emmert) explores China, emerging markets: http://nyti.ms/voVc2R And, NCAA wants to limit foreign travel?

Will NCAA Prez issue statement on UCLA denial of player expenses? He does on everything else ("won't be tolerated"). Will this be tolerated?

I cannot imagine the suspension if Tim Abromaitis had eaten a bagel with cream cheese at halftime of the exhibition games. Oh, the humanity!

Tu Holloway plays in a basketball game, suspended for one game. Tu Holloway helps instigate a fight, suspended for one game. Discuss.

Love the NCAA rule in hoops: get in a fight, one game suspension. Tim Abromaitis plays in two exhibition games, four game suspension. Yikes.

38, I think. But, NONE of them should have been vacated. It is a useless remedy, and it is unfair to too many people.

I respect ballers that fight to win, not fight. You want to fight? There are units in Afghanistan that can use you. Otherwise, play ball.

[WoVeU]

This plainly shows Richt is a good guy. It also shows the NCAA is a group of idiots. But another thing it shows is that UGA is not a good place to work, unless you are Mark Richt. Which means, unless you are in an important and high position with a high salary. Which tells me that the UGA Administration comes up just a bit short of the stupidity of NCAA Admin...but they surpass them in Elitist mindset!
(But I'd bet this applies to many Universities, especially the big named ones.)

[billybud]

Of the 97 Div I public institutions surveyed by USA Today (privates like Notre Dame do not have to list salaries), the highest paid assistant coaching staffs are...

1. Auburn $4,196.450.
2. LSU $3,782.869.
3. Alabama $3,686,350.
4. Texas $3,616,800.
5. Tennessee $3,200,800.
6. Florida $3,120,500.

Looks like Georgia has rough competition in the SEC.

[billybud]

"USA Today has conducted its annual study of salaries in college football, including head coaches and assistant coaches.

Once again, Alabama’s Nick Saban was the SEC’s highest paid coach, earning $4,833,333 this season, according to USA Today.

Saban was second nationally to Texas’ Mack Brown, who made $5.19 million.

According to USA Today’s research, of the 10 highest paid head coaches in the country (at public institutions), six were from the SEC.

LSU’s Les Miles was fourth at $3,856,417. Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino was sixth at $3,638,000, while Auburn’s Gene Chizik was seventh at $3,500,000, Florida’s Will Muschamp ninth at $3,221,000 and Georgia’s Mark Richt 10th at $2,939,800.

Auburn’s nine assistant coaches earned $4.2 million this season, making the Tigers the highest paid staff in college football.

Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, who’s leaving to take the head-coaching job at Arkansas State, was the country’s highest paid assistant at $1.3 million.

There were six $3 million staffs in college football this season, and the SEC had five of them. In addition to Auburn, LSU paid its assistants $3,782,869, followed by Alabama at $3,686,350, Tennessee at $3,200,800 and Florida at $3,120,500.

Seven of LSU’s nine assistant coaches made more than $300,000 this season, including three who made more than $500,000."