NCAA president Mark Emmert made $3.9 million last year

[WildcatfaninOhio]

https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-backd...t-mark-emmert-makes-39-million-213814729.html

Look, I'm completely in favor of folks earning as much money as possible. I'm not one to complain about a high salary out of pure envy. But...did he really EARN that much?

 

[the stat man]

That guy is a worthless buffoon!! He should be picking up cans on the side of the road !! He is actually a disgrace!

 

[Mike-D]

That guy is a worthless buffoon!! He should be picking up cans on the side of the road !! He is actually a disgrace!

Yes he is. Just like the NCAA that he controls.

 

[seccats04]

$1 million should be fine. They should use that extra $3 million to hire more investigators since cheating is so widespread because of how incompetent the NCAA is.

 

[Titpwhami2014]

My college economics professor taught me The Golden Rule at a young age.

Those who have the gold make the rule.

 

[robo222]

He'd be the 1st guy I'd want investigated.......

 

[UKrazycat2]

$3.90 per hour and Emmert would still be an over priced Carolina hooker.

 

[Lightbringer123]

And they want to complain about athletes making money in College wtf...? The head of the NCAA is making what a GM would make in the NBA. They need to go ahead and just start paying players. This is utter nonsense.

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

It’s really not so much that $3.9 million is troubling. But the 60% increase from the previous year (considering what went down in that year) is a head-scratcher, at minimum.

 

[AlbanyWildCat]

“Amateur” sports...

 

[JPScott]

The NCAA is hugely inefficient in terms of the revenue they take in from the NCAA tournament and how much if that is turned into scholarships and grants for athletes. Despite what they claim hundreds of millions of dollars are squandered on inflated salaries and other questionable overhead costs. And they claim to be a nonprofit to shield themselves from taxes. They’re as corrupt an organization as they come.

 

[Smashcat]

No excuses. The FBI has done the legwork for them. Some heads need to roll.

 

[GonzoCat90]

Shame there's no money to pay the players. Maybe Emmert and Dabo will partner up and buy them some bagels without cream cheese or something.

 

[Smashcat]

It’s really not so much that $3.9 million is troubling. But the 60% increase from the previous year (considering what went down in that year) is a head-scratcher, at minimum.

This.

 

[Creed Bratton]

That is only 3,899,999.99 more than he is worth.

 

[dckala2]

His daughter is probably on the payroll somewhere for 100k

 

[musrat59]

All I have to say is he is grossly overpaid.

 

[sambowieshin]

“Amateur” sports...

"Professional" crooks....

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-backd...t-mark-emmert-makes-39-million-213814729.html

Look, I'm completely in favor of folks earning as much money as possible. I'm not one to complain about a high salary out of pure envy. But...did he really EARN that much?

I cant stand him but he's responsible for a billion dollar organization. That pay level isnt out of line.

 

[PhattyJ4UK]

Wow...theyre nonprofit??

That should be stripped immediately.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

Shame there's no money to pay the players. Maybe Emmert and Dabo will partner up and buy them some bagels without cream cheese or something.

Here we go, hang on everyone.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

Wow...theyre nonprofit??

That should be stripped immediately.

Why exactly? They pay out money to member institutions at a far higher rate than most every non-profit.

 

[JPScott]

I cant stand him but he's responsible for a billion dollar organization. That pay level isnt out of line.

But it’s not a fair comparison. The NCAA has been provided a legal monopoly and a vast pool of cheap labor all in the name of education. Their primary function is to take revenues generated (primarily from the men’s NCAA basketball tournament and in particular its TV contract money) and return that money back to the member schools in the forms of grants and scholarship money.

Back when they merely generated a few hundred million every year their percentage return of monies to school was poor (much lower than what they claim in their PR releases).

One would think that their administration and overhead would represent a fairly static cost and that as the TV revenue grew exponentially, that the additional monies would all go to the schools. (Ie the percentage of money returned to the schools would rise).

But that’s not the reality. Somehow the NCAA’s salaries and overhead rise in conjunction with their huge increases in revenue, even though they’re really not doing any more work than they did before when the TV contracts weren’t so huge.

Given that, it seems the one thing the NCAA is good at is enriching themselves personally on the backs of unpaid student-athletes.

 

[JPScott]

Why exactly? They pay out money to member institutions at a far higher rate than most every non-profit.

Not really. I used to pull the NCAA’s tax statements back when they were readily available and the percentage of monies returned to schools as compared to their revenue was much lower than what they claimed in their press releases.

 

[silentsaregolden2.0]

The guy is the biggest thief in history. And corruption is a hallmark of every job he's ever had.

 

[silentsaregolden2.0]

The NCAA is hugely inefficient in terms of the revenue they take in from the NCAA tournament and how much if that is turned into scholarships and grants for athletes. Despite what they claim hundreds of millions of dollars are squandered on inflated salaries and other questionable overhead costs. And they claim to be a nonprofit to shield themselves from taxes. They’re as corrupt an organization as they come.

It's the same in politics. Not taking a partisan stand here either. Both parties are all about spending as much of your money as they can, and the massive size of government and the absurd number of inflated pensions are strangling our cities with debt it can never get out of.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

But it’s not a fair comparison. The NCAA has been provided a legal monopoly and a vast pool of cheap labor all in the name of education. Their primary function is to take revenues generated (primarily from the men’s NCAA basketball tournament and in particular its TV contract money) and return that money back to the member schools in the forms of grants and scholarship money.

Back when they merely generated a few hundred million every year their percentage return of monies to school was poor (much lower than what they claim in their PR releases).

One would think that their administration and overhead would represent a fairly static cost and that as the TV revenue grew exponentially, that the additional monies would all go to the schools. (Ie the percentage of money returned to the schools would rise).

But that’s not the reality. Somehow the NCAA’s salaries and overhead rise in conjunction with their huge increases in revenue, even though they’re really not doing any more work than they did before when the TV contracts weren’t so huge.

Given that, it seems the one thing the NCAA is good at is enriching themselves personally on the backs of unpaid student-athletes.

Good grief, I'll respond more later.

 

[ColonelCat]

$3.90 per hour and Emmert would still be an over priced Carolina hooker.

How do you get a UNC graduate off your front porch? Just pay him for the pizza.

 

[billCgmx]

How much money has the likes of Pat Forde made over the years by covering and reporting about these unpaid athletes?

 

[TopCatCal]

https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-backd...t-mark-emmert-makes-39-million-213814729.html

Look, I'm completely in favor of folks earning as much money as possible. I'm not one to complain about a high salary out of pure envy. But...did he really EARN that much?

That comes out to be $75,000.00 a week. I guess crime really does pay.

 

[FiveStarCat]

https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-backd...t-mark-emmert-makes-39-million-213814729.html

Look, I'm completely in favor of folks earning as much money as possible. I'm not one to complain about a high salary out of pure envy. But...did he really EARN that much?

That’s $3,899,999.99 too much. I’ll give him the penny... a mans gotta earn a living.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

Shame there's no money to pay the players. Maybe Emmert and Dabo will partner up and buy them some bagels without cream cheese or something.

You’re pretty intelligent and rational (most of the time ) so don’t you think paying players etc would open up a giant can of worms? A slippery slope if you will?

Say they start allowing guys to make money on their “likeness” by jersey sales or local commercials. What is keeping John Smith from telling recruit -A “yo man; if you sign with (insert school here) we can guarantee you $250k for 6 commercials throughout the year ? Just as an example
And what about smaller schools or even moderate schools that don’t have the $$$ and resources the big dogs have? What about other sports ? How do you figure out which player gets what and which sport gets what ?

 

[gossie21]

You’re pretty intelligent and rational (most of the time ) so don’t you think paying players etc would open up a giant can of worms? A slippery slope if you will?

Say they start allowing guys to make money on their “likeness” by jersey sales or local commercials. What is keeping John Smith from telling recruit -A “yo man; if you sign with (insert school here) we can guarantee you $250k for 6 commercials throughout the year ? Just as an example
And what about smaller schools or even moderate schools that don’t have the $$$ and resources the big dogs have? What about other sports ? How do you figure out which player gets what and which sport gets what ?

No.

This doomsday scenario you are concerned about....... it's already happening and it's been going on for years. When was the last time Kent State beat out Alabama for a football recruit?

As for figuring out who can make what, that's what the market decides. The NCAA should get out of the way. If Adidas wants to pay Brian Bowen $100,000 to play for UofL, then that is his market value.

 

[Elliott Tim]

https://sports.yahoo.com/amid-backd...t-mark-emmert-makes-39-million-213814729.html

Look, I'm completely in favor of folks earning as much money as possible. I'm not one to complain about a high salary out of pure envy. But...did he really EARN that much?

That's what the article said.

 

[FrankUnderwood]

No.

This doomsday scenario you are concerned about....... it's already happening and it's been going on for years. When was the last time Kent State beat out Alabama for a football recruit?

As for figuring out who can make what, that's what the market decides. The NCAA should get out of the way. If Adidas wants to pay Brian Bowen $100,000 to play for UofL, then that is his market value.

No offense but that is an awful idea and shows lack of understanding

 

[GonzoCat90]

You’re pretty intelligent and rational (most of the time ) so don’t you think paying players etc would open up a giant can of worms? A slippery slope if you will?

Say they start allowing guys to make money on their “likeness” by jersey sales or local commercials. What is keeping John Smith from telling recruit -A “yo man; if you sign with (insert school here) we can guarantee you $250k for 6 commercials throughout the year ? Just as an example
And what about smaller schools or even moderate schools that don’t have the $$$ and resources the big dogs have? What about other sports ? How do you figure out which player gets what and which sport gets what ?

What's stopping that from happening now without the commercials? At least this way Zion gets to tell you to buy a Hyundai.

What about the small schools now? Cal spent $1.2 million in private jet expenses alone over the last three years. Can Tulane match that? Are they landing the top players now?

You figure it out by letting people decide what they're willing to pay. If Joe Craft wants to pay Zion Williamson a million dollars to sign autographs for an hour, let him. If there's no return on investment, it won't happen.

For those who think scholarship, room and board are enough, this will allow the kids who truly only bring that value to receive that value. For those who are actually worth more, they'll get more.

 

[gossie21]

No offense but that is an awful idea and shows lack of understanding

Okay. Wow. You have changed my heart and mind with such a compelling counter-argument.

 

[gossie21]

What's stopping that from happening now without the commercials? At least this way Zion gets to tell you to buy a Hyundai.

What about the small schools now? Cal spent $1.2 million in private jet expenses alone over the last three years. Can Tulane match that? Are they landing the top players now?

You figure it out by letting people decide what they're willing to pay. If Joe Craft wants to pay Zion Williamson a million dollars to sign autographs for an hour, let him. If there's no return on investment, it won't happen.

For those who think scholarship, room and board are enough, this will allow the kids who truly only bring that value to receive that value. For those who are actually worth more, they'll get more.

Get ready for the "Nuh uhhhh" response.

 

[TFCats11]

And they want to complain about athletes making money in College wtf...? The head of the NCAA is making what a GM would make in the NBA. They need to go ahead and just start paying players. This is utter nonsense.

That’s a genius idea!
Signed,
Coaches Miller, Wade, Self, Smart, Pitino and Krzyzewski.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

Not really. I used to pull the NCAA’s tax statements back when they were readily available and the percentage of monies returned to schools as compared to their revenue was much lower than what they claimed in their press releases.

They are readily available. I just looked at 2017. They give back about 60%.