Hudspeth Gets Pay Raise--Now Over $1 Million

[Mean Green 93-98]

Hudspeth has signed a new six-year contract, one that raises his base salary by $200,000 and will pay his an average of $1.075 million over the course of the total $6.45 million contract. . . .

With the raise in place and Bobby Petrino no longer coaching at Western Kentucky, Hudpseth will be the Sun Belt's highest-paid coach.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24586966/new-contract-for-ulls-mark-hudspeth-bumps-salary-past-1-million

I believe that would also make him the highest paid coach in C-USA, and by a good margin.

Now that's commitment.

[Ben Gooding]

I still don't understand why CUSA picked up ODU and Charlotte, but left LLAF in the belt? Were they invited and turned it down or something? Or was an invite never extended? If not, this is a mistake.

[Mean Green 93-98]

I still don't understand why CUSA picked up ODU and Charlotte, but left LLAF in the belt? Were they invited and turned it down or something? Or was an invite never extended? If not, this is a mistake.

They were never invited--they would have hopped on it instantly if they were. And the reason why ODU and Charlotte were picked over them is primarily market. I agree that they would have been a better add to C-USA than almost anyone who was added--and as good of an add as any of them.

But oh, well. We have 14 members now, which is getting a little unwieldy as it is. But if someone jumps, I would think ULL would have to be the no-brainer replacement.

[Harry]

Guy has earned it. He has done a fantastic job there and remained loyal.

[Christopher Walker]

I still don't understand why CUSA picked up ODU and Charlotte, but left LLAF in the belt? Were they invited and turned it down or something? Or was an invite never extended? If not, this is a mistake.

Tulane and LaTech would never have allowed it.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Tulane and LaTech would never have allowed it.

LaTech? They were not in C-USA yet. And what makes you think Tulane would have blocked ULL if they didn't block LaTech, at least not successfully?

[UNT90]

I always picture Bobby Bouché' in a LaLa uni.

[VideoEagle]

I believe it was to satisfy East Carolina. That was the reason for ODU and Charlotte - to provide someone close to East Carolina in hopes that they wouldn't jump some place else. East Carolina didn't want any more teams east of the Mississippi, period!

[Mean Green 93-98]

I believe it was to satisfy East Carolina. That was the reason for ODU and Charlotte - to provide someone close to East Carolina in hopes that they wouldn't jump some place else. East Carolina didn't want any more teams east of the Mississippi, period!

I think you mean west of the Mississippi. That's possible . . . I know ECU wasn't crazy about "all those Texas teams." I don't know that they would have had a problem with ULL for geographical reasons. But it is true that Charlotte and ODU were given priority in large part to satisfy ECU's bellyaching.

[Ben Gooding]

Yeah, well, ECU has left. And why bring in 2 first year FBS schools into the conference? Should have extended invites to ODU and ULL and told Charlotte to kick rocks.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Yeah, well, ECU has left. And why bring in 2 first year FBS schools into the conference? Should have extended invites to ODU and ULL and told Charlotte to kick rocks.

UTSA was a recent moveup as well. I'm pretty sure ECU would have favored ULL over them.

[Ben Gooding]

Absolutely, I just don't understand some of the schools CUSA has brought in. It's almost as if they started to panic when other schools started to leave and they felt they had to act fast and fill voids without thinking it completely through. I would have rather had Ga St & ULL over ODU & Charlotte. It is what it is though.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Absolutely, I just don't understand some of the schools CUSA has brought in. It's almost as if they started to panic when other schools started to leave and they felt they had to act fast and fill voids without thinking it completely through.

That's what it seems like to me as well. To be honest, if they hadn't panicked and filled C-USA with Sun Belt teams and FCS moveups, the teams that are now in the AAC may well have come back to C-USA.

I would have rather had Ga St & ULL over ODU & Charlotte. It is what it is though.

I certainly don't agree with you on Georgia State. They are awful. But ULL? Absolutely.

Regardless, it's water under the bridge now. ULL almost definitely needs to be the replacement if a hole opens up in C-USA, though.

[MeanGreen13]

what about ark state?

[Ben Gooding]

I would have rather had A State & ULL over ODU and Charlotte. It's nitpicking and I know we don't have any right (as no one does) to put our nose in the air, but looking at CUSA as a competitive conference the former makes more sense than the latter teams in terms of trying to maintain a competitive perception. CUSA should have carefully cherry picked as P5's do when they do. As I said before, it just feels like CUSA panicked and starting shooting incoherent invites.

[Mean Green 93-98]

what about ark state?

A couple of years ago, I would have said that ASU and ULL were about even. But I think ULL has passed up ASU by a little bit. But I would have preferred that A-State would have gotten the call over most of the teams that did.

[MDH]

By the sounds of it you'd think you all we're just peachy with S-Belt other than ULM. Happy to not have UL_ and would have preferred to have no F_U pick 'em in CUSA.

[Ben Gooding]

No, apparently you didn't read. Prefer them over ODU and Charlotte. CUSA needed some kind of presence in Florida. I just think CUSA neglected to fully use their brain and invite the appropriate teams.

[GTWT]

Guy has earned it. He has done a fantastic job there and remained loyal.

I don't believe that any coach of amature sports is worth a million a year. It's one more sign that our priorities are out of whack.

[Ben Gooding]

I don't believe that any coach of amature sports is worth a million a year. It's one more sign that our priorities are out of whack.

I agree 100%. Calipari's & Saban's new contracts are mind boggling. 6.9 & 7 million a year. Duke doesn't report salaries, but it has been reported by the media that Coack K brings in 10 million a year. Priorities are all wrong. Universities across the country need to get their mind right.

[Mean Green 93-98]

I don't believe that any coach of amature sports is worth a million a year. It's one more sign that our priorities are out of whack.

I agree, but it is what it is. You've got to keep up with the Joneses. I would rather be in a conference with schools that pay their head coaches a million dollars a year than with schools paying their head coaches $200k.

[GreenMachine]

I agree 100%. Calipari's & Saban's new contracts are mind boggling. 6.9 & 7 million a year. Duke doesn't report salaries, but it has been reported by the media that Coack K brings in 10 million a year. Priorities are all wrong. Universities across the country need to get their mind right.

A coach's salary is only as high as what someone is willing to pay. If Alabama wants to pay Saban $7Myear, who are we to say it's too much?

[Ben Gooding]

I'm to say it because it is too much. Its way too damn much. Who are we to continuously argue and disrespect peoples opinion? I don't know, but it happens.

[GreenMachine]

I'm to say it because it is too much. Its way too damn much. Who are we to continuously argue and disrespect peoples opinion? I don't know, but it happens.

good argument there Ben, you gave me a lot to ponder and possibly change my mind.

[GTWT]

A coach's salary is only as high as what someone is willing to pay. If Alabama wants to pay Saban $7Myear, who are we to say it's too much?

Alabama is a public university so I guess the public has a right to say it's too much. Alabama has needs that are much more important than a successful football program. Hell, that university has many needs more important than football.

Paying Saban 28 times as much as a nobel-prize winning physicist is stupid.