College Football

[VMFA187]

Stanford Miami 7-7 at half? Those uniforms remind me of Kevin Winslow circa 2004 saying “I’m a soldiers!”

[VMFA187]

34 minutes ago, VMFA187 said:

Stanford Miami 7-7 at half?

Idiot!

[O Face]

Is it time for the media to apologize to us all who knew CU was still going to be trash no matter how many times they preached how Deion Sanders was going to march them straight to the promised land?

[O Face]

Edited October 26 by O Face
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[ClearedHot]

On 10/25/2025 at 8:18 PM, VMFA187 said:

Idiot!

My son was texting me non-stop "Mario will not stop running up the middle!"

I get his dedication the run game and it paid off versus Stanford with 42 unanswered points but against better teams it keeps the game to close early and lets momentum and chance dictate the outcome.  

I think Pitt is a trap game for us.

Break Break - Brian Kelly out at LSU.  He will get $800K a month as part of his $57M payout.

And of course Kiffin is in the driver's seat.

 

[disgruntledemployee]

I'll just plant this lil gem right here because his crimes occured in the NCAA.  NFL is on a roll picking the wrong people to highlight.  Tardo cheater.  Of the entire NFL, they picked that chump?

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Wednesday, the Chargers recognized Harbaugh for his off-field contributions, naming him their nominee for the 2025 Salute to Service Award

The annual honor, with one nomination from each team, “recognizes NFL players, coaches, staff, and alumni who make exceptional efforts to honor and support military and veteran communities.”

 

[M2]

I thought NIL and the portal is what has killed college football, but in reality it's the officials! 🤬🤬🤬

[ClearedHot]

2 hours ago, M2 said:

I thought NIL and the portal is what has killed college football, but in reality it's the officials! 🤬🤬🤬

The Gators got screwed....that was totally a catch.  I was pulling for them!

[VMFA187]

12 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

The Gators got screwed....that was totally a catch.  I was pulling for them!

Same. What a weird year. Never thought I'd catch myself doing that.

[disgruntledemployee]

Anyone care to comment on the stupidity of coaching contracts? 

IMO, no taxpayer funds should be used.  That's what TV deals, tickets, sports betting kickbacks, etc are for.

[ClearedHot]

12 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:

Anyone care to comment on the stupidity of coaching contracts? 

IMO, no taxpayer funds should be used.  That's what TV deals, tickets, sports betting kickbacks, etc are for.

I would say "it depends."  Like it or not College Football generates a LOT of money.  Some of those funds are then used to subsidize other sports.  If using tax payer dollars then I would prefer to see an analysis of the funds generated hiring a high power coach.  Using Coach Prime as an example...horrible coach, but the reputation and "hope" resulted in several seasons of sold out games, increased TV coverage, merch sales that greatly increase AD revenue of the U of C.

Interestingly the big buy outs are now being paid by the boosters, in several cases buy a single booster.

Break Break - add another one to the list, Hugh Freeze finally got canned by Auburn yesterday.  A $15.8M buyout to walk away.  

This situation does lead to some irony like Will Muschamp trolling the Gamecocks by posting a picture form the stands celebrating as his son helps Vanderbilt beat the team that paid him $13M to leave.  

 

[M2]

Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is the highest-paid person directly employed by the U.S. Air Force with a reported salary for 2025 of $1.55 million.

(Calhoun's salary is paid through the Air Force Academy Athletic Corp., a private non-profit that manages the Academy’s athletics program. This structure allows for compensation levels that are significantly higher than typical military pay grades.)

[nunya]

8 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

Dibs.

[nunya]

1 hour ago, M2 said:

Troy Calhoun, head football coach at the U.S. Air Force Academy, is the highest-paid person directly employed by the U.S. Air Force with a reported salary for 2025 of $1.55 million.

It was said that Ol' Fisher DeBerry was the highest paid person in the federal government. 

[O Face]

3 hours ago, nunya said:

Dibs.

You were referring to Mrs Muschamp, right?

[nunya]

2 hours ago, O Face said:

You were referring to Mrs Muschamp, right?

 

I thought about cropping the dudes out of the picture in my reply, but then thought, nah, we'll see where they take this.

Edited yesterday at 03:35 AM by nunya

[O Face]

Well done, Sir

[M2]

On 11/3/2025 at 3:14 PM, nunya said:

It was said that Ol' Fisher DeBerry was the highest paid person in the federal government. 

DeBerry "only" made $755,370 during his final year at the Zoo (2006) with an additional $154,000 in bonuses.  He had an overall record of 169–109–1 in the NCAA.  

Calhoun's "base" salary for 2025 is $1,550,000 (more than double DeBerry’s final salary) and he also got a received a $20,000 bonus this year.  

Previously, he got the following bonuses...

• 2016: $85,000
• 2015: $123,750
• 2014: $247,500
• 2013: $247,500
• 2012: $247,000
• 2011: $247,500
• 2010: $580,000
• 2009: $217,500
• 2007: $125,000

(Source: https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/coach/73)

His contract has also been extended through 2029.

Whether Calhoun's contact has a buyout clause has not been made publicly available; the Academy declined to release this information.