Moneyball - will Michael Lewis write the sequel?

chinmusic
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Moneyball - will Michael Lewis write the sequel? Aug 11, 2022 7:27:44 GMT -8

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Post by chinmusic on Aug 11, 2022 7:27:44 GMT -8

If your goal is to maximize your financial rewards from college baseball, then the SEC is the place to work and play. Coaches and players are simply paid more in the SEC. Impressive facilities, good attendance, and athletic departmenrs awash in cash from their media contracts.

Take a look at a few coaching salariies:

Vanderbilt - Tim mCorbin at $1.75m
Ole Miss - Mike Bianco at 1.625m
Tennessee - Tony Vitello at $1.5m
Texas A&M - Jim Schlossnagle at 1.41m
Arkansas - Dave Van Horn at $1.3m
MSU - Chris Lemonis at $1.25m
Florida - Kevin O'Sullivan at $1.2m
LSU - Jay Johnson at $1.2m
* Bonuses and perks in some of these contracts are obscene.
$35k for a Regional, $50k for a SR and $100k for the CWS in Omaha.
$25k for a SEC Divisional title, $50k for an SEC title, $250k for a NC.
Too many others to include here.

The SEC NIL collectives and online marketplace are expected to be the best. Have you looked at LSU's transfer haul from the Portal? They might have bought a NC with premium transfers.

Moneyball was about the Athletics and GM Billy Beane building a competitive team with a small market franchise through the extensive use of analytics and shrewed roster management. Moneyball II might be about winning a NC with bushells of Money

whiskybeaver
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Moneyball - will Michael Lewis write the sequel? Aug 11, 2022 8:22:01 GMT -8 via mobile

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Post by whiskybeaver on Aug 11, 2022 8:22:01 GMT -8

This does not even count the $5,980 academic money that can be paid annually for good grades. Some schools are paying it for just being academically eligible. Barnes was working on it in May before the PAC 12 blowup. I know that was going to be an extra 2M per year that they were trying to raise. The SEC schools already have that done. At this pint we are miles behind financially. I suspect a run of SEC champions is about to begin. Does OSU even have a NIL donor program? Most wealthy donors at other universities are getting these put together on their own.

Henry Skrimshander
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Moneyball - will Michael Lewis write the sequel? Aug 11, 2022 9:04:30 GMT -8 beavoracity likes this

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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Aug 11, 2022 9:04:30 GMT -8

And while we love it, Goss is in serious need of an upgrade. The concessions areas, rest rooms, press box and concourses are way out of date and inadequate.

The original grandstand area is 25 years old now and nothing has been done to improve it.

Last Edit: Aug 11, 2022 9:05:28 GMT -8 by Henry Skrimshander

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