College Coaches don't actually work FOR the university/state

Both sides want this wrote:

I imagine both sides could want it to be this way. The state doesn't have to pay pension for these people, potentially making a lot of money which would mean a large pension. And the opposite is that the athletics company can pay larger amounts of money than the state would potentially allow in the future.

RossiCheated wrote:

Regarding the posting of a position for "Assistant Coach - Cross Country and Track and Field" at the University of Florida, I was surprised to read in the job description that the coach will not be a state employee (which they put in BOLD), and will work for "a separate company from The University of Florida." They would be employed by The University Athletic Association, Inc. which "is the athletic department for the University of Florida."

So, how common is it that the cross country/track and field coaches would be employees of a company and not the university/state?

consider this wrote:

Football and basketball teams should be separate from the universities they represent in the same way. They could get out from under the NCAA and it's corruption.

samcallan wrote:

consider this wrote:

Football and basketball teams should be separate from the universities they represent in the same way. They could get out from under the NCAA and it's corruption.

The NCAA is made up of member institutions (universities) who come together to make the rules. Officials are then hired to enforce the rules passed by the members.

If you get rid of the NCAA some entity would be needed to handle enforcement of rules and to run the tournaments in every sport (FBS football is the only sport not under their tournament format).

Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

What he is suggesting is that football and basketball should not be forced to subsidize other sports like track & field or cross country.

89 steps wrote:

Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

What he is suggesting is that football and basketball should not be forced to subsidize other sports like track & field or cross country.

A better solution is for athletic departments to promote all their sports equally and share revenue among all the teams so that there isn't such a disparity in athletics.

RossiCheated wrote:

Regarding the posting of a position for "Assistant Coach - Cross Country and Track and Field" at the University of Florida, I was surprised to read in the job description that the coach will not be a state employee (which they put in BOLD), and will work for "a separate company from The University of Florida." They would be employed by The University Athletic Association, Inc. which "is the athletic department for the University of Florida."

So, how common is it that the cross country/track and field coaches would be employees of a company and not the university/state?

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89 steps wrote:

A better solution is for athletic departments to promote all their sports equally and share revenue among all the teams so that there isn't such a disparity in athletics.

Why should they do that? The revenue sports are important to the institution in ways that other sports are not.

consider this wrote:

89 steps wrote:

A better solution is for athletic departments to promote all their sports equally and share revenue among all the teams so that there isn't such a disparity in athletics.

Why should they do that? The revenue sports are important to the institution in ways that other sports are not.

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Why should they do that? The revenue sports are important to the institution in ways that other sports are not.

With rare exception, revenue sports cost MORE money than what they bring into the university.