Just wanted people to know.
Just wanted people to know.
what was he being paid at Oklahoma?
[quote]yep yep wrote:
what was he being paid at Oklahoma?[/quote
Most definitely a money move.
apparently not enough
What a surprise.
Might also be running for his life out of tornado alley.
old coach crowbar wrote:
Might also be running for his life out of tornado alley.
And going to the university with "Cyclones" as its mascot. The same university that actually had a tornado hit campus during a football game (Nov 12, 2005 vs Colorado)
According to this story from the Ames Tribune, Smith got a 7 year deal from ISU. His new annual base salary is 200K.
By comparison Ihmels base salary in '07 was $75k. It was raised in '08 to $90k and has gone up $5k per year sitting at $110 in 2012. Source: Des Moines Register state salary database.
Ideally, all the BCS-type jobs would pay 200k. It's not a million dollars like football/basketball, but a nice salary for anyone who has risen to the top of their profession. Track & field coaches are responsible for sometimes 80 or so student-athletes at a time. Higher salaries should come with larger responsibilities when schools have the money to pay for strong leaders.
any idea what his base salary at OU was?
Very true wrote:
Ideally, all the BCS-type jobs would pay 200k. It's not a million dollars like football/basketball, but a nice salary for anyone who has risen to the top of their profession. Track & field coaches are responsible for sometimes 80 or so student-athletes at a time. Higher salaries should come with larger responsibilities when schools have the money to pay for strong leaders.
ISU's current roster has 101 athletes.
$180,000.
As do a lot of NCAA Division III teams like the one Jamie Pollard attended. 60, 80, 100, 120...once you're above about 40 men and women it's A LOT more work especially for the person in-charge. The best model is really four head coaches for the four teams all with assistants. There is such a difference in coaching men and women alone that it justifies separate head coaches. The coordination to do meet entries, driving arrangements, hotel assignments, meals, apparel, equipment, coordinating on-campus recruiting visits, meet expenses, communication with alumni, not to mention home meet management is extraordinary for track & field. It's like being an AD for a small athletic department + the training/focus during 10 hour competitions that sometimes last more than one day. It's a tall order any way you slice it. Rough on the home life on top of all that. Track & field coaches are worth every penny they are paid for attention to detail needed along with the caring for the well-being of all these student-athletes. I say good for Martin Smith and good for our profession.
180 to 200k is not much of an increase.
There must have been other reasons for the move.
J.R. wrote:
180 to 200k is not much of an increase.
There must have been other reasons for the move.
ISU has a brand new outdoor facility a completely re-done indoor facility. Both completed in the past 12 months. It has 2 additional indoor tracks and a dedicated cross country course. Some of Martin's best success came in the Midwest where I'm certain he knows how to recruit and do it well. Texas A&M, Alabama, LSU make it tough to recruit in the south.
Are any of the ISU indoor tracks legal for record setting purposes?
Thank you!
sooner gone wrote:
$180,000.
coach d3 wrote:
Are any of the ISU indoor tracks legal for record setting purposes?
One is 300m and is the only one used for competition. It surrounds a turf infield which is also great for strides. There is a second track on the 3rd floor of the same building that is roughly 300m as well and 3 lanes. It's good for warm-ups on meet days. The third one is across campus and in the same facility as an indoor pool and is connected to another indoor pool facility via a skywalk.