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At least until the next crazy rumor related to ISU gets started by some Big 10 team's message board.
 
Now the rumor is that if paul Lusk leaves for MSU that Lansing will be the top assistant at PU...or at least that's what Beatingrillz says...no doubt Lansing needs a raise tho...
 
I don't think it is a matter of survival, its a matter of "if they are going to offer it to me, I am going to take it."

No matter how much money you make, you get used to it and one day it doesn't seem so great anymore. Years ago I switched jobs and almost doubled my salary. When that first check arrived, I thought I had hit the lottery. Now, several years later, I don't think twice about it because I have gotten used to living with my new salary.

Even though I love what I do and where I do it, if someone came to me and said I will pay you twice what you make now for a similar position, I would have a hard time not giving them the chance to tell me more.
 

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Bluethunder said:
I don't think it is a matter of survival, its a matter of "if they are going to offer it to me, I am going to take it."

No matter how much money you make, you get used to it and one day it doesn't seem so great anymore. Years ago I switched jobs and almost doubled my salary. When that first check arrived, I thought I had hit the lottery. Now, several years later, I don't think twice about it because I have gotten used to living with my new salary.

Even though I love what I do and where I do it, if someone came to me and said I will pay you twice what you make now for a similar position, I would have a hard time not giving them the chance to tell me more.
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True, but I believe Lansing when he says ISU HC was his dream job - being a HC was his dream job - and I don't see him going to be an assistant at a Big 10 school again, something he's done before, after one year and the season we had. I also don't know what PU pays its assistants. Probably more than we can afford for even our HC, but is it enough to give up the opportunity he has now?

I think people are just anxious to be worried. Not a bad thing. In less than a year we've gone from Lansing being hired and wondering if he had what it takes to be a HC, to worrying about him leaving for another Big 10 opportunity. We have a good coach, let's not constantly fret over everything. The amount of speculation here is really getting out of control.
 
Bluethunder said:
Even though I love what I do and where I do it, if someone came to me and said I will pay you twice what you make now for a similar position, I would have a hard time not giving them the chance to tell me more.
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Do you do it underneath the Bally still??! Lol.
 
Bluethunder said:
I don't think it is a matter of survival, its a matter of "if they are going to offer it to me, I am going to take it."

No matter how much money you make, you get used to it and one day it doesn't seem so great anymore. Years ago I switched jobs and almost doubled my salary. When that first check arrived, I thought I had hit the lottery. Now, several years later, I don't think twice about it because I have gotten used to living with my new salary.

Even though I love what I do and where I do it, if someone came to me and said I will pay you twice what you make now for a similar position, I would have a hard time not giving them the chance to tell me more.
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I don't disagree with what you say. However I prefer to change the bold portion to: am I going to take it? We all make decisions much like this. We decide if there are things more important than money. We have different answers to that question. I met nothing derogatory by my remark. Personally I found many things more important that $$$.
 
Sycamore Proud said:
I don't disagree with what you say. However I prefer to change the bold portion to: am I going to take it? We all make decisions much like this. We decide if there are things more important than money. We have different answers to that question. I met nothing derogatory by my remark. Personally I found many things more important that $$$.
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So, you're not driven by $$$...

For coaches (esp. ass't) when they get the chance to double, perhaps triple their salary by moving from the MVC to a BCS school, I can't fault them; if a new AD and/or univ President rolls in and wants to put 'their mark' on the Athl Dept; an entire coaching staff may be fired (and they may not work for 1-2 years as they look for another gig.)

I don't have to LIKE the system but I do UNDERSTAND it.
 

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4Q_iu said:
So, you're not driven by $$$...

For coaches (esp. ass't) when they get the chance to double, perhaps triple their salary by moving from the MVC to a BCS school, I can't fault them; if a new AD and/or univ President rolls in and wants to put 'their mark' on the Athl Dept; an entire coaching staff may be fired (and they may not work for 1-2 years as they look for another gig.)

I don't have to LIKE the system but I do UNDERSTAND it.
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I have found more important things than just $$$. After all, I was a teacher for 42 years. 'nuff said--don't want to get into a discussion on that topic. Not pertinent on this topic.
 
Sycamore Proud said:
I have found more important things than just $$$. After all, I was a teacher for 42 years. 'nuff said--don't want to get into a discussion on that topic. Not pertinent on this topic.
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Well, let's look at the true issue; MBB (especially D I MBB) is an 'industry' with a HIGH turnover rate; sometimes it's because you have wanderlust-fed coaches (Larry Brown, Kevin O'Neill, Lon Kruger); sometimes because ADs or Univ President's change...

At the end of the day; I believe MOST people REGARDLESS of their chosen profession would leap at the opportunity to double or triple their salary.

You said you taught; let's say you're at a Terre Haute South HS earning ~$55K. ALL things being equal (same position, same student demographics, same parental support/interest, etc) if Richmond HS offered you the SAME job for $145K, you'd stay in Terre Haute?

I think most people would move to Richmond.
 
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