We paid a premium for Cuonzo but $3 mil/year isn't that much
Posted on: March 18, 2017 at 00:30:47 CT
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these days. Plus, he's worth more to us (and Illinois) than other schools because of his connections to STL.
And think about this: When we paid Quin $800,000/year it was a top 8 salary nationally, now there are probably assistants who make close to that.
$3 mil/year is a top 10 salary now but in 5 years it will be more like top 25.
And we're raking in 40+ million per year from the SEC alone now, with an annual budget approaching $100 million (soon enough).
This wasn't an over-reach at all.