Re: It's Time For Fordham To Go !
There are many valid arguments to kick Fordham out of the conference, but I don't think coaching salaries is one of them. In fact, money spent on athletics is not a very good argument either. Our coach makes $750k/yr, we have one of the highest basketball budgets in the conference if my memory is not failing me and our overall athletic budget is near the top also.
Yep, see below (note: I've included Butler). When Fordham joined the A-10 from the non-scholarship Patriot League, our overall athletic budget was less than $3 million, so we've come a long way...and I'm confident Coach Pecora will continue to take the men's basketball program in the right direction.
Athletic Expenses (Reporting Year: 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2011)
Grand Total Expenses
Temple $29,757,012
Massachusetts $24,809,054
Fordham $22,855,380
Rhode Island $21,107,828
Richmond $20,511,418
George Washington $19,996,423
Dayton $19,870,762
Xavier $15,135,882
Duquesne $14,331,403
Charlotte $13,723,303
Saint Joseph’s $13,703,945
Butler $13,684,523
Saint Louis $13,611,515
La Salle $11,664,550
Saint Bonaventure $7,431,261
Athletically Related Student Aid (i.e., athletic scholarships)
Fordham $10,262,085
Temple $9,094,979
Richmond $8,224,016
Rhode Island $7,342,887
George Washington $7,246,150
Massachusetts $6,696,076
Duquesne $5,046,685
La Salle $4,409,164
Xavier $4,385,480
Saint Joseph’s $4,370,394
Saint Louis $4,166,981
Butler $4,109,936
Dayton $3,670,936
Charlotte $2,753,609
Saint Bonaventure $2,598,268
Recruiting Expenses
Massachusetts $636,039
Xavier $600,883
Duquesne $472,902
Richmond $428,418
Temple $390,548
Fordham $374,839
Dayton $340,957
George Washington $333,286
Rhode Island $297,198
La Salle $260,653
Charlotte $234,462
Saint Joseph’s $233,573
Saint Louis $184,934
Saint Bonaventure $184,798
Butler $165,521
Men’s Basketball Expenses
Richmond $4,056,940
Xavier $3,929,624
Dayton $3,810,320
Butler $3,541,122
George Washington $3,480,829
Fordham $3,154,182
Temple $3,089,270
Saint Joseph’s $3,020,790
Saint Louis $2,951,352
Duquesne $2,928,573
Rhode Island $2,816,066
Massachusetts $2,806,835
La Salle $2,364,336
Charlotte $2,275,714
Saint Bonaventure $1,592,420
Football Expenses
Temple $10,099,156
Fordham $5,113,173
Richmond $5,010,248
Massachusetts $4,766,305
Rhode Island $3,785,288
Duquesne $1,875,955
Dayton $983,454
Butler $675,782
Charlotte N/A
George Washington N/A
La Salle N/A
Saint Bonaventure N/A
Saint Joseph’s N/A
Saint Louis N/A
Xavier N/A