> Until he left to coach the Nets, John Calipari was the highest paid public
> employee in Masschusetts.  I'd guess that in most states the highest paid
> public employee is the coach of the flagship university's basketball or
> football team.  Compared to basketball coaches, hockey coaches probably
make
> a dime on the dollar.  For sure, Parker and Blais are exeptions to that.
>
> Of course as Babe Ruth said when it was pointed out to him that he made
more
> than the President of the US, "I had a better year than he did."
>
> Clay
 
 
I'm trying to keep up with the traffic, I'm pretty sure nobody has mentioned
this:
 
FWIW, Dean Blais's contract will be partially paid through private donations
made to the UND Foundation.  I do not know if this is common.  (Didn't
Wisconsin get in trouble for incorrectly reporting this kind of thing?)
 
Kirk
 
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