11.12.2009

Talking Sportys Tax Money

Here's the breakdown of the combined salaries of assistant football coaches in the Big 12. (The salary of head coaches is not included. Also, Baylor is not included since it's a private school and doesn't have to respond to those pesky Open Records requests.) 1. Texas: $2,948,698: (high $900,000, low $152,942), national ranking, 2. 2. Oklahoma: $2,464,600: (high, $406,500, low $201,900), national ranking, 6. 3. Missouri: $2,164,020: (high, $320,200, low $201,800), national ranking, 8. 4. Oklahoma State: $2,130,000: (high, $335,000, low $125,000), national ranking, 10. 5. Texas A&M: $2,100,508: (high, $404,633, low, $166,161), national ranking, 11. 6. Nebraska: $1,934,160: (high, $376,000, low, $151,000), national ranking, 20. 7. Texas Tech: $1,913,300: (high, $332,500, low, $167,500), national ranking, 21. 8. Kansas: $1,795,300: (high, $306,100, low, $148,000), national ranking, 29. 9. Kansas State: $1,735,000: (high, $265,000, low, $120,000), national ranking, 31. 10. Colorado: $1,515,960: (high, $217,776, low, $100,000), national ranking, 43. 11. Iowa State: $1,385,000: (high, $275,000, low, $100,000), national ranking, 47. Source.