Coaches

[Loyal Coug1]

Read up on our new D-line coach yet? Per Brand X:

"(Everette) Thompson is a Renton native and played his college football at UW from 2008-11."

2008-2011. Why does that time frame ring a bell?

He is Polynesian, which does not overcome the fact that he is a mutt. And look him up. Who goes from N. Arizona to Cal Poly, where he was, and I quote: "Special teams coordinator & assistant offensive line coach". Perfect fit, eh? Wait - he's going to coach the D-line. And OMG, I just realized - Cal Poly's HC is none other than - wait for it - PAUL WULFF!

Ok Anne McCoy/ Kirk Schulz/Jimmy Rogers lovers. Go ahead and attack me!

edit - I don't think Frank Maile went with Dickert? What was wrong with him?

Frank Maile - Football Coach - Washington State University Athletics

Frank Maile begins his second season on Jake Dickert’s staff after being named the Cougars’ edges coach Jan. 6, 2023. In his first season coaching the edges,

wsucougars.com

 

[ttowncoug]

We are on a budget! (I don't like it either).

We are going to go after guys that are "up and comers" because Schulz and McCoy aren't willing to go to the Regents and say we need more cash.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

We are on a budget! (I don't like it either).

We are going to go after guys that are "up and comers" because Schulz and McCoy aren't willing to go to the Regents and say we need more cash.

Well if Everette was an "up and comer" I wouldn't scoff at your post. This is not a good hire. IMHO. And there is plenty of money left in the Pac-2 warchest. Or there had better F-ing be.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

We are on a budget! (I don't like it either).

We are going to go after guys that are "up and comers" because Schulz and McCoy aren't willing to go to the Regents and say we need more cash.

I think it's just Schulz. Sounds like he was keeping that extra $2m from regents from McCoy...

 

[ttowncoug]

I think it's just Schulz. Sounds like he was keeping that extra $2m from regents from McCoy...

My suspicion is McCoy sold herself as the AD who can do more with less and pointed to the Sterk era. Schulz needed, or wanted, someone who was willing to cut the budget and went with it. Anne likely has a few more years so if it doesn't work out, she retires, the new Prez gets whomever they want.

 

[CougSinceBirth]

My suspicion is McCoy sold herself as the AD who can do more with less and pointed to the Sterk era. Schulz needed, or wanted, someone who was willing to cut the budget and went with it. Anne likely has a few more years so if it doesn't work out, she retires, the new Prez gets whomever they want.

My guess is there will be a new AD within 18 months of a new university president. Probably by 2026 football season...is my guess.

Schulz will be gone, the new president will have a lay of the land and can handpick their partner on the athletic side with better insight to a media deal and budget.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Excuse me, this thread is about our new DL coach. Not Anne McCoy or Kirk Schulz. A coach who we just lifted from Paul Wulff's Cal Poly staff. Who was their asst. OL coach, now our DL line coach. Who is a mutt.

 

[WASH ST A&M FAN]

He is Polynesian, which does not overcome the fact that he is a mutt. And look him up. Who goes from N. Arizona to Cal Poly, where he was, and I quote: "Special teams coordinator & assistant offensive line coach". Perfect fit, eh? Wait - he's going to coach the D-line.

Too early to tell if this staff is gonna sink or swim. But, you have issue that a 4 year Pac12 Defensive End is now coaching D-Line at WSU. ...... NOTED

Since you are on the internet all day long, why don't you pick a college coach and see the different position coaching jobs they did while moving up the ranks. You might learn something and not spout off like you do each day.

Here's an example with a WSU connection. James Franklin. Who was a QB in College..........

1995	Kutztown (WR)
1996	East Stroudsburg (DB)
1996	Roskilde Kings (OC)
1997	James Madison (WR)
1998	Washington State (TE)
1999	Idaho State (WR)
2000–2004	Maryland (WR/RC)
2005	Green Bay Packers (WR)
2006–2007	Kansas State (OC/QB)
2008–2010	Maryland (AHC/OC/QB)
2011–2013	Vanderbilt (HC)
2014–present	Penn State (HC)

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Too early to tell if this staff is gonna sink or swim. But, you have issue that a 4 year Pac12 Defensive End is now coaching D-Line at WSU. ...... NOTED

Since you are on the internet all day long, why don't you pick a college coach and see the different position coaching jobs they did while moving up the ranks. You might learn something and not spout off like you do each day.

Here's an example with a WSU connection. James Franklin. Who was a QB in College..........

1995	Kutztown (WR)
1996	East Stroudsburg (DB)
1996	Roskilde Kings (OC)
1997	James Madison (WR)
1998	Washington State (TE)
1999	Idaho State (WR)
2000–2004	Maryland (WR/RC)
2005	Green Bay Packers (WR)
2006–2007	Kansas State (OC/QB)
2008–2010	Maryland (AHC/OC/QB)
2011–2013	Vanderbilt (HC)
2014–present	Penn State (HC)

James Franklin is a new WSU assistant coach? If not, WTF does he have to do with anything? WTF?

And WSU connection? You mean Everette played against the Cougs on some of the shittiest mutt teams ever, and was an assistant position coach for thoroughly disliked for WSU HC Paul Wulff?

Again, WTF? And you are not required to read or comment on my threads or my posts.

 

[Coug-Vandal]

James Franklin is a new WSU assistant coach? If not, WTF does he have to do with anything? WTF?

And WSU connection? You mean Everette played against the Cougs on some of the shittiest mutt teams ever, and was an assistant position coach for thoroughly disliked for WSU HC Paul Wulff?

Again, WTF? And you are not required to read or comment on my threads or my posts.

It wasn't that hard to understand Loyal. He was pointing out that coaches frequently coach a lot of different positions on their way up the ladder. He picked a coach who now has his team in the Final Four and also had a short stint a WSU. He made a good point if you would get off your high horse for a minute or two.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

It wasn't that hard to understand Loyal. He was pointing out that coaches frequently coach a lot of different positions on their way up the ladder. He picked a coach who now has his team in the Final Four and also had a short stint a WSU. He made a good point if you would get off your high horse for a minute or two.

What's with going from WSU to ISU though from one position coach to another? That's an interesting move.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

It wasn't that hard to understand Loyal. He was pointing out that coaches frequently coach a lot of different positions on their way up the ladder. He picked a coach who now has his team in the Final Four and also had a short stint a WSU. He made a good point if you would get off your high horse for a minute or two.

Well I respectlessly disagree. There is absolutely ZERO basis of relevance between James Franklin and Everette Thompson. In year 9 Franklin was leaving his 2nd Power 5 stop, Maryland for the NFL. Thompson: See below. Show me the relevance? And it sure looks to me like N. Arizona fired him, as his move to Cal Poly was clearly a step back. And Franklin's one year WSU stint? That relates to Thompson how?

Thompson Coaching history:

• Phoenix College (2015–2017)
  Special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, & defensive line coach
• Northern Arizona (2018)
  Graduate assistant
• Northern Arizona (2019–2021)
  Defensive line coach
• Cal Poly (2022)
  Defensive quality control coach
• Cal Poly (2023)
  Offensive quality control coach & special teams quality control coach
• Cal Poly (2024–present)
  Special teams coordinator & assistant offensive line coach

 

[chugspig]

Read up on our new D-line coach yet? Per Brand X:

"(Everette) Thompson is a Renton native and played his college football at UW from 2008-11."

2008-2011. Why does that time frame ring a bell?

He is Polynesian, which does not overcome the fact that he is a mutt. And look him up. Who goes from N. Arizona to Cal Poly, where he was, and I quote: "Special teams coordinator & assistant offensive line coach". Perfect fit, eh? Wait - he's going to coach the D-line. And OMG, I just realized - Cal Poly's HC is none other than - wait for it - PAUL WULFF!

Ok Anne McCoy/ Kirk Schulz/Jimmy Rogers lovers. Go ahead and attack me!

edit - I don't think Frank Maile went with Dickert? What was wrong with him?

Frank Maile - Football Coach - Washington State University Athletics

Frank Maile begins his second season on Jake Dickert’s staff after being named the Cougars’ edges coach Jan. 6, 2023. In his first season coaching the edges,

wsucougars.com

Did you see our ends? They couldn’t rush the passer, tackle, set edges, or even hold the line of scrimmage. They were extremely disappointing.

 

[chugspig]

Assistant pool is 4.5m, no real need to skimp

 

[SaveFerris]

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Assistant pool is 4.5m, no real need to skimp

Just saw this. Anyone know how this pool compares to other Pacx programs?

 

[chugspig]

Boise State 2.5 in 24, USU 3.5 for ‘25, Fresno 2.2 as of 2023

 

[WASH ST A&M FAN]

Well I respectlessly disagree. There is absolutely ZERO basis of relevance between James Franklin and Everette Thompson. In year 9 Franklin was leaving his 2nd Power 5 stop, Maryland for the NFL. Thompson: See below. Show me the relevance? And it sure looks to me like N. Arizona fired him, as his move to Cal Poly was clearly a step back. And Franklin's one year WSU stint? That relates to Thompson how?

Thompson Coaching history:

• Phoenix College (2015–2017)
  Special teams coordinator, linebackers coach, & defensive line coach
• Northern Arizona (2018)
  Graduate assistant
• Northern Arizona (2019–2021)
  Defensive line coach
• Cal Poly (2022)
  Defensive quality control coach
• Cal Poly (2023)
  Offensive quality control coach & special teams quality control coach
• Cal Poly (2024–present)
  Special teams coordinator & assistant offensive line coach

Haaaaa .... Keep digging. Ya just making yourself look worse on here. Do me a favor, go back up, read my post again. Try not to have an agenda and understand my example. Nobody is calling Thompson James Franklin. Than take the night off of WW.

 

[SaveFerris]

Boise State 2.5 in 24, USU 3.5 for ‘25, Fresno 2.2 as of 2023

If USA Today is accurate (which, who knows?) we are in line with where Oregon State (4.2MM), Arizona (4.2MM), CU (4.6MM), and UCLA (4.67MM) were for 2024.

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

 

[Observer11]

Regents must not have liked Schultz sandbagging their $2 million.

 

[Coug1990]

What's with going from WSU to ISU though from one position coach to another? That's an interesting move.

When he was a coach at WSU, he was not one of the main coaches. I think he was a GA or something. He left to ISU to become an on field coach. Fun fact, he met his wife when he was at WSU. So, she is a Coug.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Haaaaa .... Keep digging. Ya just making yourself look worse on here. Do me a favor, go back up, read my post again. Try not to have an agenda and understand my example. Nobody is calling Thompson James Franklin. Than take the night off of WW.

Apparently you are.

Ok buddy. I re-read your post. Try to take pity on me and explain what relevance or comparison James Franklin has to Everette Thompson. It sure as F isn't where they are at as far as "moving up the ranks" means.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

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Just chatted with WSU AD Anne McCoy. Main takeaways: Jimmy Rogers gets $4.5M assistant salary pool -- $1M more than planned for Dickert this year• $4.5M for scholarships (increases to 105)• Full 85 this year were funded• Athletics budget for 2025 is $74M
Assistant pool is 4.5m, no real need to skimp

Ok, this REALLY makes no sense. I had copied WSU's assistant's salary numbers for 2024 from that salary database (below). They total $3,687,000. OK. That includes Schmedding and Arbuckle at $600K ++. Im' fine with good assistant salaries, but you lower your HC salary by $1M and add $1M to the assistant pool? And our first hire comes from Cal Poly?

And WTF with the schollies? Is it possible that the reduction to 79 was never real and was reported incorrectly?

And $4.5M for schollies, that must be for 105 ($42K each). Where do we account for the 20 extra women's scholarships needed to meet Title IX requirements?

The Athletics budget of $74M for 24-25 has been known for about 7 months now.

My head hurts. One of you Brand X premium subscribers want to summarize the new Anne McCoy interview for us?

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

 

[Observer11]

What's with going from WSU to ISU though from one position coach to another? That's an interesting move.

Franklin went to Idaho State with Larry Lewis when LL took the head job there.

Franklin returned the favor as Lewis was an analyst at Penn State from 2017-2021

 

[froropmkr72]

Apparently you are.

Ok buddy. I re-read your post. Try to take pity on me and explain what relevance or comparison James Franklin has to Everette Thompson. It sure as F isn't where they are at as far as "moving up the ranks" means.

Consider the timeline in the comparison.

 

[95coug]

Regents must not have liked Schultz sandbagging their $2 million.

My understanding is that they didn’t give him $2M. They authorized him to find it and give it to athletics.

Where he was supposed to find it, I don’t know. WSU has been cutting program budgets for 10+ years and is still working on getting enrollment back to pre-covid levels. The O&M budget has been short for decades. Unless he’s going to fire 10-12 VPs of something, there’s not really $2M just sitting around.

 

[chugspig]

Ok, this REALLY makes no sense. I had copied WSU's assistant's salary numbers for 2024 from that salary database (below). They total $3,687,000. OK. That includes Schmedding and Arbuckle at $600K ++. Im' fine with good assistant salaries, but you lower your HC salary by $1M and add $1M to the assistant pool? And our first hire comes from Cal Poly?

And WTF with the schollies? Is it possible that the reduction to 79 was never real and was reported incorrectly?

And $4.5M for schollies, that must be for 105 ($42K each). Where do we account for the 20 extra women's scholarships needed to meet Title IX requirements?

The Athletics budget of $74M for 24-25 has been known for about 7 months now.

My head hurts. One of you Brand X premium subscribers want to summarize the new Anne McCoy interview for us?

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

Go watch it on YouTube. It’s on Puck’s channel for free. It’s a good interview.

 

[Observer11]

My understanding is that they didn’t give him $2M. They authorized him to find it and give it to athletics.

Where he was supposed to find it, I don’t know. WSU has been cutting program budgets for 10+ years and is still working on getting enrollment back to pre-covid levels. The O&M budget has been short for decades. Unless he’s going to fire 10-12 VPs of something, there’s not really $2M just sitting around.

I like my version better.

 

[SaveFerris]

Ok, this REALLY makes no sense. I had copied WSU's assistant's salary numbers for 2024 from that salary database (below). They total $3,687,000. OK. That includes Schmedding and Arbuckle at $600K ++. Im' fine with good assistant salaries, but you lower your HC salary by $1M and add $1M to the assistant pool? And our first hire comes from Cal Poly?

And WTF with the schollies? Is it possible that the reduction to 79 was never real and was reported incorrectly?

And $4.5M for schollies, that must be for 105 ($42K each). Where do we account for the 20 extra women's scholarships needed to meet Title IX requirements?

The Athletics budget of $74M for 24-25 has been known for about 7 months now.

My head hurts. One of you Brand X premium subscribers want to summarize the new Anne McCoy interview for us?

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

The “4.5MM for scollies” could got to NIL. Do we really need 20 more players burning up resources only to leave after a year?

I wonder if Roger’s will consider hiring a GM with some of the bump in the assistant pool?

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Go watch it on YouTube. It’s on Puck’s channel for free. It’s a good interview.

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Thanks chug. I just invested 25 minutes of my life watching the interview. Couple of thoughts:

• I know this interview was on Thursday or Friday, but it was obviously scheduled in advance, and Anne wears a jean jacket. I guess I am old-fashioned, but I would spiff up a little more than that for what is really an important interview
• I was enamored with Anne's use of "at the end of the day". 11 times in the first 11 minutes, 14 overall. What an orator. I didn't count the "honestly's" or "to be honest's". Not enough fingers and toes. And contrary to board consensus, I am not a two-toed sloth. Sloth, maybe. A pet peeve of mine throughout my career. Soooo, when you have to say "to be honest", does that mean everything else you say is a lie?
• She says that the Assistant pool "was" $5.2 million in 2024. No it wasn't. As I illustrated, the total assistant pay in 2024 was $3.68M for Dickert's staff. Where the F did she come up with $5.2M?
• So let's look at this $4.5M Assistant pool. I'm all for assistants getting better money, and multi-year contracts, OK? But we are saying the assistant pool is 3X the pay of the head coach? Really? Take 2 minutes and look at the asst/HC pay relationships (the link below has a column for total asst vs HC pay). NOWHERE is the total asst/HC pay total anywhere near 3X. This is just F-ed up. Especially when we are hiring Paul Wulff's assistants from Cal Poly. Can't wait to revisit the database next fall. Did you know that Wake Forest's asst pay total was $1.9M and the HC made $4.5M? Fun fact. Look it up below
• Her statement that Athletics basically has no say on the new President. Well did you forget that Athletics has a Deputy Director (recent hire Ike Ukaegbo) on the 21-person Advisory Committee? And why the F isn't Anne on this Regent and Dean-laden group?
• Already thinking extension for 1st year BB coach Riley? How about we get through year 1 first and see how he does?
• Finally - our 8th member? A flat "no" on whether we are close. Have to wait for the media deal. Ok. Guess I will let that topic lie for a few months, Swing for the fences Teresa!

OK, I'll stop. Commence with the arrows. What slays me is how no one (on this board anyway) is questioning anything or calling out obvious fabrications like the $5.2M assistant pool for 2024? it was $3.68M. You guys, I have met every AD since and including Rick Dickson. And current SDSU AD John David Wicker. Great guy, you could tell he was destined for bigger things. And John Johnson - another great guy overlooked by WSU. Also interacted significantly with Presidents Smith, Rawlins, and Floyd. Also worked with and sat in many, many meetings, big and small, with a shit ton of executives, public and private, over the decades. Most way above my pay grade. I'm sure many others on this board have as well. WTF is my point? Anne, bless her heart, is not executive level. At the end of the day.......

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

Edit/PS - Next up will be an analysis of Jesse Bobbitt, our new DC. Thank Gawd we have enough money to hire him. Meteoric rise from a SDSU grad asst in 2019, a grad asst at WSU in 2020 and 2021, and now our DC.

Jesse Bobbit - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Football Coaches - South Dakota State University Athletics

Jesse Bobbit took over the reins of the Jackrabbit defense during the 2023 season while also coaching the team's linebackers. In his first season as defensive

gojacks.com

 

[Observer11]

WSU f'd up when they hired Pat Chun over John Johnson. I'll go to my grave on that one.

Riley was hired on the cheap. Locking him in for a few more years won't hurt anything. Give him some security and have a step down buyout in place just in case the hoops team catches lightning in a bottle and Virginia or someplace comes calling.

 

[Observer11]

Thanks chug. I just invested 25 minutes of my life watching the interview. Couple of thoughts:

• I know this interview was on Thursday or Friday, but it was obviously scheduled in advance, and Anne wears a jean jacket. I guess I am old-fashioned, but I would spiff up a little more than that for what is really an important interview
• I was enamored with Anne's use of "at the end of the day". 11 times in the first 11 minutes, 14 overall. What an orator. I didn't count the "honestly's" or "to be honest's". Not enough fingers and toes. And contrary to board consensus, I am not a two-toed sloth. Sloth, maybe. A pet peeve of mine throughout my career. Soooo, when you have to say "to be honest", does that mean everything else you say is a lie?
• She says that the Assistant pool "was" $5.2 million in 2024. No it wasn't. As I illustrated, the total assistant pay in 2024 was $3.68M for Dickert's staff. Where the F did she come up with $5.2M?
• So let's look at this $4.5M Assistant pool. I'm all for assistants getting better money, and multi-year contracts, OK? But we are saying the assistant pool is 3X the pay of the head coach? Really? Take 2 minutes and look at the asst/HC pay relationships (the link below has a column for total asst vs HC pay). NOWHERE is the total asst/HC pay total anywhere near 3X. This is just F-ed up. Especially when we are hiring Paul Wulff's assistants from Cal Poly. Can't wait to revisit the database next fall. Did you know that Wake Forest's asst pay total was $1.9M and the HC made $4.5M? Fun fact. Look it up below
• Her statement that Athletics basically has no say on the new President. Well did you forget that Athletics has a Deputy Director (recent hire Ike Ukaegbo) on the 21-person Advisory Committee? And why the F isn't Anne on this Regent and Dean-laden group?
• Already thinking extension for 1st year BB coach Riley? How about we get through year 1 first and see how he does?
• Finally - our 8th member? A flat "no" on whether we are close. Have to wait for the media deal. Ok. Guess I will let that topic lie for a few months, Swing for the fences Teresa!

OK, I'll stop. Commence with the arrows. What slays me is how no one (on this board anyway) is questioning anything or calling out obvious fabrications like the $5.2M assistant pool for 2024? it was $3.68M. You guys, I have met every AD since and including Rick Dickson. And current SDSU AD John David Wicker. Great guy, you could tell he was destined for bigger things. And John Johnson - another great guy overlooked by WSU. Also interacted significantly with Presidents Smith, Rawlins, and Floyd. Also worked with and sat in many, many meetings, big and small, with a shit ton of executives, public and private, over the decades. Most way above my pay grade. I'm sure many others on this board have as well. WTF is my point? Anne, bless her heart, is not executive level. At the end of the day.......

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

Edit/PS - Next up will be an analysis of Jesse Bobbitt, our new DC. Thank Gawd we have enough money to hire him. Meteoric rise from a SDSU grad asst in 2019, a grad asst at WSU in 2020 and 2021, and now our DC.

Jesse Bobbit - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Football Coaches - South Dakota State University Athletics

Jesse Bobbit took over the reins of the Jackrabbit defense during the 2023 season while also coaching the team's linebackers. In his first season as defensive

gojacks.com

Food for thought:

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Food for thought:

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Ok. My reaction? These numbers are complete BS. Show me any data, reports, etc. that even remotely support this. Other than some (and good on you Zac) superfan on X.

Edit - let's look at some actual documents that contain actual numbers. Caveat - it is very important to distinguish annual gifts from endowment gifts and endowment distributions. 3 different but related things. Also, Athletic gifts and endowments flow through the WSU Foundation, understand that as you look at Foundation figures.

First up - Athletics report to the Regents. Scroll down to Page 4 :

II5 Athletics Financial Performance Fiscal Year 2024 (PDF) - Washington State University Athletics

II5 Athletics Financial Performance Fiscal Year 2024 (PDF)

wsucougars.com

Hmm. $12.7M in FY 2023. A high-water mark for the 6 years from FY 19-FY 24.

Next - FY 2023 NCAA reporting. $11.7M in contributions

FY23 NCAA AUP (PDF) - Washington State University Athletics

FY23 NCAA AUP (PDF)

wsucougars.com

Let's keep going - WSU Foundation FY 2024 "Impact Report". This is where the BS takes over. If a mouse drops a piece of cheese on the Foundation Office floor, it is valued as a gift. Scroll down to where Athletics brought in $18.6M out of a WSU total of $154M. Now remember those numbers, they include endowment gifts.

https://foundation.wsu.edu/impact-report-2024/

Finally - my favorite - Audited Financial Statements! Where exaggerations, fabrications and misinformation stop. Scroll on down to Pages 4-5, showing total contributions as a shade over $70M in FY 2024 and $63M in FY 2023. That is ALL of WSU. AND includes endowment gifts and unconditional pledges. So can we assume that of that $63M in FY2023 revenue, all but $3M university-wide went to Athletics? Um, well hardly.

https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-foundation/uploads/sites/632/2024/12/Audited-Financial-Statements-WSU.pdf

Ok, I'm done. Again. I really hope that my data somehow missed that $60M Athletics brought in for FY 2023, and the 5 years of outraising BSU by $30M PER YEAR. Have fun looking. Or just accept some random X post as fact. Which would be common on this Board.

 

[BleedCrimsonandGray]

Take a tour of the AD office and you'll get your answer.

 

[Stretch 74]

Ok. My reaction? These numbers are complete BS. Show me any data, reports, etc. that even remotely support this. Other than some (and good on you Zac) superfan on X.

This sounds suspiciously like there is confusion between "Revenues" and "Fund Raising". To me, fund raising would include only actual donations to the athletic department, which is simply one component of the total revenues. Total revenues would include things like ticket sales, seatback requirements, media (TV and Radio income), NCAA monies from bowl games and March Madness, and possibly the pot of money for us from the PAC averaged amongst the five year time span.

No way do I buy into WSU averaging $60,000,000/year strictly from fund raising!

 

[chugspig]

Thanks chug. I just invested 25 minutes of my life watching the interview. Couple of thoughts:

• I know this interview was on Thursday or Friday, but it was obviously scheduled in advance, and Anne wears a jean jacket. I guess I am old-fashioned, but I would spiff up a little more than that for what is really an important interview
• I was enamored with Anne's use of "at the end of the day". 11 times in the first 11 minutes, 14 overall. What an orator. I didn't count the "honestly's" or "to be honest's". Not enough fingers and toes. And contrary to board consensus, I am not a two-toed sloth. Sloth, maybe. A pet peeve of mine throughout my career. Soooo, when you have to say "to be honest", does that mean everything else you say is a lie?
• She says that the Assistant pool "was" $5.2 million in 2024. No it wasn't. As I illustrated, the total assistant pay in 2024 was $3.68M for Dickert's staff. Where the F did she come up with $5.2M?
• So let's look at this $4.5M Assistant pool. I'm all for assistants getting better money, and multi-year contracts, OK? But we are saying the assistant pool is 3X the pay of the head coach? Really? Take 2 minutes and look at the asst/HC pay relationships (the link below has a column for total asst vs HC pay). NOWHERE is the total asst/HC pay total anywhere near 3X. This is just F-ed up. Especially when we are hiring Paul Wulff's assistants from Cal Poly. Can't wait to revisit the database next fall. Did you know that Wake Forest's asst pay total was $1.9M and the HC made $4.5M? Fun fact. Look it up below
• Her statement that Athletics basically has no say on the new President. Well did you forget that Athletics has a Deputy Director (recent hire Ike Ukaegbo) on the 21-person Advisory Committee? And why the F isn't Anne on this Regent and Dean-laden group?
• Already thinking extension for 1st year BB coach Riley? How about we get through year 1 first and see how he does?
• Finally - our 8th member? A flat "no" on whether we are close. Have to wait for the media deal. Ok. Guess I will let that topic lie for a few months, Swing for the fences Teresa!

OK, I'll stop. Commence with the arrows. What slays me is how no one (on this board anyway) is questioning anything or calling out obvious fabrications like the $5.2M assistant pool for 2024? it was $3.68M. You guys, I have met every AD since and including Rick Dickson. And current SDSU AD John David Wicker. Great guy, you could tell he was destined for bigger things. And John Johnson - another great guy overlooked by WSU. Also interacted significantly with Presidents Smith, Rawlins, and Floyd. Also worked with and sat in many, many meetings, big and small, with a shit ton of executives, public and private, over the decades. Most way above my pay grade. I'm sure many others on this board have as well. WTF is my point? Anne, bless her heart, is not executive level. At the end of the day.......

https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant

Edit/PS - Next up will be an analysis of Jesse Bobbitt, our new DC. Thank Gawd we have enough money to hire him. Meteoric rise from a SDSU grad asst in 2019, a grad asst at WSU in 2020 and 2021, and now our DC.

Jesse Bobbit - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach - Football Coaches - South Dakota State University Athletics

Jesse Bobbit took over the reins of the Jackrabbit defense during the 2023 season while also coaching the team's linebackers. In his first season as defensive

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Did you include staff of nutritionists, strength coaches, recruiting analysts etc. sound like he’s going to have some different positions than what Dickert had.

 

[Loyal Coug1]

Take a tour of the AD office and you'll get your answer.

What or who are you even replying to? What's the question that will be answered?

Did you include staff of nutritionists, strength coaches, recruiting analysts etc. sound like he’s going to have some different positions than what Dickert had.

No I did not. The one documentable figure that Anne mentioned is $3.5/3.6 million. That was the total for our assistants per the October 24 assistant salary database. Anne referred to it as the 2025 figure, but whatever. It matches. So I am going apples to apples. Nutritionists and recruiting analysts are not assistant coaches.