Schedules and Raises

[catvet]

When I look at the scheduling over the next few years, we seem to have figured out how to do it right. Barring a true upset, after the 2010 season, we should go 4-0 in our nonconference schedules. This leaves us with needing only two conference wins each season to break even and go bowling. I see us doing much better than that in a couple of years and playing for much better bowls. I believe that Coach Mullen is the right man to lead us to what I believe will be one of the best eras in MSU football history. Here are the schedules for the next few years taken from the Ninja's Thursday e-mails:

<font color="#660000">2010
9/4 MEMPHIS
9/11 AUBURN
9/18 at LSU
9/25 GEORGIA
10/2 UAB
10/9 at Houston
10/16 at Florida
10/23 FCS HOME
10/30 KENTUCKY
11/13 at Alabama
11/20 ARKANSAS
11/27 at Ole Miss</font></p>

<font color="#660000">2011
9/3 at Memphis
9/10 at Auburn
9/17 LSU
9/24 LOUISIANA TECH
10/1 at Georgia
10/8 at UAB
10/15 SOUTH CAROLINA
10/22 FCS HOME
10/29 at Kentucky
11/12 ALABAMA
11/19 at Arkansas
11/26 OLE MISS</font></p>

<font color="#660000">2012
9/1 FCS HOME
9/8 at Troy
9/15 LOUISIANA TECH
9/22 SOUTH ALABAMA

</font><font color="#660000">2013
8/31 FCS HOME
9/7 at UAB
9/21 TROY
10/12 BOWLING GREEN</font></p>

<font color="#660000">2014
8/30 SOUTHERN MISS
9/6 UAB
9/13 at South Alabama
9/20 FCS HOME</font></p>

<font color="#660000">2015
9/5 at Southern Miss
9/12 LOUISIANA TECH
9/26 TROY
10/17 FCS HOME</font></p>

<font color="#660000">2016
9/3 FCS HOME
9/10 SOUTH ALABAMA
9/17 at Louisiana Tech
9/24 TULANE</font></p>

<font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color="#000000">If what I believe will happen takes place, we will have to substantially raise Coach Mullen's salary from the $1.2 million to a more competative level such as $ 2.5 to $ 3 million a year to keep him.

We also should raise Greg Byrne's salary from what he is now making--a little under $ 200,000/year--to at least $ 350,000. He is the lowest paid AD in the conference right now.
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[Requiem For A Dawg]

we can't stand to lose him give him a raise now

 

[Todd4State]

I'm sure some of the idiot fans that we have will complain- "But I want to see us play a real team. It's boring to watch us beat someone 45-10". To them I always say- if you want to watch us play a "real team" non-conference wise, wait until Dec. or Jan and then you'll see it happen. And to them right now I say this- I hope you've enjoyed our season thus far.

As far as Byrne- That's an atrocious salary for what he does. I second the raise.

 

[msudawg12]

if you want to watch us play a "real team" non-conference wise, wait until Dec. or Jan and then you'll see it happen.

As far as Byrne- That's an atrocious salary for what he does. I second the raise.

Agreed

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Agreed

 

[RebelBruiser]

I'm sure you'll have idiot fans pitch a fit, and you'll probably take some shots from some of our fans that are jealous when you're playing nobody and we're having to play Texas in a couple years, but that's some good scheduling.

No need to compound an already difficult SEC schedule with a difficult OOC schedule. Plus, if you can schedule enough gimmes OOC, you can go to a bowl game with only 2 conference wins. In the long run, that's the best thing you can do for your program.

 

[was21]

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