If Mario brings about major improvement from our last bunch of coaches...

[Empirical Cane]

Hated Dee...wouldn't even acknowledge him as I passed him countless times at Hecht...Once a Gator...always a Gator....

And he carried his [Dee] dislike of Butch DAW GAWD with him while he was at NCAA.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

And he carried his [Dee] dislike of Butch DAW GAWD with him while he was at NCAA.

F his Gator ***....

 

[TUSKtimes]

Is the "talent fee" a mechanism to comply (ok..circumvent) Alabama State employee policies or "sunshine law" transparency, reporting, salary limits, etc?

Coach Saban is a government employee. Nick Saban's base salary will stay at $275,000 annually for that reason, but his 'talent fee' will start at $8.825 million and grow by $400,000 annually. The Crimson Tide Foundation pays for that fee.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Maybe. Or maybe he rightly thinks he's the coach with by far the best track record and should therefore be making the most money.

According to his new deal, Saban will be paid an $800,000 completion benefit every year through 2025. The contract also states that Saban will be paid at least as much as the average total pay of the top three SEC coaches or top-five NCAA coaches, whichever is higher.

PLUS:
Among the annual incentives in the deal are $75,000 for appearing in the SEC championship game or $125,000 for winning it and $400,000 for appearing in any College Football Playoff semifinal game, $600,000 for participating in the CFP championship game or $800,000 for winning the national title.