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		quantumhobbit on Oct 22, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PhD Comics: Academic Salaries As an academic in training(phd student), I would never want to be a football coach at a top school. The hours they have to work to remain competitive are insane. One bad season or embarrassing loss to a rival and you will be fired. I'll take the promise of tenure over the extra pay. Also as previous posts have stated the imbalance in pay is skewed by comparing top coaches with all academics. I'm pretty sure coaches at a Div III school are not paid in 7 figures, probably not even 6 figures.

mattmaroon on Oct 22, 2008 | [–]

I don't think I would take the promise of tenure over a job that pays me 12x the salary. Even most Div 1 coaches last more than 3 years.

Also, it's far better to make $3 million in 3 years than it is to do so in 30.

lutorm on Oct 22, 2008 | [–]

Where did you get a promise of tenure?

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