Rumored Bill $elf Offer

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$6,000,000 signing bonus, plus $4,000,000 a  year for 5 years.  That boils down to $5,200,000 per year.  Currently he makes $1.375mil a year - a 400% raise and about $700,000 more than anyone else makes (counting his bonus).

Kansas is great.  He has said he will stay.  BUT, for that kind of money the Pope would probably coach the Satanic Allstars.

quote:According to numerous media reports, Oklahoma State is prepared to offer Self, win or lose tonight, a salary of $4 million a year, plus a $6 million signing bonus. That would not only nearly triple the $1.375 million he makes at Kansas but would fly past the $3.5 million paid the current highest-paid coach, Florida's Billy Donovan.

Oklahoma $tate

The impetus behind it is one T. Boone Pickens, Oklahoma State's $3 billion "booster." He donated $165 million to his beloved school's athletic department, which, in turn, gave it back to him to invest. That lump donation has grown to $300 million. Oklahoma State, in kind, renamed its expanded football stadium Boone Pickens Stadium.

Pickens is also a caretaker of the school's image. He turned on legendary basketball coach Eddie Sutton after his drunken driving charge in 2006. That led to his resignation, and Pickens never warmed to Sutton's successor, son Sean, who was forced to resign after a 17-16 season.

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_8833789

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