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MExpos27

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While not incorrect, that is a highly misleading way to frame it


Dabo makes $8.29 million, essentially double what Fuente makes. Fuente makes $4.25 million, which certainly isn’t chump change, but is in line with Bronco Mendenhall ($4.1 million), Narduzzi ($4.09 million), and Norvell ($4.0 million). Miami doesn’t report their head coach salary but I wouldn’t be surprised if Manny Diaz is in that range as well.

The gap between Dabo and the rest of the pack is enormous. Fuente is paid in line with the second tier of head coach salaries in the ACC. His coaching performance is fairly comparable to Narduzzi and Mendenhall, which really is not a complement, but it still illustrates the reality of continuously rising salaries for P5 head coaches.

I agree there are valid criticisms of Fuente’s performance and my confidence is starting to wane but I struggle to understand how some fans insist that VT is a big time football program while complaining that paying our coach the 25th highest salary in the country is an outrage.

(In response to this post by n2beaches)

Posted: 10/28/2020 at 4:55PM



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