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Clemson working to extend Swinney

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10:06 AM ET 05.27 | Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney is close to reaching an agreement on a contract extension, but a final deal isn't expected to be announced until at least Tuesday. David Wilkins, chairman of Clemson University's Board of Trustees, said following a board meeting in Columbia on Thursday that an agreement was imminent.

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May 27, 2012  10:26 AM ET

Okay.

Damn. You can sure tell it's late May.

May 27, 2012  11:06 AM ET

No disrespect to Swinney but he's just another overpaid head football coach.

His $1.9 million salary looks like a real bargain next to Saban's 5.2 mil. He most likely out-earns the Dean of the College of Medicine ... but at least Clemson HAS a college of medicine.

May 27, 2012  12:23 PM ET

By Tuesday West Virginia will have scored several more times.

May 27, 2012  01:42 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

No disrespect to Swinney but he's just another overpaid head football coach.His $1.9 million salary looks like a real bargain next to Saban's 5.2 mil. He most likely out-earns the Dean of the College of Medicine ... but at least Clemson HAS a college of medicine.

Maybe Swinnery is overpaid, but didn't Clemson win the ACC CG last year, for what's that worth???

May 27, 2012  02:01 PM ET

Yes plz! I want my Noleys to put an arse whippin on him on our way out!

May 27, 2012  02:40 PM ET

Should have named my first born "Dabo," although it kind of reminds me of Krusty's deadly ratings enemy, Gabbo.

May 27, 2012  04:00 PM ET
QUOTE(#5):

Yes plz! I want my Noleys to put an arse whippin on him on our way out!

Could very well happen...they are still stinging from the woodshed whipping WVa put on them.

May 27, 2012  09:17 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

No disrespect to Swinney but he's just another overpaid head football coach.His $1.9 million salary looks like a real bargain next to Saban's 5.2 mil. He most likely out-earns the Dean of the College of Medicine ... but at least Clemson HAS a college of medicine.

Might as well ask why do actors get paid more than teachers.

May 27, 2012  10:24 PM ET
QUOTE(#8):

Might as well ask why do actors get paid more than teachers.

Why to athletes or actors get paid more than teachers?

May 28, 2012  08:35 AM ET
QUOTE(#9):

Why to athletes or actors get paid more than teachers?

...or preachers, cops, firefighters, etc, etc.

 
May 28, 2012  11:03 AM ET
QUOTE(#8):

Might as well ask why do actors get paid more than teachers.

Well, no, actors aren't employed by the schools so it's not a good analogy. I was comparing head coaching salaries to that of the deans. When a school pays their football coach 5X more than the Dean of the College of Medicine ... or Engineering ... there is something wrong with that IMO.

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