a six-year contract that will pay him nearly $2 million per year. Plus his $2 million annual salary, Spurrier received two new cars (one for him, one for his wife), a generous clothing allowance and 24 fifty yard-line tickets for each Florida Gators home game. The deal also includes incentives that would be paid when specific goals set forth in the contract are achieved. The incentive's portion of the contract says: "Spurrier can earn $99,000 for winning another national championship this year; he can earn the equivalent of one month of his base salary for getting to the SEC championship game, two months equivalent for any bowl game, two-and-a-half months for an Alliance bowl game, and lastly $50,000 for winning a national championship any time throughout the contract"(6) Think about it, Spurrier can earn these bonuses only if his players perform at a championship level. THE PLAYERS. They're the one's who have to sweat, work, and win. These are the same "employees" who will not receive bonuses for reaching any of the goals of Spurrier's contract. The ones who fill the stadiums full of fans, the ones who people yell at when they drop a pass and the ones that people cheer for when they score the game-winning touchdown. The same people who are forced to be content with what they have, because they have no opportunity at this time to get more. Some people may ask why a man who merely coaches a collegiate football team deserved that kind of money. Well, since big time college football brings in the kind of money that can support that salary, so be it. Athletic Director Jeremy Foley said upon the signing, "Obviously, people are going to talk about the amount of money he's making, but he adds tremendous value to this university"(4) But I ask what about those kids that he leads into battle each week. The same kids who risk injury and failure. The same kids who work and run, not only during the season but also during the preseason ...
