BSU’s Peterson Gets Big Pay Day
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen will receive a five-year contract worth more than $8 million if the State Board of Education approves the deal Thursday. Boise State announced the new contract Jan. 1 at the Fiesta Bowl, but didn't release details. The specifics were included Monday in the agenda for the State Board's meeting this week in Moscow. Petersen also will receive one-year extensions, at $50,000 more than the last existing contract year, each time the Broncos win eight regular-season games. The Broncos have done that for 11 straight seasons. .. Petersen will make $1,289,053 in salary in 2010/Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman. More here. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan: NCAA football coach Chris Peterson, of Boise State, is shown with the Bear Bryant trophy Jan. 14 in Houston, the second time in four years that he was recognized as the nation's best coach.)
Question: Unquestionably, Petersen has brought Boise State to the brink of a national championship. But is a salary of $8 million over 5 years a bit too much during these hard times?