UW to give Alvarez bonus for Rose Bowl
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Barry Alvarez will earn $118,500 for returning to the sidelines to coach Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. And if Wisconsin wins the New Year’s Day game against Stanford, Alvarez will get a $50,000 bonus.
The executive committee of the UW Board of Regents on Tuesday agreed to the terms following the surprise departure last week of head football coach Bret Bielema to coach at the University of Arkansas.
Alvarez currently works as UW’s athletic director but was head coach from 1990 through 2005, a time when he won three Rose Bowl titles.
Money to pay for Alvarez’s return to coach the game on New Year’s Day comes out of Bielema’s $1 million contract buy-out to be paid by Arkansas.
Dec 12, 2012 at 1:28 p.m.
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There are arguements coming from all over the spectrum. Until the demand stops, sports are going to continue to rake in the big bucks. If you are complaning about what he is making or what other coaches are making and at the same time your have purchased tickets, sports team clothing, bumper stickers, cups, glasses or anything that has a team name on it, you contributed to this cause! I'm not saying I'm against it or for it but as long as the demand is there, its business as usual! If you have or continue to purchase anything with a team name on it, then its hard to complain when you're helping keep the demand there. If not, then complain away, you're not a contributor!
Dec 12, 2012 at 7:53 a.m.
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Double it and get him back as coach.
Dec 11, 2012 at 10:18 p.m.
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That's okay - he'll likely have to contribute some of it to his own retirement fund!
Another rip-off all around. Sadly, the joke is on us (as it always seems to be).
Sports - no bigger wsste of money on the planet!
Dec 11, 2012 at 10:02 p.m.
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egalindo & Hornet, you both make great points.
Dec 11, 2012 at 9:57 p.m.
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Probably triple what some people make in an entire year for a 3 hour football game. IMO this is wasteful, excessive spending like most sports have become.
Dec 11, 2012 at 9:22 p.m.
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Hornet makes a great point. It doesn't matter whether the Badgers are self funded or not. The fact that a college team coach makes that much in one day (3x what a Professor makes in a year) proves how skewed the priorities are in this society. There is always plenty of money for sports and war, but never enough for education.
Dec 11, 2012 at 7:52 p.m.
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Wish everyone who thinks he should get his due, but think that teachers make too much would reconsider their thoughts...
Dec 11, 2012 at 7:23 p.m.
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Judging by the quality of comments being left on this thread, our education system needs as much funding as it can get........
With that said, the football program is an entity onto itself...Barry's bonus is funded by a $1 million dollar buyout paid by Arkansas.
This is hardly news worthy...big deal!
Dec 11, 2012 at 6:01 p.m.
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Go barry. Worth every single penny.
Dec 11, 2012 at 5:54 p.m.
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MGDJoker - once again, the football program is self-sustaining.
Dec 11, 2012 at 5:33 p.m.
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So many complaining about something that has not a damn thing to do with them. It is not your money and frankly none of your business as to what his GREAT COACH earns for filling in for a sell out that left and out of the sellouts bonus is where a majority of this money comes from. Money to pay for Alvarez's return to coach the game on New Year's Day comes out of Bielema's $1 million contract buy-out to be paid by Arkansas. So please get a clue before you B****h. Alvarez is worth every dime.
Dec 11, 2012 at 5:21 p.m.
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People wonder whats wrong with the education system. This is one of those reasons.
Dec 11, 2012 at 4:25 p.m.
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Our tax dollars at work!
Dec 11, 2012 at 4:17 p.m.
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egalindo, spare me the bleeding heart crap, I am pretty sure that you are not above taking a few bucks for yourself before your fellow man.
Dec 11, 2012 at 4:03 p.m.
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If you look at it as a humanitarian there is simply no way to justify this level of spending when there are families in the community that cannot even afford winter jackets for kids. It's that simple. Everything else is just excuses and unneeded narration.
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:41 p.m.
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Those complaining about this haven't a clue what they are talking about. And those who explained what they know about this, thank you. Refreshing that some understand that this truly is a business and for the most part the money some of these coaches are making is pretty justified.
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:39 p.m.
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UW football is the biggest cash cow on campus.
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:35 p.m.
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Just like those in goverment spend spend spend
Universitys need to control them self
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:29 p.m.
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No tuition is involved with UW sports. It's a business for all practical purposes.
Dec 11, 2012 at 3:19 p.m.
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bignik, the Badgers don't seem to have much of a problem selling out at Camp Randall. Where there is demand, there is $$.
Dec 11, 2012 at 2:53 p.m.
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He will receive 10% of his AD salary ($8,500) and 90% ($195,000) of the head coaches salary for the month of December...so he isn't double dipping.
Dec 11, 2012 at 2:48 p.m.
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MADISON, Wis. -
Barry Alvarez will earn $118,500 for returning to the sidelines to coach Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
And if Wisconsin wins the New Year's Day game against Stanford, Alvarez will get a $50,000 bonus
Money to pay for Alvarez's return to coach the game on New Year's Day comes out of Bielema's $1 million contract buy-out to be paid by Arkansas.
Dec 11, 2012 at 2:45 p.m.
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On top of his salary which God only knows how much. Probably a few mill I would bet ! In my opinion it's nice to see him doing this and hopefully they win.
Dec 11, 2012 at 2:29 p.m.
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Unbelievable! No wonder the common folk can't afford to go to a game! This is spiraling out of control!
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