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November 29, 2007

JoPa barely scraping by?

Penn State has lost a five-year court battle and now must reveal... JoPa's salary?

Question - why on earth should the great people of Pennsylvania -- a state named for a man who faced a judge regarding non-disclosure -- have to foot the bill for a five-year court battle regarding the non-disclosure of Paterno's pay stubs?!

Paterno was paid $427,220 in the first 10 months of 2007 -- putting his year-end salary on track to be $512,664. He was paid $490,638 last year, according to the retirement system.

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A 2006 comparison by USA Today showed that Big Ten coaches' salaries ranged from $231,000 at Purdue to $2.8 million at Iowa.

Wow. $500K for Paterno? And Nick Saban makes eight times that?! And you wondered why JoPa walked to work? The guy can hardly afford gas these days.

What this release does not show, of course, is what Paterno is receiving in endorsements and booster sponsorships, which likely brings his annual compensation closer to $2 million/year.

Posted by Kevin Donahue

 

Comments:

  1. AA KID said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 5:50 PM — 66.160.46.10 — link — abuse?



    Pay JoPa his money

  2. AA KID said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 5:52 PM — 66.160.46.10 — link — abuse?



    JOPA for President

  3. Eye of the Tiger said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 6:08 PM — 138.163.0.43 — link — abuse?



    No wonder tehy didn't want to disclose it. They were embarrassed.

  4. TampaGator said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 6:13 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse?



    Kevin:

    You should retract this blog.

    That kinda' jack meant something back in the '50's--JoPa probably thinks he's making good money--if he reads this...the gig is up!

    ...must be why Penn State fought so hard to keep it concealed!


    GO GATORS!!

  5. Porky said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 6:14 PM — 75.89.104.86 — link — abuse?



    He should hire Jimmy Sexton.

  6. Fanblogs Author War Eagle Atlanta Author Profile Page said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 6:16 PM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?



    I always wondered why I never heard anything about contract re-negotiation out of Happy Valley. Penn State didn't want JoPa to figure it out and JoPa couldn't...

  7. OU-Ron Author Profile Page said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 6:21 PM — 72.198.24.199 — link — abuse?



    Imagine what his assistants make CHUMP CHANGE

  8. BigWarEagle said:

    posted on November 29, 2007 7:35 PM — 68.209.249.179 — link — abuse?



    He can't afford to retire. Come on Penny State, pay Papa Joe like he deserves!

  9. M GO BLUE said:

    posted on November 30, 2007 1:31 PM — 216.46.213.101 — link — abuse?



    $500,000 sounds about right, for losing 9 consecutive games to Lloyd Carr.

  10. Spartacus Author Profile Page said:

    posted on November 30, 2007 4:23 PM — 72.25.84.228 — link — abuse?



    Has the guy ever bought a new pair of shoes? I doubt it. Looks like he wears hand-me-downs that he got from his grandfaters father. Still, I swear, this guy has his 1st nickel.

    Tommie Trojan

  11. TE Author Profile Page said:

    posted on November 30, 2007 4:44 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse?



    Vocabulary Lessons with TE, Sponsored in Part by Fanblogs

    Define Ineptitude:

    The fact that a Michigan Fan can run smack on you because of Lloyd Carr's record against your team.

  12. Tom Blogical Author Profile Page said:

    posted on November 30, 2007 4:48 PM — 24.95.77.153 — link — abuse?



    M GO BLUE/TE (#9 & #11):

    ROTFLMAO! Those are two of the funniest comments I've seen on Fanblogs...

  13. BigWarEagle said:

    posted on December 2, 2007 10:47 AM — 68.209.249.179 — link — abuse?



    Paterno needs to hire Jimmy Sexton as an agent.

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