The New AD

[ACC_HOKIES]

in case anyone is curious, here are the specifics for Babcock's contract:

His term lasts from Feb. 17, 2014 to June 30, 2020.

He gets an annual salary of $470,000, with a minimum 5 percent annual raise starting Jan. 1, 2015.

He received a $325,000 signing bonus.

Bonuses for achievements in different sports include:
•1 1/2 month's salary for football bowl appearance (2 months if one of College Football Playoff games)
•$25,000 for football national championship
•$25,000 for men's or women's basketball national championship
•$15,000 for men's basketball NCAA tournament appearance ($10,000 more if men's basketball advances to the Sweet 16)
•$10,000 for women's basketball NCAA tournament appearance ($5,000 more if women's basketball advances to the Sweet 16)
•$15,000 for every university Olympic sport wins national championship
•$10,000 for every university team sport wins ACC championship
•$10,000 if cumulative intercollegiate GPA is 3.0 or higher at the end of the academic year
•$10,000 if the cumulative intercollegiate APR is 960 or higher at the end of the academic year

Annual dues at the Blacksburg Country Club.

Two courtesy cars per year.

With the exclusion of the signing bonus, the annual first-year compensation cap is $750,000.

I was thinking that this was a lot until I saw this: Athletic director salary database
I want to be an AD.

 

[HoHumHokie]

I was thinking that this was a lot until I saw this: Athletic director salary database
I want to be an AD.

Damn! Is Louisville's campus laced in gold?....their AD makes $1.4 mil?!?!

 

[757Hokie83]

David Williams - Vanderbilt $3.2M!?

 

[HoHumHokie]

David Williams - Vanderbilt $3.2M!?

That total is only partially for AD services...Williams only makes around $600,000 as AD. He has many different roles....as this older article summarizes.

Vanderbilt's David Williams man of many titles ? USATODAY.com

 

[757Hokie83]

oh okay, that makes more sense then

 

[hokiegrad]

That total is only partially for AD services...Williams only makes around $600,000 as AD. He has many different roles....as this older article summarizes.

Vanderbilt's David Williams man of many titles ? USATODAY.com

AD isn't a full-time job at Vandy?

 

[wildturkey]

Only 25G bonus if our basketball team wins the natty? If that happens, they should give him an entire house made of gold.

 

[VTscores]

Only 25G bonus if our basketball team wins the natty? If that happens, they should give him an entire house made of gold.

If that happens, I'm sure they'll renegotiate.

 

[hokiegrad]

I've said before, I think JJ should probably get another year, but whenever the next big hire is made, I like the sound of this. I'm sure I'm not alone there.

Whit Babcock finds excellence through guiding principles - Roanoke Times: Sports

 

[wildturkey]

I've said before, I think JJ should probably get another year, but whenever the next big hire is made, I like the sound of this. I'm sure I'm not alone there.

Whit Babcock finds excellence through guiding principles - Roanoke Times: Sports

I stopped at this line:

And when it comes to coaches, Whit Babcock is willing to spend big bucks and to fire people to achieve that goal.

Don't care what the rest says because I don't want anything to spoil it . I'm going to hope that line is true and just dream big.

 

[hokiegrad]

I stopped at this line:



Don't care what the rest says because I don't want anything to spoil it . I'm going to hope that line is true and just dream big.

Keep reading. It only gets better. In fact there's more good stuff in this second part. Virginia Tech AD Whit Babcock a standout fundraiser - Roanoke Times: Va Tech

The only things not to like are that he had a hand in hiring Frank Haith at Mizzou and that he couldn't find a better conference for Cincy. The rest sounds too good to be true...

 

[HoHumHokie]

What is the latest news on the indoor practice facility? Is the location still up in the air? I wonder if Babcock will won't to change things up and put his stamp on the new facility.

 

[hokiegrad]

What is the latest news on the indoor practice facility? Is the location still up in the air? I wonder if Babcock will won't to change things up and put his stamp on the new facility.

you may want to check this whole tweet thread (is there a term for that?), but I think here's the most pertinent answer to your question:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Hokies&amp;src=hash">#Hokies</a>, here is a planning document for the VT Indoor Practice Facility expected to break ground later this year. <a href="http://t.co/d3f8F0gObu">pic.twitter.com/d3f8F0gObu</a></p>&mdash; Kyle Bailey (@TheClubhouseKB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheClubhouseKB/statuses/435492285539573760">February 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/BStinespring">@BStinespring</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chriskidd42">@chriskidd42</a> Sorry I’ve been absent for most of this. Was told this morning that the bid has been awarded.</p>&mdash; Kyle Bailey (@TheClubhouseKB) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheClubhouseKB/statuses/435511421346914304">February 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[vtfan15]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Made my <a href="https://twitter.com/hokieclub">@hokieclub</a> pledge today. Proud to do it. Are you in? <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Hokies&amp;src=hash">#Hokies</a></p>&mdash; Whit Babcock (@WhitBabcock) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhitBabcock/statuses/436270630947020800">February 19, 2014</a></blockquote>
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