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Staff Editorial
Staff Editorial
Issue date: 3/18/08 Section: NEC Champions
To the victor go the spoils.
That's you and your staff, Milan Brown. Or should we say, that's Milan Brown and his staff, President Powell and Board of Trustees.
It has been nine seasons since the Mount won the Northeast Conference Championship, and the transition from one great coach (Jim Phelan) to one that has proved to be nothing short of very good (Brown) is complete.
It's not a separation though, as Phelan's phingerprints will always be on the program. Now we can also say the same of Brown. The problem is, it may not be too long before Brown's fingerprints are only metaphorical, and not physical.
Brown probably won't be seriously sought after for any job openings this offseason - at least we hope not - but if the Mount repeats next season, we could be looking for our third head coach in the NCAA Division I era.
The spoils then, must include more than a trophy, a banner, some rings and a pat on the back. Those must be mere formalities in what should look like a king's ransom for Brown and his staff.
We'll go out on a limb here and guess that his salary isn't in the six-figure range. That should change by the time you're finished reading this editorial. Brown should instantly become the highest paid employee at the Mount, and if you don't like the sound of that then continue to close your eyes and cover your ears to the ways of the world.
If you total the salaries of the head coaches the Mount beat in its three NEC Tournament games, you would get a number that roughly approaches $750,000. We're willing to bet that if you total the salary of Brown, his three assistants and Lynne Robinson, you would get a number that is still less than the amount of money that Robert Morris's Mike Rice, or Quinnipiac's Tom Moore make in a year.
And as we all know, money isn't everything. In fact, it's the root of all evil our Catholic-school attendees. So let's spend some of it in other areas so that we don't have too much of it lying around. Starting with new locker rooms and coaches offices, which will in turn, provide more space for other team sports in the existing basketball offices and locker rooms.
That's you and your staff, Milan Brown. Or should we say, that's Milan Brown and his staff, President Powell and Board of Trustees.
It has been nine seasons since the Mount won the Northeast Conference Championship, and the transition from one great coach (Jim Phelan) to one that has proved to be nothing short of very good (Brown) is complete.
It's not a separation though, as Phelan's phingerprints will always be on the program. Now we can also say the same of Brown. The problem is, it may not be too long before Brown's fingerprints are only metaphorical, and not physical.
Brown probably won't be seriously sought after for any job openings this offseason - at least we hope not - but if the Mount repeats next season, we could be looking for our third head coach in the NCAA Division I era.
The spoils then, must include more than a trophy, a banner, some rings and a pat on the back. Those must be mere formalities in what should look like a king's ransom for Brown and his staff.
We'll go out on a limb here and guess that his salary isn't in the six-figure range. That should change by the time you're finished reading this editorial. Brown should instantly become the highest paid employee at the Mount, and if you don't like the sound of that then continue to close your eyes and cover your ears to the ways of the world.
If you total the salaries of the head coaches the Mount beat in its three NEC Tournament games, you would get a number that roughly approaches $750,000. We're willing to bet that if you total the salary of Brown, his three assistants and Lynne Robinson, you would get a number that is still less than the amount of money that Robert Morris's Mike Rice, or Quinnipiac's Tom Moore make in a year.
And as we all know, money isn't everything. In fact, it's the root of all evil our Catholic-school attendees. So let's spend some of it in other areas so that we don't have too much of it lying around. Starting with new locker rooms and coaches offices, which will in turn, provide more space for other team sports in the existing basketball offices and locker rooms.
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John Andrews
John Andrews
posted 3/20/08 @ 6:16 PM EST
I am so pleased to have found this article in the school paper. Right on! The first thing I thought about when I heard there is some money coming in for the NCAA appearance was - give Milan a bonus. (Continued…)
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