Oklahoma is a very backward state.
The OU Board of Regents approved raises for all nine assistant football coaches Oct. 28. …Kevin Wilson and Brent Venables received a $45,000 raise, increasing their salaries to $440,000 and $430,000 respectively.
Less than two weeks later, during his State of the University address to the Faculty Senate on Monday, OU President David Boren warned … department heads to prepare for a 5-percent budget cut…
[T]his situation highlights the strange reality that football coaches making six figures a year can get a pay raise during a time when the already-weak state budget is experiencing a $400 million shortfall …
Strange brew, OU. Killing what’s inside of you.