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[Bookcat]

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Deb Patterson, the all-time winningest coach in Kansas State history, has agreed to a new five-year contract.

The deal will run through the 2014 season. She is 267-150 in 14 seasons, has won two Big 12 championships and made 11 appearances in the NCAA tournament.

The school said the contract is retroactive to April 15 and will pay Patterson a base salary of $485,000 in the 2009-10 contract year. It will escalate to $525,000, $550,000, $575,000 and $600,000 in succeeding years.

Performance incentives could reward Patterson up to an additional 32 percent of her base salary for each year.

2.73 million for women's hoops +/- 32 percent on any given season.

Whatever ya need Deb. Whatever blank check you need for the cash cow known as women's college hoops. Just sign here.

But Frank, hold the phone...we've got to make sure we're fiscally responsible and transparent.

 

[sonofdaxjones]

While I basically agree.

But I'll add this.  IMO, that was a sit down and shut up contract, I want to believe the next words out of Currie's mouth were to tell Deb to not darken his doorway again unless she's carrying an NCAA National Championship trophy . . . and we all know that ain't happening.

But the fact still remains, K-State women's basketball losses over $1 million dollars a year, and just an FYI, there's a couple of women's basketball programs in this conference that actually make money.

[The Kaiser]

that $485K is less than half of what Frank is going to get, and Dalonte will probably be making as much.  This is not a big deal and frankly has nothing to do with Frank in any way.  People bitch and moan about Patterson, but she is proven and consistent, what more do you want?  I know, its a women's sport, it loses money, etc., I get that, but this isn't relevant, it would cost more to find a replacement than to give her a raise.

[Guscat]

This tells me Currie is willing to open the checkbook for demonstrated success, and that Frank and Dalonte will benefit from that intelligence soon enough.

[sys]

it would cost more to find a replacement than to give her a raise.

you could hire a replacement for under 100k.  they're just chicks for god's sakes.  coach'em all you want, they aren't going to be good at basketball.

[ksu_FAN]

Its all well and good to say we can just punt the program and pay someone 100K to coach women's bball, but its not going to happen.

The interesting part to me is the incentive part, 32% is a bunch.  It wouldn't surprise me if part of the low-ball offer made was a bunch of incentives as well that "could" put Frank above $1mil if he does this or that.  Then Frank balked b/c he wanted more guaranteed money, or at least his agent/lawyer did. 

I think Frank is a lot like Huggs in this; he probably lets his agent/lawyer do most of the work here.  I don't think he's having much discussion about contract with Currie at all, but his agent/lawyer is probably working the process as much as possible.

[Wildcat Jack]

what more do you want? 

Cut women's basketball and replace it with women's hockey.

[catzacker]

it would cost more to find a replacement than to give her a raise.

you could hire a replacement for under 100k.  they're just chicks for god's sakes.  coach'em all you want, they aren't going to be good at basketball.

this.  Any coach can come in and lose money but get paid like 200-300K less.  her contract is absurd, but I understand that due to discrimination laws it almost sets women's basketball contracts up to be that way.