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oregontrack wrote:i didn't get the impression from white in the article that oregon didn't support him or the program. it just sounds like they didn't want to pay a million dollars a year to a coach in a non-revenue sport.

i believe arizona's mike candrea is the pac-12's highest paid coach @ $345k/year. i think mike white was due $245k next year; you can argue he deserved a raise, but candrea has also won eight national championships.

Based on what I could find, the going rate for most championship winning coaches is between $225K-$350K. It sounds like Texas was throwing a ridiculous amount of money to any coach they offered because they're trying to jumpstart their softball program so they can compete with Oklahoma, which led to them overpaying for a coach who's never won a title. I know some fans are upset that Mullens didn't fight to keep him, but Oregon was not going to get in a bidding war when a decent softball coach can be had for so much less.

oregontrack wrote:i didn't get the impression from white in the article that oregon didn't support him or the program. it just sounds like they didn't want to pay a million dollars a year to a coach in a non-revenue sport.

i believe arizona's mike candrea is the pac-12's highest paid coach @ $345k/year. i think mike white was due $245k next year; you can argue he deserved a raise, but candrea has also won eight national championships.

Yeah, I don't get a feeling of not supporting him, the program, "The Jane" is recognized as being in place with the rest of Oregon's stadia, and per Pac-12 he was in the upper tier of Softball coaches. So, I don't think it was a matter of Oregon didn't understand the pull of Texas. Oregon wasn't going to pay him $900k, Texas was, so he went to Texas.

So it appears the $750-900K figure that he was rumored to have gotten at Texas was a bit high as it's been confirmed he's getting $450K per year but with big incentives that could drive that figure to nearly $600K. Pretty big figure for someone who's not even won a NC like the handful of other softball coaches who have salaries in that range.

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I think this makes all the parties looking more responsible in their actions. The Texas offer was a substantial increase over what Oregon was going to pay, but not ridiculously so. Have fun in the Orange, Mike

bump since White/UT just won it all.

You can certainly make a strong case for him being the second most successful coach in the sport since he went to Texas. He earned his money.

Mike White bet on himself and won. I was still bitter and not rooting for Texas. He did take the middle of our team - from catcher to OF. But deep down I know he’s was worth it. That part sucks. The ladies were on a major role when he left. I suppose we’re all in on Football.


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I definitely wasn't rooting for Texas & White. I suppose all coaching moves are generally Money Grabs, but White was blatant. For 7 seasons he was "Go Ducks", then Texas offered big $$$ and it was "Go Longhorns!" The team was left in ruins for Lombardi to pick up, and by the time White finally won the championship, Lombardi and the Ducks were in OKC, so, it's all good.

I don't think White gutted the team. Most of the players who went to Texas didn't go right away and were part of an exodus much bigger than just the ones who went to him. Lombardi made a horrible first impression on the team and lost one of the best rosters in the country with a bunch of them leaving after playing for her in off-season ball. She had several seasons of losing her star players after that as well and those were her players not his.

I didn't root for Texas because I never root for Texas, but have nothing against White. He wins and his players love and trust him, pretty good traits in a coach.

Hopefully, Lombardi has either changed or has learned to recruit players that fit her personality better. She had a very successful season and hope she can keep the team together.