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Fairchild to make more than Lubick
New coach to earn $700,000 a year
Jeff Dillon
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: News
"It's a big job, but if you don't raise the bar high then you're just going through the motions," Fairchild said. "You can compete (at CSU) year-to-year, there's no question."
Kowalczyk also said that the salary pool for assistant coaches will increase by $300,000 from where it was this season, making it more than $1 total.
When asked how the department, whose total budget is lowest among MWC schools, plans to come up with the extra money, Kowalczyk said, "As always, we'll figure that out."
He admitted that boosters will need to step up donations to ensure the program's success and that the University could be asked to further finance the department, though that is not something Kowalczyk plans on doing.
"We need the support of the boosters and the community to get this program where it needs to go," Fairchild said.
Bill Schaffter, a Ram Club member and booster since 1975, said he believes a significant increase in donations is necessary to get CSU football to the level Kowalczyk wants it to go.
"It's time for boosters to step up," Schaffter said. "It's going to take money. If you're not going to lead, you've got to get out the way."
Kowalczyk also said that the salary pool for assistant coaches will increase by $300,000 from where it was this season, making it more than $1 total.
When asked how the department, whose total budget is lowest among MWC schools, plans to come up with the extra money, Kowalczyk said, "As always, we'll figure that out."
He admitted that boosters will need to step up donations to ensure the program's success and that the University could be asked to further finance the department, though that is not something Kowalczyk plans on doing.
"We need the support of the boosters and the community to get this program where it needs to go," Fairchild said.
Bill Schaffter, a Ram Club member and booster since 1975, said he believes a significant increase in donations is necessary to get CSU football to the level Kowalczyk wants it to go.
"It's time for boosters to step up," Schaffter said. "It's going to take money. If you're not going to lead, you've got to get out the way."
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