Okay, so I decided to dig into ACC baseball coaches’ salaries. It seemed like a fun little project, and I was genuinely curious.
First, I started by just poking around on Google. I typed in stuff like “ACC baseball coach salary” and “highest paid ACC baseball coaches.” Honestly, it was a bit of a mess at first. Lots of random articles, some outdated, some just plain wrong.
Then, I tried to get a little more specific. I started searching for individual coaches’ names along with “salary.” For example, “Mike Martin Jr. salary” (he’s the coach at Florida State, by the way). That helped a bit, but I still felt like I was piecing together information from all over the place.
I spent a good chunk of time sifting through news articles. The problem is that a lot of these schools are private, so they don’t have to disclose salaries like public universities do. That made it even trickier!
I also checked out some sports websites, you know, the big ones, and some smaller, conference-specific ones. Some had bits and pieces of information, but nothing comprehensive.
I looked for official university press releases or athletic department announcements. Sometimes, when a coach gets a new contract or an extension, they’ll release some details. But even then, it’s not always the full picture.
My Realizations
- It’s messy: Getting accurate, up-to-date information is surprisingly hard.
- Private vs. Public: Public schools are much easier to find info for, because of public records laws.
- It’s a guessing game: You’re often relying on reports, rumors, and educated guesses.
The process showed a few obstacles, that the information is not well-organized.
