WSJ: John Cook Gets $70,000 Horse as Part of Contract
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The horse story makes for an intriguing headline but money is fungible. You could easily claim that any money spent by a coach was specifically enabled in or by the contract for whatever that coach bought with it. The only thing unique here is that Cook told the University in advance what specifically he was going to spend some of the money for. Now maybe John Cook just needed that story to tell to his wife.
And 70,000 more reasons for you to complain.
Millionaire buys horse, not sure that's newsworthy.
I heard one of his players told him, "Coach, as soon as I get my driver's license back, I coulda got you that horse a lot cheaper!"
Too soon?
Too soon?
Probably because that's the rationale he had to use to get the horse purchase past his wife.
Top roping horses are stupid expensive. But hey, in this day when a family commuter SUV costs $70k+, is this really news? They could've just raised his salary $100k and not said anything about the horse, but they probably thought Nebraskans would think it was cool. This article is 10 years old, so probably double these numbers:
"To get a great head horse, you’ve got to be ready to spend $25,000 to $100,000, depending on what other factors (looks, breeding, experience) you’re looking for.
“We’ve got the chance to rope for $100,000 every year in Las Vegas,” Guy said. “And the ropings every weekend are paying $5,000 to $25,000. Then there’s the Reno Rodeo Invitational, the US Finals, the Wildfire. We have a real chance at real money, and a good horse is one of the first investments ropers should make if they want to compete.”
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"To get a great head horse, you’ve got to be ready to spend $25,000 to $100,000, depending on what other factors (looks, breeding, experience) you’re looking for.
“We’ve got the chance to rope for $100,000 every year in Las Vegas,” Guy said. “And the ropings every weekend are paying $5,000 to $25,000. Then there’s the Reno Rodeo Invitational, the US Finals, the Wildfire. We have a real chance at real money, and a good horse is one of the first investments ropers should make if they want to compete.”
Bull Market: The Rise of Rope Horse Prices
As the big jackpots' payouts number in the millions each year, the demand for horses ropers can win on continues to climb. So do their prices.
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Now that I believe. Sorry, my contract says I have to buy the horse, and no you can't see the contract.Probably because that's the rationale he had to use to get the horse purchase past his wife.
Did you read the article on Cooks new contract. Nebraska was just giving him a retention bonus. Cook is the one that brought the horse into the discussion not Nebraska.Top roping horses are stupid expensive. But hey, in this day when a family commuter SUV costs $70k+, is this really news? They could've just raised his salary $100k and not said anything about the horse, but they probably thought Nebraskans would think it was cool. This article is 10 years old, so probably double these numbers:
"To get a great head horse, you’ve got to be ready to spend $25,000 to $100,000, depending on what other factors (looks, breeding, experience) you’re looking for.
“We’ve got the chance to rope for $100,000 every year in Las Vegas,” Guy said. “And the ropings every weekend are paying $5,000 to $25,000. Then there’s the Reno Rodeo Invitational, the US Finals, the Wildfire. We have a real chance at real money, and a good horse is one of the first investments ropers should make if they want to compete.”
Bull Market: The Rise of Rope Horse Prices
As the big jackpots' payouts number in the millions each year, the demand for horses ropers can win on continues to climb. So do their prices.
If people actually read anything on here, they would have seen this was already a thread and already covered a week ago.
I understand that. Could the Nebraska admin not have said, "Sure, we'll pay for your horse but we're just gonna add it to the contract and not say anything about the horse." ??? They could have called it "retention bonus" or "best VB coach in the world bonus" or "genuine Nebraska hero bonus." They intentionally wanted everyone to know it was for a horse because most people think it's a cool story.
They did call it a retention bonus. Cook is the on they let everyone know it was a horse.
