Top Colt won’t pony up
Count Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy among those thankful that the NFL will televise Saturday night’s game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants on CBS and NBC, as well as the NFL Network. “I don’t think I get NFL Network,” the coach said. Dungy, like other NFL coaches, cut an advertising spot that runs on the league’s channel, but is apparently one of those left in the dark because several major cable companies do not carry the network. He said he had no plans of adding the channel at his home “unless they want to give it to me for free.”
Windfalls for Miles, Tressel
No matter who comes out victorious in the BCS title game Jan. 7 at New Orleans, LSU coach Les Miles and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, left, are already big winners. Miles has earned $400,000 in postseason bonuses for getting his team there, while Tressel has earned $200,000, according to Bloomberg News. Winning wouldn’t hurt, though, as both have clauses that allow them to renegotiate their contracts if they win a national title. Miles would become one of the three highest-paid coaches in the nation. Tressel, in his seventh season with the Buckeyes, also will earn a $425,000 longevity bonus for staying at the school through Jan. 31.
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