The state government salaries these guys make is atrocious!
That said, he will leave on his own terms. FSU owes him that.
A division 1A football coach who has a top ranked team is worth a lot of money. 6 home games in 75,000 seat stadium brings in at least $8-10 million in revenue. Then there is the championship and bowl games that bring in extra money plus local TV and radio. The NCAA television and product contracts bring in even more albeit independent of the coach.
Boosters kick in $$$ for successful programs as well
The amount of money that Universities rake in with a winning program is colossal. If you want to see how much money Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow have made UF the last three years, just take a drive down to Gainesville! In addition to the infrastructure improvements (at what were already excellent facilities) are just the start. Add the fact that the last three years of success and Tebow have doubled the face value of tickets (for that, I'm not too happy!). Believe me .. a good head coach at a winning program is well worth the salaries that they are paid! The State isn't really paying them. The attending fans, and especially the TV networks, pay for their salaries and then some! All of those tens of millions go back into the school's budget.