It will all shake out in the next few days. But as I've said before I think the chances of Petersen leaving Boise State for Stanford is less than one percent. For a LOT of reasons. Here's one reason, even tho I firmly believe Petersen is NOT all about money. For the 2010 football season Petersen's base salary was $1,290,00 (or right below that, i.e., 1.289 million). Jim Harbaugh's base salary at Stanford for 2010 was $1,250,000. Plus Petersen's contract, which was just signed this year for the next FIVE years, calls for Petersen to receive an annual $100,000 raise each year for the next five years. Plus he will receive a $200,000 longevity bonus if he is still employed at Boise State on Feb. 1, 2011 (just a few weeks away). And that does not include various other incentives in his contract at Boise State.
Plus there is the very real difference in the cost of living between living in Boise, Idaho, and living in the Bay area of California. Earning 1.3 plus per year in Boise, ID., is basically the equivalent of earning more than 2 million per year in the Bay area of CA. (or more). So by taking the job at Stanford - IF it is even being offered to him (which none of us even knows) would mean a REDUCTION in salary for Petersen.
This post was edited on 1/9 4:26 PM by BroncoSaurus