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Mike Elko hits the jackpot
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:31 pm
by MarkL
Our old DC will be the next DC at Texas A&M. His salary: nearly $2M per year.
I really picked the wrong profession.
Re: Mike Elko hits the jackpot
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:59 pm
by Siborg
Was he let go from Notre Dame as DC? Seems like a lateral move if he chose to go. Either way, I wish him well.
Re: Mike Elko hits the jackpot
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:37 pm
by MarkL
No ... he turned around that defense. He left for a pay raise. A major and earned one.
Re: Mike Elko hits the jackpot
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:55 am
by BillyLP
He may have Clawson to thank for this, oddly enough. The folks at A&M were pissed that they gave up 55 points to Wake Forest in the bowl game and made finding a top DC for top dollar their biggest priority.
Re: Mike Elko hits the jackpot
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:02 am
by Beaker
He's an example of how much of a difference good coaching can make to the success of a team. We know how bad our defenses were before he came here with Clawson and what they were when he left. Wake Forest's defense improved greatly under him and I don't think it's a coincidence that Wake's D was noticeably less this past season, while ND's was noticeably better.
Re: Mike Elko hits the jackpot
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 2:08 pm
by kdog27
Crazy what you can make now and not even be the man