In the sports world, however, the University of Oregon, like the other upper level sports schools, are essentially  farm teams for the  NFL.  The coaches and assistant coaches move back and forth and up and down in the football industry which has a lot more money then most corporations.   Their tenure is not guaranteed and their excessive salaries serve the same purpose as the stock options and severance pay of  CEO's of the large corporations' 'golden parachutes' when they lose too many football games.