So Coach Dixon topped all wage earners at Pitt last year (and probably this year as well).

Dixon earned $1,296,482 in salary, $39,690 in employer contributions to benefits plans (a category that includes deferred compensation where applicable) and $13,227 in expense account and other allowances in FY 2007.

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Dave R. Wannstedt, head football coach — $823,733 in salary, $29,396 in employer contributions to benefits plans and $18,526 in expense account and other allowances.

This was for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. In other words, what he got for the 2006-07 season. I wish there was more of a break down to see actual base salary plus the bonuses/incentives. The salary listed obviously includes the usual performance bonuses — making the NCAA Tournament, winning two games in the NCAA Tournament,  20+ wins, getting to the Big East Championship game, finishing in the top-25 rankings, finishing in the top quarter of the Big East.

As for Coach Wannstedt, that, um looks mostly like base salary.

A couple Q&A interviews to pass along.

DeJuan Blair spoke with Alex Schwartz at Northstar Basketball a couple weeks ago.

NB: What do you think the team will be capable of accomplishing next season?

DB: A lot of things, [with] everybody coming back, and plus the recruits we [are] getting in. We [will] just keep working hard. . . . I believe they picked us to be third in the nation, so that’s a big honor for us, so we just got to keep going.

There’s also one with Associate Head Coach Tom Herrion on the official Pitt website.

During your time as head coach at the College of Charleston, what insights about coaching were you able to obtain and bring with you when you arrived at Pitt?

“Well, most importantly you gain experience. As a coach, you see different situations wherever you are coaching and try to take those with you for the future. It’s my 19^th year of coaching so I try to take a little bit from each of my stops.”

Neither interview provides groundbreaking material, but you take what tidbits you can find at this point.