Some Sobering Proof of Our Cost To Compete

[Nostical]

The Staggering Rise in Assistant Football Coaches Salaries
In 2009, there were 5 assistant coaches in FBS Football making at least $600,000. This year, there are 37.
In 2009, there were 26 coaches making at least $400,000. This year, there are 117.
The highest paid assistant coach this season, based on total pay, is Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster at nearly $1.37 million. Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart has the highest recurring annual compensation at $1.35 million per year, just ahead of LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis and Clemson offensive coordinator (now SMU head coach) Chad Morris at $1.3 million. Cameron's contract calls for his pay to increase to $1.5 million in 2015. LSU's total Assistant Coaches Salary pool is a record $5M+. Bill Cubit was fired as the Western Michigan HC at $377,000 and grabbed an assistant role at Illinois paying $500,000!

It's no revelation that our lack of big money from the AAC payouts (and a dearth of deep pocketed donors hell bent on our football success) will present serious challenges for us in the arms race.

 

[UConnJim]

This is why you have to develop a process for the football program based on your situation. In general, we have to hire up and coming young coaches which means we have to be very good at identifying coaching talent. Look at Cincinnati. They hired Dantonio, Kelly, and Jones. All up and coming coaches that were successful. We can not hire retreads like PP and highly successful FBS coaches are out of our price range in our current situation.

It's like football recruiting. UConn has to be a program that focuses on player development as it is hard to attract developed football players. In addition, Northeastern kids playing football aren't as developed as Southern kids playing football, but it doesn't mean the Northeastern kids aren't talented.

 

[huskypantz]

That Bill Cubit stat is crazy. This is all about the P5 money grab - they all got rich off new media deals and bowl agreements.

 

[Woof 101]

One of Randy's biggest beeches with Jeff was money for assistants...Saw him call him out on it in front of over 500 at a signing event...

 

[chapwilvaug72]

novel concept: hire reel head coach

supervise said jones so he do his job; do what he hear four

wont need as many redundant assistants cause big boy actually multitasks and actually takes charge of events vs micro mgr paperclips or thumm tacks on bone board

care to prediction: sledteam has plenty of resources for arms race; yo just need a brain on to pick decisions wit semblance of common sense, allocate according to some semblance of comprehension of human motives factoids, let us not forget evAlUATion of measureable performance objectives that big boy coach and boss come to consensus before season begins, have quarterly pow wows to review consenus views to navigate course, make adjustments as seeson progresses (this never happenns, who am i kidding), ....????!!!! just czech archives or chek out

 

[John]

novel concept: hire reel head coach

supervise said jones so he do his job; do what he hear four

wont need as many redundant assistants cause big boy actually multitasks and actually takes charge of events vs micro mgr paperclips or thumm tacks on bone board

care to prediction: sledteam has plenty of resources for arms race; yo just need a brain on to pick decisions wit semblance of common sense, allocate according to some semblance of comprehension of human motives factoids, let us not forget evAlUATion of measureable performance objectives that big boy coach and boss come to consensus before season begins, have quarterly pow wows to review consenus views to navigate course, make adjustments as seeson progresses (this never happenns, who am i kidding), ....????!!!! just czech archives or chek out

are you typing with your nose?

 

[John Greene]

are you typing with your nose?

Not quite. Same side of the body just about 2.5 feet lower.

 

[Bonehead]

Not quite. Same side of the body just about 2.5 feet lower.

And smaller than a nose...

 

[Jax Husky]

LSU just gave out extensions to their assistants worth over $5.2 million per year. The lowest paid guy is close to half a million.

 

[noeynox]

We have to just focus on being near the top of our current league when it comes to coaches pay. We won't be able to compete with the P5 schools for very long if we try that, but pay atop your league should return commensurate results in due time. That has to be goal. Pay near the top of the league, results near the top of the league.

 

[ZooCougar]

This is why Wisconsin's head coaches keep firing Wisconsin. Spending big on a head coach and going cheap on a staff is like buying a Rolex to go with your Dockers.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

One of Randy's biggest beeches with Jeff was money for assistants...Saw him call him out on it in front of over 500 at a signing event...

And what I saw as evidence that the new leadership (Herbst, Manuel) knew exactly how to properly manage this was that they spent the time from when P was canned until they began the search for a new (permanent) head coach soliciting funds from donors to ensure that they could not only offer a salary to a head coach at a level where they could land someone, but also provide sufficient salaries to the assitant coaches.

 

[uconnbill]

One of Randy's biggest beeches with Jeff was money for assistants...Saw him call him out on it in front of over 500 at a signing event...

I asked Jeff about ponying up more money and he said I should pay for it. I know then he was an asshat.