Agreed. I was making fun of my buddy who's a Miami fan, telling him they can't get or keep coaches because they don't open their checkbooks. And then he informed me that their coaches make as much as ours... Ouch
I would double check that against USA Today's salary checker, it looks like Miami doesn't report their because they are a private school, meaning your buddy is either very well connected or he's talking out his ass.
Yes our assistants deserve raises but the ones who want to be a HC will leave even if they are making more money. Also consider A LOT of the guys who are paid more dont have the "CO" in front of their coordinator titles. Also most of those guys making top dollar eat up 30 to 40% of the assistant salary pool (Bama is likely the exception not the norm). Did some calcs on the top 10.
ASSISTANT COACH % of Total Staff Pay
Bud Foster...................38%
Kirby Smart.................26%
Cam Cameron..............24%
John Chavis.................24%
Chad Morris.................29%
Todd Grantham............30%
Pat Narduzzi................28%
Mike Norvell................29%
Phil Bennett.................NA (Private School)
Greg Mattison..............25%
OSU's breakdown
Luke Fickell.................17%
Chris Ash....................16%
Tom Herman...............15%
Ed Warinner................11%
Larry Johnson..............11%
Kerry Coombs...............8%
Stanley Drayton.............8%
Tim Hinton....................8%
Zach Smith....................5%
I really think our guys are compensated well, considering the pool. Does the size of the pool need to be increased yes.. Bama & LSU have $5m in the pool.. OSU,scUM,Sparty, Va Tech have about 3 to 3.5 to play with
Lets look at Va Tech, Bama, LSU, scUM, and Sparty
Va Tech.................% of Total Staff Pay
Bud Foster................. 38%
Scot Loeffler................. 11%
Bryan Stinespring................. 9%
Charley Wiles................. 8%
Stacy Searels................. 7%
Torrian Gray................. 7%
Shane Beamer................. 7%
Cornell Brown................. 7%
Aaron Morehead................. 5%
Bama
Kirby Smart................. 26%
Kevin Steele................. 13%
Lane Kiffin................. 13%
Mario Cristobal................. 10%
Bo Davis................. 9%
Bobby Williams................. 8%
Lance Thompson................. 8%
Burton Burns................. 6%
Billy Napier................. 6%
LSU
Cam Cameron................. 24%
John Chavis................. 24%
Frank Wilson................. 12%
Brick Haley................. 8%
Jeff Grimes................. 7%
Bradley Dale Peveto................. 7%
Adam Henry................. 6%
Corey Raymond................. 6%
Steve Ensminger................. 6%
scUM
Greg Mattison................. 25%
Doug Nussmeier................. 24%
Jeff Hecklinski................. 8%
Mark Smith................. 7%
Roy Manning................. 7%
Darrell Funk................. 7%
Dan Ferrigno................. 7%
Fred Jackson................. 7%
Curt Mallory................. 7%
Sparty
Pat Narduzzi................. 28%
Dave Warner................. 12%
Jim Bollman................. 12%
Brad Salem................. 8%
Mark Staten................. 8%
Harlon Barnett................. 8%
Mike Tressel................. 8%
Ron Burton................. 8%
Terrence Samuel................. 8%