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December 9th, 2010 at 5:35 PM
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OT-FBS Coaches Salaries in USA Today

The usual suspects are near the top. Alabama's Nick Saban gets $5.9 million. Texas's Mack Brown makes $5.2 million, and Oklahoma's Bob Stoops grabs $4.4 million. Urban Meyer is walking away from a $4 million salary, and Rich Rod is at $2.5 million.

The big shocker to me comes in the ACC, as USA Today got a hold of Wake Forest's (private) figure. Brace yourself, Jim Grobe was paid $2.9 million in 2010. Not bad for a coach that had a nine-game losing streak this year and finished 3-9.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2010-coaches-contracts-table.htm

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:37 PM
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Grobe has also made Wake Forest

into a decent program. It is not an easy place to win at. Think Vandy or Stanford for analogous situations.

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:51 PM
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Wake Forest is not Stanford

Stanford is 11-1 and Harbaugh reportedly makes less than half what Grobe is making.

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December 9th, 2010 at 6:30 PM
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He's talking about the

He's talking about the academic situation/facilities.

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December 9th, 2010 at 7:28 PM
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Not for long

Not at Stanford or anywhere else.

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December 9th, 2010 at 6:51 PM
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Wake Forest

Wake Forest only has 4,000 undergrads.  Copare that to Stanford (15k) and Vandy (12k).

I think that makes it more impressive that he has been able to win at a school smaller than some high schools.  On the other hand, it also make it impressive that a school that small can afford to pay their football coach that much.

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December 9th, 2010 at 9:17 PM
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Vandy

Vandy is only about 6,000 undergrad and around 10,000 total including grad students.

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December 10th, 2010 at 1:08 AM
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Umm, Stanford has an

Umm, Stanford has an undergraduate population of about 6500 (source).  It does have a large number of graduate students, but that's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether.

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:40 PM
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WOW how low is our

WOW how low is our "Non-University Compensation"

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:41 PM
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How does this compare to NFL

How does this compare to NFL coaches? It doesn't seem that many NFL coaches would make much more, so why does everyone always say that the NFL is a more desireable job location (I could be wrong pending replies for NFL salaries), which is something I never understood. I have always been more in favor of the NCAA over the NFL.

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:45 PM
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There is a lot more than money

The differences between coaching college students and professionals are immense.  Both come with their fare share of challenges but some coaches are better fits for one or the other.  The NFL is the pinnacle because everybody knows what winning the Super Bowl is while only some know what winning a college MNC means (even in the US you would be surprised how many people care only about NFL and not NCAA)

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:51 PM
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Well not immense according to

Well not immense according to these links, and there are college coaches that make more than NFL coaches (few, but some)

http://www.ehow.com/about_7504464_average-salary-average-nfl-coach.html

http://www.patspulpit.com/2010/5/23/1484333/bill-belichick-is-the-highes...

http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/21/phil-jackson-belichick-mike-shanahan-bu...

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December 9th, 2010 at 6:05 PM
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He's referring to personality

He's referring to personality and competencies suited for coaching pro vs. college, not differences in compensation.

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December 9th, 2010 at 7:01 PM
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NFL Coaching

I think the reason lots of coaches desire NFL jobs is that there is more football coaching and less bullshit.  College coaches have to worry about recruiting and developing guys who are 17-22 kids.  But in the pros the players are more mature and already developed into good players.  NFL coaches don't have to worry about players going to class and staying eligable or offseason practices and recruiting.

NFL coaches can spend most of the offseason playing golf and letting the GM do all the work.

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December 9th, 2010 at 10:02 PM
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"NFL coaches don't have to

"NFL coaches don't have to worry about players going to class and staying eligable or offseason practices and recruiting."

But they do have to worry about players shooting themselves in the leg, fighting with strippers, and getting into much more 'big boy' crime.  haven't you heard.. mo money mo problems.

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December 10th, 2010 at 2:36 AM
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But in the pros the players

But in the pros the players are more mature.

 

Yeah, I'm not sure what NFL you're watching. If there's more bullshit in college ball it's from the schools and the NCAA. Not the players relative to the millionaire egos in the NFL.

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:42 PM
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Shame Cam Newton makes more than ASU Coach does

Arkansas State Coach Steve Roberts 140k

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December 9th, 2010 at 6:12 PM
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As it was with Babe Ruth and the President...

Cam had a better year.

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:53 PM
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what do the top D

What do the top D coordinators make?

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December 9th, 2010 at 5:56 PM
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On a cash basis? Not sure

But some get all the Vidal Sassoon products they could ever want.

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December 9th, 2010 at 6:11 PM
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I guess Gene Chizik's next game is for $1.5m

If I am reading the (presumed) maximum bonus amount correctly.  (He may be getting a big part of that already, having won the SEC Championship game.)

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December 9th, 2010 at 8:57 PM
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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December 9th, 2010 at 10:17 PM
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True

But whatever it maybe, you guys have two rows on that list...

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December 10th, 2010 at 8:52 AM
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December 9th, 2010 at 10:12 PM
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Bryan
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Academies ?

I have no idea, but where does the funding for the Air Force, Army, Navy come from? The coaches are not considered government employees, are they?

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December 9th, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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I think once the ole ball

I think once the ole ball coach Spurrier hangs up his visor, South Carolina will call Dantonio. Dantonio is an alumnus of USC and may answer the call. I think this could happen in the next five years. The way Dantonio is improving his stock (11-1 this year) will make Gamecock fans excited about him.

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December 10th, 2010 at 2:06 AM
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Lane Kiffin- NA   hahaha

Lane Kiffin- NA

 

hahaha too funny.

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