U-M ranks 9th, paying over $3.5 million for assistants
Freep article on Assistant Coaches pay:
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverine…
HIGHEST-PAID STAFFS
1. LSU $5,387,500
2. Alabama $5,213,400
3. Auburn $4,645,000
4. Clemson $4,448,225
5. Oklahoma $4,077,900
6. Texas $3,841,640
7. Ohio State $3,592,025
9. Michigan $3,504,323
20. Michigan State $3,205,702
Sure hoping new Coach (aka JH, we hope) keeps this us and couldn't hurt to move up a little bit.
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December 10th, 2014 at 10:36 PM ^
It's the AD who will decide their salaries. I imagine all coaches would like their assistants to be well-compensated.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^
I can't believe Dabo Swinney and the boys are raking in the cash like that. Their bag men are not getting a good return on their investment.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:42 PM ^
They beat OSU last year in the Sugar Bowl.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
If you look at Clemson's compensation for their coaches and the high rated draft classes they pull in along with the talent they send to the NFL....
That program is underwhelming as fuck.
December 10th, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
And two years before that they gave up a bowl record 70 points (talking all bowls ever, not just the Orange Bowl). Having all that talent and only one conference championship in the ACC is underperforming.
December 10th, 2014 at 11:00 PM ^
I would say we aren't either...
December 10th, 2014 at 10:37 PM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^
December 11th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^
We are clearly in the top echelon here. This is much more than a move into the 21st century. It is a move into the top ten, and clearly bolstering of HC weakness.
December 11th, 2014 at 5:00 PM ^
We are clearly in the top echelon here. This is much more than a move into the 21st century. It is a move into the top ten, and clearly bolstering of HC weakness.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:37 PM ^
We're top 10 in something!
December 10th, 2014 at 10:38 PM ^
Does that number include the head hunting crew? How do we find out who is on that anyways being it is supposed to be public record?
December 10th, 2014 at 10:43 PM ^
Dave Brandon spent money like.....
December 10th, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
Yeah, he might have made it rain, but at the end of the season we were all wet.
December 10th, 2014 at 10:51 PM ^
Question: If Michigan lands Miles would Michigan pay the kind of salaries required to keep his assistants on assuming that some of them make the move? Increasing staff salaries one or two spots doesnt seem like that much of an issue but jumping up from the ninth spot to compete with the top team is a different story.
Of couse, a coach like John Chavis can command an enormous salary and is a lifelong southern coach so I can see him staying in the SEC. But the others? Why would they take the same gig for less? Can we see Hackett paying up?
Also, I know we're hearing that Harbaugh would command and nab a (near) record salary...what about his assistants?
December 10th, 2014 at 10:59 PM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 11:03 PM ^
yikes
December 11th, 2014 at 6:32 AM ^
December 10th, 2014 at 11:01 PM ^
I guess with either coaching option the Assisant salaries would go up. For LM's group, I would assume that the cost of living in Ann Arbor may be higher than Baton Rouge. And for JH's group, I would assume that top NFL Assistants make quite a bit more and even though cost of living may be less in Ann Arbor vs. Bay Area, they wont want a pay cut.
December 10th, 2014 at 11:25 PM ^
Cool. Let's be # 1 and get Muschamp here.
December 10th, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
December 11th, 2014 at 12:38 AM ^
December 11th, 2014 at 8:42 AM ^
It may also be interesting to look at when there is a large difference in the OC vs the DC or perhaps position coaches. Does Saban underpay the offense and overpay the defense or vice versa?
December 11th, 2014 at 3:05 AM ^
December 11th, 2014 at 7:14 AM ^
I think this is key for us. I think we need to can Freddy Jackson have for years. Wish we could snag Wisky RB coach. Only reason we keep him is his ties to High school coaches.
We need to step out game up in this field big time!
December 11th, 2014 at 7:40 AM ^
I hope we can get somebody like Fred Jackson but faster and more powerful!
December 11th, 2014 at 11:40 AM ^
a better recruiter and with more staying power!
December 11th, 2014 at 8:46 AM ^
Given that boosters can apparently pay off the head coach's mortgage, can they do the same kind of things with the Assistants?
If we need to, can we have Steve Ross give the desired new Assistants a little boost in pay beyond what the AD can do?
We should at least make up that $88,000 on Ohio State. Steve Ross can find that much between the cushions of his couch.
December 11th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
$700,000 per win this year, just for the assistants.
not a great value.
December 11th, 2014 at 9:30 AM ^
Wow, I can't believe a program with a huge reputation nationally and the biggest stadium in North American pays its coaches at an elite level!
December 11th, 2014 at 9:52 AM ^
Maybe Nuss's record on the offensive side of the ball wasn't so great last year, but that could be due to a lot of factors that weren't his fault.
-first year on the job
-attempting to fit spread Devin Gardner into a power offense
-great fall-off in wide receiver talent from 2013 to 2014 (no one close to Gallon; Funchess came down with a case of the give-ups).
-continued O-line woes (but should take another step up next year)
Dantonio was DC at tOSU before going to Staae, so some precedent; we didn't do all that well with a couple "proven" head coaches, now did we? Nuss would provide some continuity to a storm-tossed program and maybe halt the exodus of committed recruits. He's a known quantity to the current roster. He could take a QB like Speight or even Malzone (I don't know about Morris) and mold him into a good starting QB in the A J Mccarron mold.
Neither Harbaugh nor Cutcliffe nor anyone else would do much better with the talent M currently has on its roster. Rivals has M 88th in national recruiting after all the defecttions. It'll take several years to recoup those losses. A young Nussmeier, especially if he has a reasonably successful season next year, could recruit well if he's reasonably assured of a long-term future. And for what it's worth, Nuss's salary would be much more palatable to a less-than-fanatic football fan like President Schliss.
Just a thought.
December 11th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
This is so dumb on so may levels. You list 4 items. You do realize that, as the OC, Nuss was responsible for three of them? He determined the system DG was put in. Our receiver talent did not drop off at all. They just weren't trained with fundamentals and just didnt seem to care. And the OL, the buck stops with Nuss. Good coaches coach kids up, They put them in the best position to succeed, and get them to play to their ceiling. Nuss did neither of those.
December 11th, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^
I think we'd need to exhaust all possible decent coaching options before we even think about going down that road. Maybe if it was January and Hoke quit suddenly, leaving us no time to hire someone good.
Also, people need to stop freaking out about Schliss. He's just the POTUM, and he answers to the Regents. He won't have a job for long if he screws with athletics.
December 11th, 2014 at 5:13 PM ^
OK. Forgetting about whether or not you think ANY football coach ANYWHERE should be making that kind of money... Dave Brandon, to his credit as AD, made Michigan competitive in its ability to attract, financially, good assistants. He may have been less than perfect, but far from the devil incarnate.