2016 NCAAF Assistant Coaches Salaries (public schools)

[jbcarol]

Eight SEC DCs among top 25 paid assistant coaches in USA Today survey

23. Robb Smith  base $825M  other $2,000

31. Dan Enos     base $725M  other $2,000

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Eight SEC DCs among top 25 paid assistant coaches in USA Today survey

23. Robb Smith  base $825M  other $2,000

31. Dan Enos     base $725M  other $2,000

And over on coachingsearch.com with an article about compensation of assistant's:

2. The SEC is still way ahead of the pack.

Of those 12 coaches making at least $1 million, half are SEC defensive coordinators. Eleven of the 20 highest-paid assistant coaches are in the SEC.

As far as salary pools, 11 of the top 19 are in the SEC (LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri).

http://coachingsearch.com/article?a=Ten-takeaways-from-the-assistant-salary-database-2016

[code red]

I done my share of coaching football.  I don't claim to know it all and enjoyed the kids more than anything.....but.  For 825K I think I could have done what Rob did this year.

[Hogwild]

There's a new #1, LSU just signed Dave Aranda to a new 3 year contract, $1.95 million per year.

[Hawg414]

coaching salaries are getting ridiculous.  out of hand.  and every time a new coach is hired, he raises the bar for the next contract.  low end failures are now making *millions* of dollars.  and apparently the new standard for even assistant coaches is going to be in the millions of dollars range. 

to coach a game.

and before anyone starts in with the "stress and pressure" they are under... or how much money they generate for the schools... save it.  thats not real life stress or pressure... and the money they are "generating" is also why a regular family cant afford to go to a football game anymore. 

of course, i get that its just the way it is.  it is an arms race.  but this particular discussion could really extend across ALL sports.. and especially the athletes themselves.  an athlete nowadays lives the life of kings and royalty.  saw the other day where MLB Bryce Harper was gonna seek a contract in excess of $400 million.  damn near half of a BILLION dollars... to play baseball.  think about that.  he didnt invent the computer.. didnt cure cancer.. didnt split the atom.  he plays baseball.  and you can bet he will likely get his $400+ million contract.  and somehow, somewhere along the way, its gonna come out of my pocket and yours.

[Hawg414]

reading back thru that, i realize i sound a little bit like "stay off my lawn!!"  thats not my intent.  i guess its just mind boggling to me the numbers that are thrown around in sports.  and if it was for greatness??  then sure, maybe i can understand it.  but even being a bottom feeder now is one of the greatest livings a person can make in our society. 

[BaconAteHer]

It would be interesting to see a program, maybe a program like Arkansas that needs to think a little bit outside the box in order to keep pace with some of the traditional powerhouses, flip the script. Hire a relatively inexpensive coach ($800,000-1 million per year) - could be a young up-and-comer or an older more experienced CEO type, and then pump crazy money into the assistant coaching pool and get the very best OC, DC, etc. money can buy.

With a cheap HC we'd be able to out-pay anyone for assistants.

[bob slydell]

Eight SEC DCs among top 25 paid assistant coaches in USA Today survey

23. Robb Smith  base $825M  other $2,000

31. Dan Enos     base $725M  other $2,000

$825M and $725M would be the two richest coaching contracts in the history of sports.

[BaconAteHer]

$825M and $725M would be the two richest coaching contracts in the history of sports.

M = Thousand
MM = Million

[DiamondHogFan]

M = Thousand
MM = Million

[grayhawg]

It would be interesting to see a program, maybe a program like Arkansas that needs to think a little bit outside the box in order to keep pace with some of the traditional powerhouses, flip the script. Hire a relatively inexpensive coach ($800,000-1 million per year) - could be a young up-and-comer or an older more experienced CEO type, and then pump crazy money into the assistant coaching pool and get the very best OC, DC, etc. money can buy.

With a cheap HC we'd be able to out-pay anyone for assistants.

We are next to last in SEC west in HC salary.

[depressed_fan]

coaching salaries are getting ridiculous.  out of hand.  and every time a new coach is hired, he raises the bar for the next contract.  low end failures are now making *millions* of dollars.  and apparently the new standard for even assistant coaches is going to be in the millions of dollars range. 

to coach a game.

and before anyone starts in with the "stress and pressure" they are under... or how much money they generate for the schools... save it.  thats not real life stress or pressure... and the money they are "generating" is also why a regular family cant afford to go to a football game anymore. 

of course, i get that its just the way it is.  it is an arms race.  but this particular discussion could really extend across ALL sports.. and especially the athletes themselves.  an athlete nowadays lives the life of kings and royalty.  saw the other day where MLB Bryce Harper was gonna seek a contract in excess of $400 million.  damn near half of a BILLION dollars... to play baseball.  think about that.  he didnt invent the computer.. didnt cure cancer.. didnt split the atom.  he plays baseball.  and you can bet he will likely get his $400+ million contract.  and somehow, somewhere along the way, its gonna come out of my pocket and yours.

As long as you're paying money for cable to watch the games, paying tickets to go to the games sure it will come out of your pocket. If you don't want it coming out of your pocket, don't watch it. Bryce Harper as well as all these coaches have every right to go after every penny someone is willing to pay. (If Harper is 400 mil I wonder what Mike Trout would be). Not to get off subject, but these high profile coaches live in a fishbowl.  The fans want him fired when the other team scores a touchdown, and wants to give him a raise and extension after a good year. It's just idiot fans willing to pay for it and be their entertainment and object of cheering pride is all it is.

[bennyl08]

M = Thousand
MM = Million

In what world? Not saying I don't believe, you, as I'm sure whatever field you are in does that, but no idea what field that is. k = thousand, M = million, B = billion for most.

[Fort Dweller]

In what world? Not saying I don't believe, you, as I'm sure whatever field you are in does that, but no idea what field that is. k = thousand, M = million, B = billion for most.

Roman numerals?

[BaconAteHer]

Roman numerals?

Most likely Roman Numerals. Latin "mille" means thousand (M). So I guess MM = a thousand thousand (million).

Kind of strange though since in Roman numerals you don't multiply like you would have to for MM to mean a thousand thousand. For example, XXII is 22, or 10+10+1+1.

Someone smarter than me could probably give you a better answer - all I know is that traditionally in finance M is thousand and MM is million.

[ErieHog]

Most likely Roman Numerals. Latin "mille" means thousand (M). So I guess MM = a thousand thousand (million).

Kind of strange though since in Roman numerals you don't multiply like you would have to for MM to mean a thousand thousand. For example, XXII is 22, or 10+10+1+1.

Someone smarter than me could probably give you a better answer - all I know is that traditionally in finance M is thousand and MM is million.

The Roman numeral for one million is the letter M with a horizontal line across the top. 

[Inhogswetrust]

Eight SEC DCs among top 25 paid assistant coaches in USA Today survey

23. Robb Smith  base $825M  other $2,000

31. Dan Enos     base $725M  other $2,000

Those need to be reversed. # 31 should be paid #23's salary.

[12247]

As long as the entity creates the revenue, much of it will be paid out for participates.  I would love to see payment for results.  In sports, at the end of a season if you have had great success, then get paid  for great success.

[Fatty McGee]

reading back thru that, i realize i sound a little bit like "stay off my lawn!!"  thats not my intent.  i guess its just mind boggling to me the numbers that are thrown around in sports.  and if it was for greatness??  then sure, maybe i can understand it.  but even being a bottom feeder now is one of the greatest livings a person can make in our society. 

Your post has resonance, and the price paid for ASSISTANTS now makes it even harder to justify not paying the players.

[tophawg19]

so Rob is one of the better paid D/c"S ? and is paid more than Enos ? I think he owes Enos about 500,000 for saving his butt up till now

[ErieHog]

so Rob is one of the better paid D/c"S ? and is paid more than Enos ? I think he owes Enos about 500,000 for saving his butt up till now

Not by league standards;  he'll be in the bottom half in salary this coming year, and was at the median point last year.

[PorkSoda]

In what world? Not saying I don't believe, you, as I'm sure whatever field you are in does that, but no idea what field that is. k = thousand, M = million, B = billion for most.

the accounting world



"The Roman numeral M is often used to indicate one thousand, and MM is used to indicate one million. For example, an expense of $60,000 might appear as $60M. Sales of $3,000,000 might be written as $3MM."

http://www.accountingcoach.com/blog/what-does-m-and-mm-stand-for

though I use your convention.

[bennyl08]

the accounting world



"The Roman numeral M is often used to indicate one thousand, and MM is used to indicate one million. For example, an expense of $60,000 might appear as $60M. Sales of $3,000,000 might be written as $3MM."

http://www.accountingcoach.com/blog/what-does-m-and-mm-stand-for

though I use your convention.

Thanks for the link.

Reminds of of the joke about telling the difference b/w a chemist and plumber. Ask them to read out loud the word unionized.