Robb Smith: $750,000 next year with $50,000 raises annually

[redeye]

CBB in his press conference said all new contracts for his assistant coaches have that clause.

That's great to hear.

Thanks!

[MissippHog]

As long as he wants to be a DC (and not a HC) I hope he wants to be the DC here.  Keep him happy.  Glad to see he got a raise.

[Inhogswetrust]

get what you pay for

Unless your name is Winston and you're getting crablegs.............................

[Melorock089]

Officially he will be the highest paid assistant on staff. Well deserved coach.

[hog.goblin]

Definitely deserved

[texas tush hog]

 

Sounds about like my contract at work.

Not me, if they cut my pension like that, I might have to go back to work.

[DoctorSusscrofa]

Guys, his 3rd year of the contract he will be making $900k. That ain't bad at all.

$850 not 900.

[texas tush hog]

$850 not 900.

Another year like this one, depending on the buyout, may require reworking it. Jeffy will not be outdone.

[DeltaBoy]

Good he earned it.

[texas tush hog]

Good he earned it.

Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wildhog]

I mean, a 50% raise.  Not bad.

Gives us room to work when he has another big year.

[Hawgndaaz]

I mean, a 50% raise.  Not bad.

Gives us room to work when he has another big year.

that's the key. he hasn't even completed 1 full year as DC. his first season was great, but you have to leave room for future raises.

[geauxhawgs]

Top 10 defense first time since 1996, 2nd time in SEC. He earned it, much deserved. It's hard to not think about what we could've done with a better offense. Probably would've beaten Bama, A&M, and State.

[JayBell]

Top 10 defense first time since 1996, 2nd time in SEC. He earned it, much deserved. It's hard to not think about what we could've done with a better offense. Probably would've beaten Bama, A&M, and State.

And Missouri.  Arkansas was a handful of plays away from potentially being 11-2.  That's how good the defense was.  I almost feel bad that the best Arkansas defense I can remember ended up on a 7-6 team.

[EastexHawg]

Why? It's like Bielema said in the PC, we were a 2-6 conference team, it's what was deserved from that.

I give our coach credit for maintaining perspective when a lot of others haven't.  We've improved but we're nowhere near where we need to be.  If we get there I assume the coaches who make it happen will be compensated accordingly.

Besides, let's see if this year's "success" can be duplicated.  Doing it multiple years with different groups of players is the hallmark of great coaching.

[geauxhawgs]

Yes, Missouri as well. My bad. Always am forgetting we play them now. Should've won that game easy though. Offense did nothing in the 2nd half. BA should've been pulled.

[geauxhawgs]

Besides, let's see if this year's "success" can be duplicated.  Doing it multiple years with different groups of players is the hallmark of great coaching.

BINGO

[Youngsta71701]

I give our coach credit for maintaining perspective when a lot of others haven't.  We've improved but we're nowhere near where we need to be.  If we get there I assume the coaches who make it happen will be compensated accordingly.

Besides, let's see if this year's "success" can be duplicated.  Doing it multiple years with different groups of players is the hallmark of great coaching.

Our defense wasn't the reason we were just 2-6 in conference play. Hint Hint

[rzrbk4life]

Worth every penny. Looking forward to seeing how are defense is in year 2 with him

[EastexHawg]

Our defense wasn't the reason we were just 2-6 in conference play. Hint Hint

They are part of the team.  The entire team wins and loses together.  Was the defense dominant in the LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas games?  Yes, definitely.  Were they dominant against Auburn, A&M, and Georgia...or even Texas Tech?  Those games were part of the season and the team's success/lack thereof also. 

Besides, he was given a substantial raise that acknowledges the job he did this year.

[longpig]

I think this is very reasonable in today's market.  Good bump for what he accomplished but leaves room for further reward/bumps if he keeps improving.  Also like the non-compete.

I assume there's a buyout, as well, any mention how much?

[swinesation]

Hope the defense is as good next year without Flowers, Spaight, and maybe Philon!

[JayBell]

They are part of the team.  The entire team wins and loses together.  Was the defense dominant in the LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas games?  Yes, definitely.  Were they dominant against Auburn, A&M, and Georgia...or even Texas Tech?  Those games were part of the season and the team's success/lack thereof also.

A&M and Tech were earlier in the season, but yes, the defense played great those games.  The defense catches way too much hell for the debacle against A&M.  No team can expect to play the defense for so much of the second half and expect it to hold up against decent offense.  It's like giving the offense credit for points scored by the defense.

The defense did its job that game, just like it did in most games.  They held the Aggies to 14 points through three quarters.  If Skipper doesn't trip the defensive player and the offense does anything at all to help in the second half, Arkansas wins that game.

[PaintballHog]

wish it was more . compared to what the rest of the SEC  is starting to pay the high end guys, this isn't enough . the big boys are paying 1 million +. we need to be in that group to keep him

Most of those other guys have rings tho. If Smith keeps us at or improves us from 10th in total defense the next two years. I agree with 1 million or more.  :razorback:

[hawgmasta]

That's awesome and it's a very competitive salary for his first year. The most impressive part is our defense got better as the year went on; that's the sign of a good coach who adjusted and learned how his players matched his system.

[Nosboar Accubond]

I think they landed in a good spot. Reward Coach Smith for his performance, but also remember this is just his first year.

Now crank out some more Top 20 or Top 10 defenses for a year or two and I see it jumping over $1M easily...

WPS

[EastexHawg]

A&M and Tech were earlier in the season, but yes, the defense played great those games.

We surrendered 523 yards and lost despite scoring 28 points against A&M.  Maybe your definition of great/dominant is different from mine.

We gave up 459 against Mississippi State and 423 to Missouri.  Those weren't terrible numbers, but they weren't dominant.  Of course it's harder to hold good teams with decent QBs down, but conversely it's easier to play lights out against teams like LSU and Texas with QBs who stink and offer little to no vertical...or horizontal, for that matter...threat.

Coach Smith did a good job.  I think a raise of $250,000 is appropriate after one year.

[JayBell]

We surrendered 523 yards and lost despite scoring 28 points against A&M.  Maybe your definition of great/dominant is different from mine.

We gave up 459 against Mississippi State and 423 to Missouri.  Those weren't terrible numbers, but they weren't dominant.  Of course it's harder to hold good teams with decent QBs down, but conversely it's easier to play lights out against teams like LSU and Texas with QBs who stink and offer little to no vertical...or horizontal, for that matter...threat.

The offense scored a grand total of 7 points in the second halves against A&M, State and Missouri, combined.  You can't hang your defense out to dry like that.  Missouri actually had the ball for five more minutes than Arkansas.

Every defense wears down the longer the game goes on, except teams that Arkansas played this year.  I guess my opinion is that the defense played great in those games, considering the circumstances.  They made big play after big play, and the offense gave them nothing.

Coach Smith did a good job.  I think a raise of $250,000 is appropriate after one year.

So do I.

[Hogs-n-Roses]

Is it enough?

Don't worry. We can always give more! Kudos to the PTB.

[d1nonlyhogfan]

They are part of the team.  The entire team wins and loses together.  Was the defense dominant in the LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas games?  Yes, definitely.  Were they dominant against Auburn, A&M, and Georgia...or even Texas Tech?  Those games were part of the season and the team's success/lack thereof also. 

Besides, he was given a substantial raise that acknowledges the job he did this year.

The fact is that the defense improved greatly in the 2nd half of the season, holding nearly every team we faced well under their average ppg on the season. The offense was inconsistent, and did not show any improvement, or even the same level of play, in the Mizzou game that it had achieve in earlier wins. Missouri's defense, BA's injury, all are factors. But at the point when we faced them in the season, Ole Miss's defense was ranked higher that Mizzou's, and we brought our back up in and still moved the ball against them.

Bottom line: There is always room for improvement, but the offense, particularly the passing offense, has exponentially more ground to make up than the defense. Our passing offense was ranked 100th on the season, and that's not a reflection of an unbalanced offense (we were a 60/40 run/pass team). It's a reflection more of the ineptitude of our passing game.

[Augustus]

Someone mentioned on another board that it also included a non-compete clause for SEC teams.  Anyone else heard that?


CBB in his press conference said all new contracts for his assistant coaches have that clause.

Yes, but the SEC non-compete clause for our Asst Coaches is for "lateral moves" only.

So... if Vanderbilt (or any SEC school) wanted to hire Robb Smith as their next Head Coach, the non-compete would not apply