Does anybody know the salary levels of CUSA head FB coaches

Pony81 · Post by **Pony81** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:58 pm

With all this talk about spending $1MM to get a quality coach, does anybody know the salary level of CUSA coaches?

QuikSStang · Post by **QuikSStang** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:00 pm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ ... over_x.htm

$419,000 is the C-USA average. Don't know the breakdown though. This article has a lot of information on other conferences too

perunapower · Post by **perunapower** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:08 pm

QuikSStang wrote:http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-11-16-coaches-salaries-cover_x.htm

$419,000 is the C-USA average. Don't know the breakdown though. This article has a lot of information on other conferences too

The problem with that is all the coaching changes that happened since last year. Kragthorpe is at Louisville, Graham is at Tulsa, Rice has Bailiff, UAB fired Watson (I don't remember who they have now).

QuikSStang · Post by **QuikSStang** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:09 pm

you're right. even with the changes, it's probably a little closer to $500,000. which is still low, in my opinion

tristatecoog · Post by **tristatecoog** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:27 pm

This is a year or two old but here you go:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/graphics ... /flash.htm

I believe Art Briles makes around $900K now.

Random trivia: PB and Art Briles share the same birthday...12/3/55

perunapower · Post by **perunapower** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:32 pm

According to Coacheshotseat.com (take it with a grain of salt) the salaries for C-USA coaches are:

Todd Graham (Tulsa) - $1.1 M
George O'Leary (UCF) - $1.035 M
Tommy West (Memphis) - $925K
Bob Toledo (Tulane) - $600K
Art Briles (UH) - $550K
Mike Price (UTEP) - $543K
Phil Bennett (SMU) - $495,602
Skip Holtz (ECU) - $425K
David Bailiff (Rice) - $400K
Jeff Bower (USM) - $349,983
Mark Snyder (Marshall) - $390,603
Neil Callaway (UAB) - $300K

Average is $592,849.

tristatecoog · Post by **tristatecoog** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:50 pm

Bower is underpaid.

jkflamebo · Post by **jkflamebo** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:06 am

extremely underpaid for what that guy has done over the years. tommy west wayy overpaid

smupony · Post by **smupony** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:29 pm

perunapower wrote:According to Coacheshotseat.com (take it with a grain of salt) the salaries for C-USA coaches are:

Todd Graham (Tulsa) - $1.1 M
George O'Leary (UCF) - $1.035 M
Tommy West (Memphis) - $925K
Bob Toledo (Tulane) - $600K
Art Briles (UH) - $550K
Mike Price (UTEP) - $543K
Phil Bennett (SMU) - $495,602
Skip Holtz (ECU) - $425K
David Bailiff (Rice) - $400K
Jeff Bower (USM) - $349,983
Mark Snyder (Marshall) - $390,603
Neil Callaway (UAB) - $300K

Average is $592,849.

Remember, these are base salaries. This does not include a bonus or two they get every year. A lot of teams build in a bonus and use it as a type of salary. It's all about accounting and how they get it by the administration.

SMUtrojanFAN · Post by **SMUtrojanFAN** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:36 pm

smupony wrote:Remember, these are base salaries. This does not include a bonus or two they get every year. A lot of teams build in a bonus and use it as a type of salary.

Sounds like my company. :roll:

mr. pony · Post by **mr. pony** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:23 pm

Why we're trailing Tulsa and Memphis by that much is beyond me.