How Much $$$ Will We Throw at a HC?

by **StallionsModelT** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:01 pm

June's current deal has him right at $2M/year. I'm thinking that in order to get a truly top notch coach in here we will need to double what June is making. Is there enough of a financial commitment to make this happen? Given the nature of college football now is not the time to be cheap. Would SMU be willing to give Chad Morris or Kirby Smart $5M/season for 5 years?

by **Rebel10** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:06 pm

No, that is Nick Saban type money. Somewhere between 2 and 2.5 mil should get who we need. Neither Kingsbury, Malzahn nor Patterson make that much.

by **Pony81** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:07 pm

My guess is that we will stay at $2 mm for the HC but increase assistant coach salaries quite a bit. I could see the OC and DC each pulling in $500K while top recruiter types pull in $200K.

SMU can attract a good coach (but not an up and comer like Morris or Spataval) for $2 million especially if they give him funding to hire quality assistants.

Our problem isn't facilities, location, academics, - heck BB has proven that SMU will support a winner - our problem is a coach who doesn't want to be here and is playing out the string. Period.

by **StallionsModelT** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:17 pm

I just think that we need to act like a P5 school if that is our desire. $4M will get you a top notch coach and send the signal that we aren't screwing around.

by **Rebel10** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:21 pm

StallionsModelT wrote:I just think that we need to act like a P5 school if that is our desire. $4M will get you a top notch coach and send the signal that we aren't screwing around.

Not necessarily. It could get you an overpaid mercenary that only cares about money and not the school.

by **DiamondM75** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:27 pm

Rebel10 wrote:
StallionsModelT wrote:I just think that we need to act like a P5 school if that is our desire. $4M will get you a top notch coach and send the signal that we aren't screwing around.

Not necessarily. It could get you an overpaid mercenary that only cares about money and not the school.

Exactly, we tried that and that is what we got.

You can get a good coach for $2M with incentive pay for reaching specific goals.

by **Pony81** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:27 pm

We already have an overpaid mercenary and see where that has taken us.

Need an older coach trying to rehabilitate his career - Butch Davis - or a HC who wants to move up. I don't see us getting a middle aged, retread coach.

I don't see us being able to attract the hot commodity assistant coach - regardless of money.

by **SmooBoy** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:27 pm

Preface this by saying I don't know who is the right fit for the program based on who is available now and who will be at year's end. And yes, I know he's likely past his prime. But...

Hire Coker and we have two coaches that have won National Championships. Not sure how many schools can promote that type of track record in the top two sports on any American campus. Recruiting is truly important, and this is obviously not going to happen. Just interesting.

by **ponydawg** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:33 pm

Wonder what ED's thoughts are on this.......

by **PlanoStang** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:49 pm

Patterson $3,120,760
Sumlin $3,100,000 + max bonus $750K
Malzahn $2,440,000 + max bonus $1250K
Briles #34 $2,426,360
Leach $2,250,000 + max bonus $625K
JJ #52 @ $1,911,511
Kingsbury $1,855,000 + max bonus $600K

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/salaries/

Nobody on this list would consider leaving where they are to coach at SMU except maybe Leach
at about $3000K.

Coker, and Franchione are around $300 to $400K with bonus, but aren't exactly world beaters at
UTSA, and TX State.

by **floridianstang** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:51 pm

We should just take Coker from San Antonio. Imagine what he could do with our facilities, tradition, funding and godfather's top 25 squad on campus. Recruiting will not be our concern

by **Nacho** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:58 pm

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com ... deal.html/

those are 2013 numbers for sumlin. he and strong both make about 5 million a year and numerous perks.

by **LakeHighlandsPony** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:04 pm

Briles should be making 3.5-4 million. Baylor better get ready to pay.

by **sbsmith** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:09 pm

LakeHighlandsPony wrote:Briles should be making 3.5-4 million. Baylor better get ready to pay.

Looks like someone heard you

"Texas might have wanted to snag him. Maybe the Redskins, too. Those are two reasons why Briles makes a reported $4.2 million salary at a school without the tradition of at least three Big 12 schools. He's coveted and skilled."

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootbal ... light-show

by **Comet** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 2:01 pm

2 million is fine, better coach is what we need to focus on.