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I was just thinking that if SMU is going to pay $1.5+ million for a head coach, will that coach be the highest paid coach in CUSA? And for that kind of money we should have a quality coach. I always hear that recruits want to play for a quality coach. So if we pay 1.5+ million and recruits start to come to SMU, then other schools in CUSA will be forced to pay higher salaries to draw players to their programs.

Now if you have better players at CUSA schools and better coaches at CUSA schools, shouldn't that make for better football at CUSA schools?

This coaching decision is not only good for SMU, but in the long run, could be good for CUSA.

Neil Callaway UAB $300,000

Jeff Bower S. Mississippi $349,983

Mark Snyder Marshall 41 CUSA $390,603

David Bailiff Rice 48 CUSA $400,000

Skip Holtz E. Carolina $425,000

Phil Bennett SMU $495,602

Mike Price UTEP $543,000

Bob Toledo Tulane 60 CUSA $600,000

Tommy West Memphis $925,000

Art Briles Houston $975,000

George O'Leary UCF $1,035,000

Todd Graham Tulsa $1,100,000

Here is the link:


http://www.coacheshotseat.com/SalariesContracts.htm

Bower is a steal and how over-paid is West???

ponyinNC wrote: how over-paid is West???

I wonder if he has to pay residuals to DeAngelo Williams?

-CoS

There seems to be a direct correlation between salaries paid and won-loss records. Interesting!

mustangbill67 wrote:There seems to be a direct correlation between salaries paid and won-loss records. Interesting!

i dont seem to see that...PB makes more than Holtz but ECU has a chance to play in the CUSA championship game

ponyinNC wrote:Bower is a steal and how over-paid is West???

my thots exactly

Don't look now but Memphis is back up to .500-shot at a bowl. They just beat Southern Miss didn't they?