First of all...I'm new to this board, so thanks for letting me participate and read many of the great opinions here..
I have a couple of questions about our coaching search with regards to money...
1. Patterson was quoted, I think, as saying he did not want to break the pay scale of college head coaches. Did I recall that correctly? And if I did, won't that eliminate guys like Saban, both Harbaughs and Gruden? My presumption is that to get any of them, you'd have to pay pretty significant money. Is Patterson just blowing the proverbial smoke about that, or should this be a real concern? Would there be issues with getting such a potentially large contract approved by the university?
2. I question how you make the money work for Briles or Fisher. Both are in the $4m + range. With other incentives and possibly deals, maybe even closer to $5m now. Would either of these guys move from their circumstances for $1m raise? If you go more than that, does either one of these guys make any sense at all? Briles may be an offensive genius and Fisher may be a resurrection specialist, but are either really worth the top spot in contract status in CFB?
3. It's my contention that staff budgets would mean far more to Briles, Saban, Mora, Fisher and any other college HC than it would for NFL guys. Am I wrong to assume this? I wonder if staff contracts are the vehicle we use to get the head coach we want.
4. As the CFB leader in revenues, what sort of defined parameters do we follow for the use of those dollars? I'm curious if we are padding an already lush bank account, or if like most beaurocracies, there is a need to spend or lose. Anyone who could provide insight on this?
Thanks again. Happy New Year to all.
I have a couple of questions about our coaching search with regards to money...
1. Patterson was quoted, I think, as saying he did not want to break the pay scale of college head coaches. Did I recall that correctly? And if I did, won't that eliminate guys like Saban, both Harbaughs and Gruden? My presumption is that to get any of them, you'd have to pay pretty significant money. Is Patterson just blowing the proverbial smoke about that, or should this be a real concern? Would there be issues with getting such a potentially large contract approved by the university?
2. I question how you make the money work for Briles or Fisher. Both are in the $4m + range. With other incentives and possibly deals, maybe even closer to $5m now. Would either of these guys move from their circumstances for $1m raise? If you go more than that, does either one of these guys make any sense at all? Briles may be an offensive genius and Fisher may be a resurrection specialist, but are either really worth the top spot in contract status in CFB?
3. It's my contention that staff budgets would mean far more to Briles, Saban, Mora, Fisher and any other college HC than it would for NFL guys. Am I wrong to assume this? I wonder if staff contracts are the vehicle we use to get the head coach we want.
4. As the CFB leader in revenues, what sort of defined parameters do we follow for the use of those dollars? I'm curious if we are padding an already lush bank account, or if like most beaurocracies, there is a need to spend or lose. Anyone who could provide insight on this?
Thanks again. Happy New Year to all.
