butchna
Sit down and tell me all about it...way over there
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I would be shocked if anyone from Michigan ever planned to make an actual offer to Butch Jones. There are so many candidates out there who would make more sense and be an easier sell to your fanbase. We're talking about a guy who can't get above .500 in a major conference. An offensive coach who just fielded the 103rd ranked offense. And a guy you would have to pay around 3.5/4 million a year in addition to paying a large buyout. I'm not even sure Mike Hamilton would go for that. I am sure he wouldn't be one of the first guys he called. That makes no sense.
I belive butch though. He doesn't seem to be slime ball. Everybody knew saban was a liar and that he had talked to bama.
Kiffin didn't use USC to get a raise. He left because that was his dream gig. I could see Michigan being Butch's dream gig.
My point is it's pretty unlikely he grew up dreaming about UT. Take off the Orange tinted glasses and come back to reality. He will go wherever he can make the most money.Because he coached there? Because he's an alumni? No, there is no connection between Butch and Michigan other than he grew up in the state of Michigan. Eastern Michigan could be his dream job with the logic you're using.
I heard that Skip Bayless thinks Miles will go this time to Michigan. Do not know if he will or not. It would be a home run hire..BUT will Miles uproot his kids and family for a "lateral" move?
That's not true at all. If we went out and hired Mark Hudspeth from UL-Monroe (an excellent coach BTW) he wouldn't walk on that stage with a contract in hand for $3mil + guarantee it! He'd be lucky to be around $2mil.
Look at Dooley's contract, it was right in line with what other SEC coaches made. Hudspeth or anyone else hired would be the exact same.
For reference, in 2010 the salaries were like this:
Saban: 4.6
Meyer:4.0
Richt: 2.8
Peterino: 2.7
Chizik: 2.1
Dooley: 1.8
Spurrier: 2.0
Phillips: 1.7
Mullen: 1.2
Currently:
Head Coach School Salary
Nick Saban Alabama $6.9 million
Kevin Sumlin Texas A&M $5 million
Les Miles LSU $4.3 million
Steve Spurrier South Carolina $4.0 million
Gus Malzahn Auburn $3.85 million
Bret Bielema Arkansas $3.2 million
Mark Richt Georgia $3.2 million
Gary Pinkel Missouri $3.1 million
Hugh Freeze Ole Miss $3.0 million
Will Muschamp Florida $3.0 million
Butch Jones Tennessee $3.0 million
Dan Mullen Mississippi State $2.65 million
Mark Stoops Kentucky $2.2 million
Stoops and Mullen both receive raises and extensions. Jones would currently be the lowest paid SEC coach unless you count Mason which is unknown since Vandy is private. You're going to pay Hudspeth or any other candidate with a agent worth a damn 3 million.
