Coach Pruitt #26 on Coaching Salary List

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What is amazing about this list is the shockingly high buyouts for coaches these days. Tennessee's sits at $11 million for a first year coach and it is the smallest of the top 26, other than Michigan State with an expiring contract. Before the complaints start, look at #57. Rutgers would owe Chris Ash $10,000,000 if they fired him despite the fact his team lost to Kansas 55-14 and was destroyed by Buffalo 42-13.
 
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Thatā€™s a lot of money on that list.

If they all maxed out(Not possible.)how much would that be?
 
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HuntlandVolinColo said:
He could have signed for more salary but asked CPF if he could get paid less so he would have more money to get a top notch assistant coaches.
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I know this is what was stated publicly but that's a typical PR ploy to make that statement. His agent isn't going to leave any $$$ on the table....
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
I know this is what was stated publicly but that's a typical PR ploy to make that statement. His agent isn't going to leave any $$$ on the table....
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So, I guess you were in the room when contract was negotiated, NOT. Do you know for a fact that the same agent doesn't represent Helton, Sherrer, Rumph, Weinke, Rocker, Friend, Kelly, etc..???? Wouldn't he earn the same amount based on percentages of combined salaries regardless of how it was allocated to the staff??? If Pruitt said it, I believe him. Has he been caught in a lie yet? This isn't PR CBJ at the helm anymore. We got us a REAL COACH that doesn't have much of a PR FILTER!!! =)
 
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Dont have a problem with the contract. He wasnt a proven hc and didnt appear to be in high demand so maybe we overpaid just a bit. But he is respected coach, so guess all in all its pretty fair. Most proven coaches are pulling 5-7 mil, so if he does well Tennessee will pay it.
 
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VolsGrad1989 said:
So, I guess you were in the room when contract was negotiated, NOT. Do you know for a fact that the same agent doesn't represent Helton, Sherrer, Rumph, Weinke, Rocker, Friend, Kelly, etc..???? Wouldn't he earn the same amount based on percentages of combined salaries regardless of how it was allocated to the staff??? If Pruitt said it, I believe him. Has he been caught in a lie yet? This isn't PR CBJ at the helm anymore. We got us a REAL COACH that doesn't have much of a PR FILTER!!! =)
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Its because Ive heard numerous coaches (Norvell, Dabo, Fisher, Mullen, Freeze, Kiffin to name a few) and countless others use a variation of that statement. And yes, when coaches make those statements, its mostly done to generate goodwill and to lure potential assistants.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
Its because Ive heard numerous coaches (Norvell, Dabo, Fisher, Mullen, Freeze, Kiffin to name a few) and countless others use a variation of that statement. And yes, when coaches make those statements, its mostly done to generate goodwill and to lure potential assistants.
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I'm sure several actually do it though. Not sure about Pruitt but I know I would.
The bonuses for doing well in college football are astronomical.
Get the assistants, make a great team, get paid huge in bonuses, renew your contract at top dollar and keep winning.
 
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chargervol said:
I'm sure several actually do it though. Not sure about Pruitt but I know I would.
The bonuses for doing well in college football are astronomical.
Get the assistants, make a great team, get paid huge in bonuses, renew your contract at top dollar and keep winning.
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I know coaches want to take care of their assistants. I just have a hard time believing Scenario A over Scenario B.

Scenario A: Jimmy Sexton speaking "I know we agreed to 4.5MM a year but my client is willing to take 3.8M if you increase the assistant pool by 700k"

Scenario B: Jimmy Sexton speaking "I see that you countered our offer of 4.3MM with 3.8MM per year. My client wants to accept the challenge and would be willing to accept if you increase the assistant pool by $XXXK"
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
I know coaches want to take care of their assistants. I just have a hard time believing Scenario A over Scenario B.

Scenario A: Jimmy Sexton speaking "I know we agreed to 4.5MM a year but my client is willing to take 3.8M if you increase the assistant pool by 700k"

Scenario B: Jimmy Sexton speaking "I see that you countered our offer of 4.3MM with 3.8MM per year. My client wants to accept the challenge and would be willing to accept if you increase the assistant pool by $XXXK"
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Oh, I agree. I don't think they actually ask them to take money off, I just think instead of the typical countering with a higher number, they ask for the assistant money.
Same effect but a smart long game. Or at least I think so.
 
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UtahVol said:
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What is amazing about this list is the shockingly high buyouts for coaches these days. Tennessee's sits at $11 million for a first year coach and it is the smallest of the top 26, other than Michigan State with an expiring contract. Before the complaints start, look at #57. Rutgers would owe Chris Ash $10,000,000 if they fired him despite the fact his team lost to Kansas 55-14 and was destroyed by Buffalo 42-13.
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at some point this coaching market is going to have to reset itself. it just can't keep going up. it's already skyrocketed in the last 10 years, and aside from a select view, there's not really been much to slow down the turnover at the head coach position. the turnover rate has actually gone up (i posted about this some time ago, i may go try to find it) for HC's the last 5 or 6 years, and that's despite the buyouts also going up. and now, they're really penal.

i am expecting that we're going to see the turnover settle down a bit over the next few years. i think admins, generally speaking, are going to exercise some patience, and frugality.
 
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here it is....
Coaching Landscape (long...tl/dr, don't care...lol)

i posted this before the season was over last year, so obviously i didn't know what was in store for us....but in the end, i think it wound up about like i thought it would. anyway, the overriding point here is that the head coaching experience pool is a lot more shallow today than it was 10-15 years ago, and it's getting more shallow by the year. coaches just aren't staying around long enough, at any level, to truly be "proven".

admins are going to have to decide at some point, "is the devil i know better than the one i don't?" which is why i think a program like Auburn did what they did with Gus last off season.
 
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Gatornator said:
One thing is for sure, Jimbo Fisher is not going anywhere.
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no, he's not, and think about that for a second. it took a truck load of money and some pretty signficant personal issues to get him out of Tallahassee. these guys that find themselves at big p5 schools, that are successfull, they aren't just leaving for another big time job.
 
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The buyouts are a reaction to the quicker triggers the schools now have. As I commented in the other thread that @jakez4ut noted, these schools are competing for coaches. So, with Ads, booster and fanbases becoming less patient, the coaches with leverage are demanding better buyout language in their contracts.
 
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How much do we play our players?? Whatever it is, Jones overpaid. Could have got this bunch of talent for much less. They could have brought Saban himself in with this roster playing against this schedule and he would have the same record.
 
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Do you all think Fulmer would have hired CJP if he was leading the search from the beginning instead of Currie? Don't get me wrong this is not a knock on CJP but options were limited at the end of the search.
 
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