Colleges place a lot of emphasis on getting a quality head coach. I can sure understand that but I wonder why they don't woo and pull out the big bucks for assistant coaches. They are just as much a part of the success of a program as the head coach. I just can't understand paying a head coach a bazillion dollars and trying to get by (relatively) cheap on assistants (I say relatively because its still more money than most people could ever dream of making). Reminds me of paying 1000 dollars for a deer rifle and putting a $30 scope on it.
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Most assistants leave and go to other schools often. It is rare that you keep a core of coaches together for long. Coaches have aspirations of head coaching, coordinators, etc. Why pay someone and lock in a big contract when you know they likely won't fill it. I think most are paid about where they deserve. The head coach takes the fall for anything that goes wrong or right for a program. It is their reputation on the line. When you talk about Florida, Alabama, etc you rarely mention the assistants. You always talk about CUM, CNS, etc.
It is true the assistants do a lot of work. But at the same time they are usually only responsible for a small piece of the big puzzle. That is why position coaches make the least, coordinators next, and then head coach. You get paid according to your responsibility and titles on the team. The position coaches and some coordinators are expandable on most teams so they paid. It is the same when you go to a company and the head person gets paid the most but may do the least. The entry level jobs get paid the least but have the most work. It is all about working you way up and proving you can do the small work.
It is true the assistants do a lot of work. But at the same time they are usually only responsible for a small piece of the big puzzle. That is why position coaches make the least, coordinators next, and then head coach. You get paid according to your responsibility and titles on the team. The position coaches and some coordinators are expandable on most teams so they paid. It is the same when you go to a company and the head person gets paid the most but may do the least. The entry level jobs get paid the least but have the most work. It is all about working you way up and proving you can do the small work.
It is a good point.
A lot of people have the ability to teach X's and O's (assistants), but it is much more difficult to find someone with the X's and O's that has the ability to lead not only kids, but his assistants as well. As Colin Cowherd says, 99.9 % of the time, people are paid based on how replaceablethey are.
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:clapping:Its notable that Lane Kiffin's salary is propotionally smaller relative to his higher paid assitants than any HC in a major conference I know of. Or put another way he has a smaller piece of the staffs total salaries than any HC I know of. I think he wants it that way so he can get better coaches.
For arguments sake. A DC puts up one of the best defenses in college football. His team becomes known for their stifling defense and if an opposing offense scores 10pts they are doing very well. As a matter of fact, if his teams offense can score 13 points they are almost assured of winning the game. Most people do not argue the point that he is the main reason his college has won two NC in a row. Losing him to another team would spiral this team into mediocrity. How much does he deserve? As much as a head coach? Would he get payed based on how irreplaceable he is?
That is what I'm talking about. To me that's smart. He tries to surround himself with the best and is willing to pay them as much as he can to get them here. He has taken a cut to help secure the best and I can't understand why others don't see it that way (the importance of assistants). Assemble the best team out there and pay them what it takes to get them here.
True, but our coaching situation is different than most mainly because of monte. Monte is being paid what his name commands. Lane is paid based on what he has done previously, which in truth isn't much at the HC level. If he starts winning conference and national titles, his salary will be up with the higher paid coaches in the country, regardless of what his assistants make.
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