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re: Why can’t the SEC attract top coaches anymore?
Posted on 9/24/17 at 5:50 pm to BhamBengal
Posted on 9/24/17 at 5:50 pm to BhamBengal
Because we've created unrealistic expectations. Same reason I think Mullen will stay in Starkville for a while. It means a lot to know you have job security and he has that at State. Tennesse, LSU, Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, and soon to be A&M have fired coaches who won consistently, but it wasn't enough for the fan base. What kind of message does that send? When you fire a coach who wins consistently (Fulmer, Miles, Meyer -stressed out the job bc unrealistic expectations, Chizik, Richt, Cutcliffe, Sumlin) it takes years for the program to recover. Tennesse is still suffering from firing fulmer and it's been what 10 years now? Only coaches willing to risk an extremely high turnover rate take the jobs now. Other conferences pay top dollar now too. We've priced ourselves out of the market with our expectations.
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Posted on 9/24/17 at 6:13 pm to MSDeltaDog
The first contract at any P5 school offers set-for-life money. Here's the conservative math. Get a four year deal at $3 million/season.
After agent fees and taxes you're left with $5 million. It's oversimplified, but BP dividends are ~5%. That leaves you with over $200k/year after taxes without ever touching the $5 million.
TV money means even the coach at Boston College doesn't ever have to move up.
After agent fees and taxes you're left with $5 million. It's oversimplified, but BP dividends are ~5%. That leaves you with over $200k/year after taxes without ever touching the $5 million.
TV money means even the coach at Boston College doesn't ever have to move up.
Posted on 9/24/17 at 6:15 pm to MSDeltaDog
I think it's the recruiting.
You have to be a non-stop 24/7 recruiter in the SEC now.
Not sure if it is the same in other conferences.
And yeah, Saban did more than anyone else to bring in this new era.
Plus there is another thing. I pull for South Carolina. Our recruiting situation is great - compared to the rest of the nation.
But we usually finish top 30 in recruiting. Often in the top twenty, and sometimes top 15 (well if that was a "thing").
But we almost always finish 7 to 12 or something in recruting in the SEC.
Why would anyone want to deal with any of that, if the money isn't much worse at Colorado?
You have to be a non-stop 24/7 recruiter in the SEC now.
Not sure if it is the same in other conferences.
And yeah, Saban did more than anyone else to bring in this new era.
Plus there is another thing. I pull for South Carolina. Our recruiting situation is great - compared to the rest of the nation.
But we usually finish top 30 in recruiting. Often in the top twenty, and sometimes top 15 (well if that was a "thing").
But we almost always finish 7 to 12 or something in recruting in the SEC.
Why would anyone want to deal with any of that, if the money isn't much worse at Colorado?
This post was edited on 9/24/17 at 6:16 pm
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