McKewon: Pay the men below 'The Man': Beefing up Nebraska assistant salaries

Of reporting schools, Nebraska paid its football assistant staff less cumulatively than Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, and Kentucky -- and that's with Tim Beck ranking 21st in the nation among assistants.

The numbers aren't that different. Ohio State, which ranks 8th to Nebraska's 31st, outpaid Nebraska by only $883k, or an average of $98,000 per assistant. Nebraska's two previous DB coaches, though, make close to or more than DC John Papuchis at their new schools.

Most head coaches don't take these jobs primarily for the money — they get paid well, yet put in some hellish hours — but the idea of helping take care of nine more coaches' families (many of whom include small kids) appeals to them. (...)

And assistant coaches are less likely to burn you on buyouts, too. A lot of them want head coaching jobs, for one thing. They're not going to loaf. And if you have to fire one, they're much less likely to take a season to decompress. They're not sitting on a head coach's nest egg, after all. So if you're into the “Moneyball” approach, which Eichorst claims to be, it's better to spread out the available cash over more folks who can help the coach Riley deliver his vision.
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With some more veteran coaches, I'd expect Nebraska to close the gap easily. Nebraska wasn't being cheap, after all, they were just not overpaying for the guys the head coach chose (many may disagree on Beck).

 
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$98k per assistant to keep up with Ohio State wasn't going to get us anywhere with the majority of who was on Pelini's staff.

 
I think they should pay more to get a coach who has proven he's worth more, but just a general "we need to pay everyone more" makes no sense.

 
You guys do realize that's not the theory behind this...right?

The theory is that if you pay more, you get better coaches. Nobody is saying if you pay the same coaches more, they all of a sudden become better.

 
BigRedBuster said:
You guys do realize that's not the theory behind this...right?

The theory is that if you pay more, you get better coaches. Nobody is saying if you pay the same coaches more, they all of a sudden become better.
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yeah, it seems the point is that we need to find coaches worth that much and then pay them that much.

 
Put most of the money into recruiting and then pay the coaches gigantic bonuses for success. A base pay, close to national average, with the possibility of making a million bucks if we win at a certain level.

Going off memory, the amount Alabama has increased due to their 3 MNC was quoted to be nearly 100 million dollars over the last 5-6 years. This was stated by their AD during an interview on XM with Jack Arrute. They felt what ever they paid their coaches was a small investment compared to what winning brought in, in every avenue.

 
Every other week some farmer dies and leaves the University $10 million bucks. Also, we make a truckload of cash from football. UN wants to be the best. Well, guess what? You have to pay as much as the best pay. Plain and simple. We can EASILY afford this.

 
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QMany said:
Hedley Lamarr said:
We had a staff full of misfit toys. We overpaid as is
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We finished the regular season ranked around 25th. Our staff was 31st in pay. Did we overpay?
zoogies said:
The numbers aren't that different. Ohio State, which ranks 8th to Nebraska's 31st, outpaid Nebraska by only $883k, or an average of $98,000 per assistant.
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I think $98,000 per assistant is quite the difference.
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Yes, Nebraska greatly overpaid for it's coaches, and got a poor return on their investment.

And 98,000 is infinitesimal to a university like NU or Ohio st.

 
BigRedBuster said:
You guys do realize that's not the theory behind this...right?

The theory is that if you pay more, you get better coaches. Nobody is saying if you pay the same coaches more, they all of a sudden become better.
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Yes, but I also think Bo was not being restricted about how much he could pay and therefore had to settle. He had on staff who he wanted, and said he had everything he wanted at great length.

 
It doesn't help to throw money at average coaches, but if you want to compete for the quality guys then,"SHOW THEM THE MONEY".. The scoop posted the USA Today posted assistant coaches salaries...For a school that says resources aren't a problem they don't seem to be backing that up like other schools..

 
Warrior said:
It doesn't help to throw money at average coaches, but if you want to compete for the quality guys then,"SHOW THEM THE MONEY".. The scoop posted the USA Today posted assistant coaches salaries...For a school that says resources aren't a problem they don't seem to be backing that up like other schools..
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yeah, well, we still got 5 assistants to go, including technically both coordinators. So lets just calm down a sec until it's all taken care of. We dont know. Maybe Riley does go out get a couple of hot shot coordinator for a mil+ a piece.

 
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