flow chart of the SEC coaches salaries...very interesting.... 1. Nick Saban, Alabama -- Total: $5,545,852 Review: Saban is so worth his salary, heres saying the rest of the SEC would pool its resources and try to pay him $6 million not to coach Alabama. (Of course, Alabama would then offer him $7 million to keep coaching.) 2. Bret Bielema, Arkansas -- Total: $5,158, 863 Review: Wow. Hey Arkansas, I would have won the same number of games the last six weeks and I would have done it for way, Way, WAY less. No wonder Bielema hates fast-paced offenses, he makes so much money he feels he needs to spend a lot of time on the field. 3. Butch Jones, Tennessee -- Total: $4,860,000 Review: UT had to pay more than $1.4 million to meet Jones buyout and he got another $500,000 as a signing bonus. Thats a lot of coin, though, so maybe they are building brick-by-golden-brick. 4. Les Miles, LSU -- Total: $4,459,363 Review: Hes worth it if only to hear his random quotes and cracked wisdom. God Bless Les Miles. 5. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina -- Total: $3,322,500 Review: Spurrier has captained the USS Gamecocks to a historic run, so yes, the Ole Ball Coach deserves it. 6. Mark Richt, Georgia -- Total: $3,314,000 Review: With all the injuries the Bulldogs have suffered, heres hoping hes given the Georgia team doctors a little bump. 7. Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M -- Total: $3,100,300 Review: Think how much more Sumlin could have made if he got a cut of Johnny Footballs signing business. And if Texas A&M thinks Sumlins getting too much, wait until the offers start coming this offseason and you have to match or get off the pot. 8. Gary Pinkel, Missouri -- Total: $2,800,200 Review: Last year this was a waste of money. This year, as Mizzou steam rolls toward the SEC East title, he looks like a bargain. 9. Will Muschamp, Florida -- $2, 734,500 Review: Heres the fundamental truth of the powerful purse strings of the SEC. Florida is one of the five most successful athletic programs in the country and they can muster only the ninth-best paid coach. Of course, like the BCS rankings or the recruiting review, being ninth in the SEC means you are No. 22 in the country. 10. Dan Mullen, Mississppi State -- Total: $2,700,000 Review: Now this is the part of the list where you suspend belief. The average income in the state of Mississippi is less than $37,000 and almost all of the workers in that state have had a better year than Mullen. 11. Gus Malzahn, Auburn -- Total: $2,440,000 Review: Granted, the Tigers had to pay more than $10 million to buy out the former staff, but considering the relative Malzahns relatively low salary and the Tigers relatively lofty ranking, its doubtful anyone in Auburn Nation is having second thoughts. 12. Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss -- Total: $2,005,500 Review: Right there with Malzahn as the best bargain in the league this side of Saban. 13. Mark Stoops, Kentucky -- Total: $2,001,250 Review: No one cares what the football coach makes as long as basketball coach John Calipari is happy. 14. James Franklin, Vandy -- Total: $1,842,771 Review: His historic run at Vandy could mean double that number on the open market.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:50:12 +0000
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