Contract: 8-years, $74 million | Salary Pool: $7 million

[Alum-Ni]

 

[...TrueColors...]

7m ain’t cutting the mustard for me. I’ll be upset if we don’t hire a better staff than what I think 7m gets you.

 

[Herbie]

7m is a bummer

 

[Bootleg11]

I wonder if that $7 million includes the strength staff.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

That's still top 10 nationally, isn't it? I know it would be #7 based on last year's numbers.

 

[11husker23]

I wonder if that $7 million includes the strength staff.

Good question. If not makes me feel a bit better.

 

[Pyrocy]

Uhhh I’m nervous about that salary pool. I had my hopes of seeing 9.

 

[djw004]

Hoping this is a "set a realistic bar" number that is moveable as they pursue the rest of the staff.

 

[Red Finger]

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

I had my hopes of seeing 9.

 

[11husker23]

Hoping this is a "set a realistic bar" number that is moveable as they pursue the rest of the staff.

Maybe a floor and not a ceiling?

 

[Pepe Silvia]

I wonder if that $7 million includes the strength staff.

typically it's just for the assistant coaches and doesn't include analysts, S&C, etc

 

[Alum-Ni]

It was $5.15 million last year

 

[vailhusker]

I don't think Mickeys getting his million with that number.

 

[theDankness]

You can have 9 full time assistants right?

We really expecting a $900k+ average?

USA Today, from 2021 Numbers:

1. Southeastern​

Average assistant coach pay: $604,859

2. Big Ten​

Average assistant coach pay: $497,047

 

[MtnHusker]

Who knows, maybe there is room for some boosters to help out if needed

 

[djw004]

I don't think Mickeys getting his million with that number.

The more I sit with it - the more I am hoping Mickey gets a head gig somewhere so we can usher him on. Idiots will still complain we didn't "go get him" but that's a lot harder to bitch about when a guy takes a head job. Love him. Would love him on staff...but just seems like a cleaner break

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Who knows, maybe there is room for some boosters to help out if needed

if all those former players want to start a fight over Mickey they can pony up to make him the highest-paid WR coach in CFB

 

[theDankness]

The programs with the top 10 assistant coach salary pools in 2021 were Clemson ($8.5 million, 10-3), Georgia ($7.925 million, 13-1), Alabama ($7.805 million, 13-1), Texas ($7.725 million, 5-7), Texas A&M ($7.612 million, 8-4), Ohio State ($7.501 million, 11-2), LSU ($6.97 million, 6-7), Oklahoma ($6.445 million, 11-2), Auburn ($6.44 million, 6-7), and Oregon ($6.001 million, 10-4).

 

[theDankness]

The more I sit with it - the more I am hoping Mickey gets a head gig somewhere so we can usher him on. Idiots will still complain we didn't "go get him" but that's a lot harder to bitch about when a guy takes a head job. Love him. Would love him on staff...but just seems like a cleaner break

You can get a great recruiter at WR, without the added tension and shadow of being the former HC, for a lot less than $1million