Auburn also paying big money for assistants

FoghornLeghornCock · 01-31-2009, 12:40 PM

January 30, 2009 2:06 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sec/0-4-1...ssistants.html
Tennessee's not the only SEC school paying big money to its assistants.
Auburn will also have one of the highest paid staffs in the country next season, and the model is similar to Tennessee's.
Like Lane Kiffin, Auburn head coach Gene Chizik will make $2 million (which is nothing to sneeze at), but ranks in the middle of the pack or lower in the SEC in terms of head coaching salaries.
Alabama's Nick Saban, Arkansas' Bobby Petrino, Florida's Urban Meyer, Georgia's Mark Richt, LSU's Les Miles and Ole Miss' Houston Nutt will all make more.
But in taking less, Chizik is able to pay his assistants more, which explains how he was able to attract guys like Trooper Taylor ($320,000) and Curtis Luper ($260,000) from Oklahoma State and Tracy Rocker ($300,000) from Ole Miss.
Defensive coordinator Ted Roof will be the highest paid Auburn assistant at $370,000. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn will earn $350,000.
Chizik still has two assistants to hire, but it appears that the Tigers' total salary for assistants next season could end up somewhere around the $2.4 million figure or higher. The tally is already at $2,07 million, which includes just seven assistants. Alabama had the highest paid assistants in the SEC last season at $2.4 million.
Tennessee will pay its nine assistants $3.625 million next season, which includes a $300,000 bonus for defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.

What comes to mind is with high risk comes high reward. No doubt Auburn and TN both are jobs where assistants might say I need a high reward for some high risk. These were both jobs where these schools received some criticism for both these head coaching hires.

MBGCockOld · 01-31-2009, 12:59 PM

I dont think it will help them like it wont help UT.

COCKYTALKIN · 01-31-2009, 01:30 PM

I am not so sure this isn't the future of the SEC. The head coach can only do so much. Why not hire quality assistant coaches rather than pay one coach 4-5 million a year and hope he obtains some sleeper assistants?

PSKcock · 01-31-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by COCKYTALKIN

I am not so sure this isn't the future of the SEC. The head coach can only do so much. Why not hire quality assistant coaches rather than pay one coach 4-5 million a year and hope he obtains some sleeper assistants?

becuase someone needs to be the face of the program to give it stability

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FoghornLeghornCock 1st Team All-SEC Male Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 4,122 CockyCash: 330000000	Auburn also paying big money for assistants Auburn paying big money to assistants January 30, 2009 2:06 PM Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sec/0-4-1...ssistants.html Tennessee's not the only SEC school paying big money to its assistants. Auburn will also have one of the highest paid staffs in the country next season, and the model is similar to Tennessee's. Like Lane Kiffin, Auburn head coach Gene Chizik will make $2 million (which is nothing to sneeze at), but ranks in the middle of the pack or lower in the SEC in terms of head coaching salaries. Alabama's Nick Saban, Arkansas' Bobby Petrino, Florida's Urban Meyer, Georgia's Mark Richt, LSU's Les Miles and Ole Miss' Houston Nutt will all make more. But in taking less, Chizik is able to pay his assistants more, which explains how he was able to attract guys like Trooper Taylor ($320,000) and Curtis Luper ($260,000) from Oklahoma State and Tracy Rocker ($300,000) from Ole Miss. Defensive coordinator Ted Roof will be the highest paid Auburn assistant at $370,000. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn will earn $350,000. Chizik still has two assistants to hire, but it appears that the Tigers' total salary for assistants next season could end up somewhere around the $2.4 million figure or higher. The tally is already at $2,07 million, which includes just seven assistants. Alabama had the highest paid assistants in the SEC last season at $2.4 million. Tennessee will pay its nine assistants $3.625 million next season, which includes a $300,000 bonus for defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. What comes to mind is with high risk comes high reward. No doubt Auburn and TN both are jobs where assistants might say I need a high reward for some high risk. These were both jobs where these schools received some criticism for both these head coaching hires. __________________ That's a joke...I say that's a joke, son. “The last 10 minutes of the FL game wasn't about X's and 0's, it was about not giving up," Horn said. SURRENDER Dorothy

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MBGCockOld Banned Male Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Grand Strand Posts: 23,586 CockyCash: 81420865	Re: Auburn also paying big money for assistants I dont think it will help them like it wont help UT.

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COCKYTALKIN 1st Team All-SEC Male Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbia Posts: 4,191 CockyCash: 24590296	Re: Auburn also paying big money for assistants I am not so sure this isn't the future of the SEC. The head coach can only do so much. Why not hire quality assistant coaches rather than pay one coach 4-5 million a year and hope he obtains some sleeper assistants?

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