Before I begin, the goal isn’t simply to win the Coastal, as that is an incredibly low bar. The point is to further explain who we’re competing with on a regular basis as we play six games against these teams in the Coastal.
As you read the post below, I present the following questions:
- If you were starting from scratch, which HC(s) in the Coastal would you hire?
- If you were starting from scratch, which coordinators in the Coastal would you want?
- If it isn’t the money, what is holding us back from dominating the Coastal?
As a frame of reference, Dan Enos was paid $1,500,000 last season. The second highest salary for a coordinator in the Coastal was Bud Foster at $1,000,000.
Please Note:
- Duke (like Miami) is a private school. They’re not required to share their salaries and I couldn’t find any information about them.
- I couldn’t find a source for Pittsburgh and their salaries for assistant coaches/coordinators. If someone can find one, I will gladly update.
Duke
HC: David Cutcliffe ($2,670,000)
OC: Zac Roper
Co-DCs: Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri
Total Assistant Salaries:
Georgia Tech
HC: Geoff Collins ($3,000,000)
OC: Dave Patenaude ($400,000)
DC: Andrew Thacker ($450,000)
Total Assistant Salaries: $3,205,000 [Brent Key is their highest paid coach and not a coordinator at $600,000]
Dan Enos made more than both coordinators and Brent Key combined. Dan Enos was paid ~50% of GT’s total allotment for assistant salaries.
North Carolina
HC: Mack Brown ($3,500,000)
OC: Phil Longo ($600,000)
Co-DCs: Jay Bateman ($600,000) and Phil Longo (600,000)
Total Assistant Salaries: $4,075,000
Dan Enos made almost as much (~84%) as their three coordinators combined and was paid ~37% of UNC’s total allotment for assistant salaries.
Pitt
HC: Pat Narduzzi ($3,214,000)
OC: Mark Whipple
DC: Randy Bates
Total Assistant Salaries:
Virginia
HC: Bronco Mendenhall ($3,700,000)
OC: Robert Anae ($550,000)
Co-DCs: Nick Howell ($550,000) and Kelly Poppinga ($375,000)
Total Assistant Salaries: $3,400,000
Dan Enos made more than their three coordinators combined. Dan Enos was paid 44% of UVA’s total allotment for assistant salaries.
Virginia Tech
HC: Justin Fuente ($4,000,000)
OC: Brad Cornelsen ($490,000)
DC: Bud Foster ($1,000,000)
Total Assistant Salaries: $3,670,000
Dan Enos made more than both of their coordinators combined. Dan Enos was paid ~41% of VT’s total allotment for assistant salaries.
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Older Posts
Post #1:
https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/52-33-under-blake-james.153380/#post-4281375 [The Tenure of Blake James]
Post #2:
https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/i-can’t-defend-manny.152274/page-36#post-4243964 [Talent Myth]
Sources
Source #1:
https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant
Source #2:
https://businessnc.com/n-c-governors-salary-is-less-than-5-of-mack-browns/
Source #3:
https://www.si.com/college/duke/football/where-does-david-cutcliffe-rank-in-acc-coachs-pay
Source #4:
https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/
Source #5:
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports...sburgh-panthers-football/stories/201901140117