But it’s $3.5-4 million per year to hire a top mid major head coach at a P4, not $17-20 million out front. Same with the assistant coaches. They were already paying JB well over $2 million per year. A packed Dome and a re-engaged basketball fanbase and donor base would easily cover that per year cost.
No, only once
Exact opposite tbh.
The university looks at the entire amount they are on the hook for though. And yes it is 3.5-$4m to hire a top coach so are they going to shell that out? What if Hodgson says that’s what he deserves. There’s no way SU is making a $20m commitment to the guy. Hence why these others are in the conversation. They want to be at $2m a year. They have always been at $2m a year. Problem is $2m a year is a joke when you look at average salaries for these coaches these days. BH makes about $750-1m from what I researched tax free in Florida. But he’s going to get some offers that far exceed $2m a year and that’s where there is going to be a problem for cuse
Google is free my guy
If Red - with zero head coaching experience - started at $1.3M, then I'm sure the University can figure out the math for a PROVEN coach coming from a non-P4 is going to exceed $3M.
Which, ok, fine. If that's their expectation, then they also shouldn't expect to sell ~18,000 season tickets nor draw the eyeballs on TV. If they want to be BC, be BC. Stop blowing smoke about how SU sports is still in the 80s and 90s.
Could be. I will be surprised if SU’s salary compensation package isn’t competitive or above market average for P5. Salary won’t be the obstacle if we miss out on our top choices.
That’s rude
BH is obviously interested in (and wants) the HC job, but does that also mean he’d take a pay cut (turning down higher offers elsewhere) to come here?
Todd Golden at $3.6 million is a steal. Unfortunately, his buyout is over #13 million.Men's Basketball Head Coach Salaries - USA TODAY
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Look at some of the buyouts for these coaches as well. $2m a year puts you in 64th for pay. So when I say I don’t believe cuse will ever be a “desired paying job” there’s too much evidence to prove that they won’t be
How many times do we have to go over, while also having 3 years of evidence with our own eyes, that if the coach is terrible it doesn’t matter.
I hear you. Keep in mind, Red's base salary at time of hiring (per tax filings) was 1.7m 3 years ago - as a HC with zero experience. And, they gave him a 5 year contract. If they think Hodgson is THE guy, his salary compensation package, which will likely include performance incentives, will be competitive.
Not Bulldog. I mean even Louisville didn't go big on base salary for Kelsey initially. Syracuse would need to and realistically should be able to be very generous when it comes to offering incentives and even some auto extensions for hitting particular goals better than most places. Syracuse Basketball is a revenue generating machine when it's winning. Syracuse can learn a lot from Louisville on how to handle this from a contract structuring basis imo. As I said here yesterday, the biggest obstacle that could stand in the way of getting this done will be the exclusionary attitude of those with influence to hiring the outsider. If they still even exist and they might, you don't want it to get to the point where he determines it's too difficult to overcome the barriers to being accepted and he turns his attention elsewhere. You are already seeing the conversation in local media, when it comes to discussing Hodgson, the tone changes and the examination of the resume gets a little bit more scrutinized. Perhaps because he is the leader in the clubhouse, but it could also be the sources that are feeding the media the scoop are also doing so with a similar tone, which is concerning. If it's Hodgson or some other outsider that gets this job, it's not going to be business as usual. It will be a big deal and it will be easier to get to the real things that need to happen to increase the chances of winning asap, the quicker everyone embraces the move and gives him a chance. They haven't hired an outsider to lead the program in over 60 years.
Big no to Hurley
How many alums have we hired to lead the Football team in the last 60 years? One? Like anyone else, alum or not, if you win, they love you.
Even if SU gets an up and comer for $2m, the only way he stays at that price is if he flops. If he succeeds, SU will have to pay multiples of that number for future contracts. The 50-year JB alumni discount is over. The cost would be made up in ticket sales in a full Dome. If too short sighted or unwilling to do that, it's just a feeder program and SU should just go down a level.
There's a reason Bobby Hurley will be very available. Luke Murray has potential, but no HC experience. Where we're at after the past 10 years, it's too big of a risk IMO.
