From all I know of college sports, there are only a handful of coaches who should ever warrant the contracts that are handed out.
Saban earned his. Coach K earned his. I think it’s safe to say that Hurley will have earned his for however much he ends up getting from whoever he ends up getting it from.
But outside of guys who legitimately build dynasties, who build programs that consistently win leagues, win league tournaments, who regularly make it to the last four men standing, why do colleges pay these guys this much money?
Kenny Payne earned millions of dollars for a grand total of what 12 wins? And will continue to earn millions while not doing the job. Indiana ruined its basketball brand by overpaying coaches that could not perform, and ensuring those guys would siphon off money for years to come.
Why wouldn’t contracts be more performance/inncentive based. Something like, “we’ll pay you a very nice living to start, and then if you accomplish “A” you’ll get this huge bonus. “B,” you’ll get this even huger bonus. Accomplish at least “X” and you can come back and give it another shot next year.
Coaches should be paid like a commission based saleforce.
