2013 College Football coaching carousel

Harbaugh had one good year and one great year at Stanford. He wasn't that sought after by anyone until his last year there when they went 12-1 and he was pursued by Michigan, the Dolphins, before leaving for the Niners job. Stanford offered him a huge raise to stay, but it wasn't going to compete with the $5 mil a year he got from SF. It's not like he left for the money...

 

Some folks I know who've stayed in touch with Hud from his previous gig say he's in the mix at Purdue. No love from Auburn.

I seriously wonder if the blocked punt against Florida will hurt him. That was just a flat-out disaster.

 

As I mentioned on the previous page, the job Hudspeth really wants is Mississippi State. He's from Louisville (pronounced Lewis-ville), which is about a half-hour from Starkville and was on Mullen's staff before going to ULL.

He could have had the USM job last year, but never really applied. He could have it now, probably. But I think he waits to see what Mullen does, either this year or next.

 

Apparently, Sonny Dykes and Butch Jones both turned down Kentucky. Apparently Stoops did too and then they came back with more $$$$.

 

Great point. No doubt there are a lot of good football coaches out there at small college and even high schools who could do a terrific job given the chance.

 

Totally agree. Look at how they do in so many other sports. Maybe more universities should follow their lead.

 

True enough, but if Jim Harbaugh's not "Jim Harbaugh, ex-NFL quarterback, brother of John and son of Jack," he almost certainly doesn't get the Stanford job straight from USD.

 

Dang. Everyone has to have a first job. Or head coaching job.

 

Did some research. Jim Harbaugh made $1.1 million in 2010, then was offered $3 million a year to stay. David Shaw's deal was reported to be significantly less than Harbaugh's rejected offer, but no one has reported the amount. His 2011 salary should be available soon through tax returns.

Those numbers are not impressive. I know the Pac-12 doesn't pay coaches the way the SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten do. But Jeff Tedford topped $2 million.

 

Well, yeah. Name recongition goes a long way.

When I was a university SID years ago, did a PR campaign that got one of our star baseball players named national freshman of the year. Of course, it helped that he was Jose Cruz, Jr., son of the former major leaguer.

And if Joe Buck's dad hadn't been a long-time sports broadcaster, Joe might not be anywhere near a broadcast booth today.

 

His salary will never be available, will it? Private university.

Why would Stanford pay a rookie coach $3 million? Now that he is possibly a two-time BCS participant, that number will go higher. But still never to SEC levels because of the university's philosophy.

Your initial point was questioning whether Stanford has the resources. They have the resources, as much as anybody in college football has resources. Whether and how much they want to use them is the question.

 

On tax returns for nonprofit organizations, the five highest-paid employees' salaries must be listed. Tax returns are public. The interesting note in one story I found was Harbaugh was the first Stanford coach to be listed, meaning no other coach, including Bill Walsh, was among Stanford University's top five earners.

I agree with your points but think you misinterpreted my earlier post, "Stanford has unlimited resources for football?" The emphasis was on "for football," as in, Stanford has unlimited resources, yes, but they aren't for football.