wbtfg said:
AllWeatherFan said:
True, but there is no reason we can't pay a head coach $250,000, and the coordinators $150,000 base salaries.
Would that have kept Hauck/Breske/Smith...etc from leaving?
Probably not considering the job offers they got, but it would have at least made them think about it. Smith can't be making much more than $150,000 coaching QB's for Boise State. If he was making that in Missoula, he and his wife would have the option to stay in Missoula and not be hurting themselves financially. Hauck and Breske had offers they couldn't refuse and UM couldn't compete against those jobs.
But look at Brian Wright, he is set to make $139,000 per year at FAU. You think he would move down there and take that job if he could make the same amount in Bozeman? I doubt it. Both programs could certainly keep guys they normally wouldn't if salaries are increased to what was suggested.