I saw this comment the other day so I looked at the numbers. Last year, 42 teams won 8 or more games, and when you rank those teams, guess who is dead last in head coach salary per game won? Texas was at $650,000 per win. This doesn't include assistant salaries, bonuses, etc.
I suppose you could look over multiple years but you would have to find historical salaries and wins, etc. Nevertheless, the numbers for 2011 are telling. I looked at all the teams for which these statistics were available, including coaches' salaries and 2011 wins and losses. USA Today listed a bonus figure, which I've included, but the cost per win is calculated based on "Total Pay" and wins -- not including bonus since I don't know if they got it or not.
Here were the top 10 (lowest cost per win):
| Name | School | Conference | School Pay | Other Pay | Total Pay | Max Bonus | Wins | Losses | Pct | Cost/Win | Rank |
| Hugh Freeze | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | $151,660 | $50,500 | $202,160 | $22,500 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | $ 20,216 | 1 |
| Dave Doeren | Northern Illinois | MAC | $371,000 | $0 | $371,000 | $205,000 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | $ 33,727 | 2 |
| Mark Hudspeth | Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | $360,000 | $1,000 | $361,000 | $65,000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | $ 40,111 | 3 |
| Tim Beckman | Toledo | MAC | $409,000 | $2,540 | $411,540 | $280,000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | $ 45,727 | 4 |
| Frank Solich | Ohio | MAC | $465,099 | $11,250 | $476,349 | $288,325 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | $ 47,635 | 5 |
| Sonny Dykes | Louisiana Tech | WAC | $450,000 | $10,500 | $460,500 | $310,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 57,563 | 6 |
| Larry Fedora | Southern Mississippi | CUSA | $685,000 | $19,500 | $704,500 | $387,500 | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | $ 58,708 | 7 |
| Mario Cristobal | Florida International | Sun Belt | $497,183 | $0 | $497,183 | $50,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 62,148 | 8 |
| Kevin Sumlin | Houston | CUSA | $1,200,000 | $0 | $1,200,000 | $500,000 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 | $ 92,308 | 9 |
| Rocky Long | San Diego State | Mt. West | $800,000 | $1,000 | $801,000 | $855,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 100,125 | 10 |
I haven't looked up everybody, but at least two of those coaches have new jobs at better programs this season.
Here's the bottom 10 (highest per win):
| Name | School | Conference | School Pay | Other Pay | Total Pay | Max Bonus | Wins | Losses | Pct | Cost/Win | Rank |
| Mack Brown | Texas | Big 12 | $5,192,500 | $1,000 | $5,193,500 | $850,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 649,188 | 1 |
| Gene Chizik | Auburn | SEC | $3,500,000 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $1,200,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 437,500 | 2 |
| Bob Stoops | Oklahoma | Big 12 | $4,075,000 | $0 | $4,075,000 | $819,500 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | $ 407,500 | 3 |
| Nick Saban | Alabama | SEC | $4,683,333 | $150,000 | $4,833,333 | $700,000 | 12 | 1 | 0.923 | $ 402,778 | 4 |
| Gary Pinkel | Missouri | Big 12 | $2,700,000 | $0 | $2,700,000 | $850,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 337,500 | 5 |
| Bobby Petrino | Arkansas | SEC | $3,635,000 | $3,000 | $3,638,000 | $650,000 | 11 | 2 | 0.846 | $ 330,727 | 6 |
| Bo Pelini | Nebraska | Big Ten | $2,775,000 | 0 | $2,775,000 | $1,000,000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | $ 308,333 | 7 |
| Jimbo Fisher | Florida State | ACC | $2,750,000 | $0 | $2,750,000 | $725,000 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | $ 305,556 | 8 |
| Les Miles | LSU | SEC | $3,751,000 | $105,417 | $3,856,417 | $700,000 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 | $ 296,647 | 9 |
| Paul Johnson | Georgia Tech | ACC | $2,369,000 | $0 | $2,369,000 | $1,125,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 296,125 | 10 |
Bob Stoops and Nick Saban are at about 62% of Texas' CPW, and the Mad Hatter was at 47% of our CPW.
And then the Big 12:
| Name | School | Conference | School Pay | Other Pay | Total Pay | Max Bonus | Wins | Losses | Pct | Cost/Win | Rank |
| Mack Brown | Texas | Big 12 | $5,192,500 | $1,000 | $5,193,500 | $850,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 649,188 | 2 |
| Tommy Tuberville | Texas Tech | Big 12 | $2,050,000 | $9,000 | $2,059,000 | $1,025,000 | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | $ 411,800 | 3 |
| Bob Stoops | Oklahoma | Big 12 | $4,075,000 | $0 | $4,075,000 | $819,500 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | $ 407,500 | 4 |
| Gary Pinkel | Missouri | Big 12 | $2,700,000 | $0 | $2,700,000 | $850,000 | 8 | 5 | 0.615 | $ 337,500 | 5 |
| Bill Snyder | Kansas State | Big 12 | $1,925,000 | $0 | $1,925,000 | $455,000 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | $ 192,500 | 7 |
| Paul Rhoads | Iowa State | Big 12 | $1,150,000 | $1,500 | $1,151,500 | $1,400,000 | 6 | 7 | 0.462 | $ 191,917 | 8 |
| Mike Gundy | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | $2,100,000 | 0 | $2,100,000 | $500,000 | 12 | 3 | 0.800 | $ 175,000 | 9 |
| Art Briles | Baylor | Big 12 | $1,549,396 | 0 | $1,549,396 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.769 | $ 154,940 | 10 |
I don't know much about the mechanics of football and coaching -- that's why I read the great write-ups here. I'm not saying that I want Frank Solich or Sonny Dykes to coach our team necessarily, and there are a lot of other metrics to consider when coaches get hired or fired. But I don't think its out of line for the people that are paying for this product to ask if we're getting our money's worth. If I were an Okie Late, KState, or Oklahoma fan I would be very happy, and I would start watching film on the Huskies.
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