http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/football/assistant
If you like to wander through big lists of names the link takes you to a recent USA TODAY compilation of assistant coach salaries. Some interesting 'where are they now' items, e.g. the effervescent Mike Ekler is now toiling at North Texas State. Chuck Amato whose first game as head coach at NC State featured Phillip Rivers overcoming a big late lead by a talented team led by ARE. This was a horrendously managed game by Cam. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come and an example of the gulf that exists between coordinator and head coach skill set requirements. Later that day Coach Knight refused to return to Bloomington from a trip and was soon dispatched. But I digress.
My take away came in part from the article that led me to the link. Wisconsin at roughly $2.8M in assistant coach salaries outspent only Purdue, Rutgers, and IU of the B1G schools who released salary information (Northwestern and PSU do not). There are of course exceptions, but assistant salaries are a strong indicator of a program's likely success.
Digressing again, a privilege of advancing years. A few parting opinions. In case you are unaware opinions are like a certain body orafice, everyone has one, most stink.
Fred Glass did Kevin Wilson a favor as he will be very successful at OSU before returning to HC ranks in a few years.
Sheridan will join a list of assistant coaches who have passed through IU on their way to greater success.
2017 will seem long for IU athletics in general, but not so but on the calendar for individual teams.
I was there for 51-6 on a cold and miserable day and the Ross Ade farewell game for Bob Griese and but was there for 19-14 made possible by in part by Terry Cole's weight loss and the forever glorious hit by Ken Kaczmarek on Perry Williams at the IU goal line. This led to a wild night at the Dust drinking, dancing, & listening to the Irresistible Force and a cross country drive to Pasadena for a meeting with OJ and friends.
I think CBS calls it One Shining Moment.
If you like to wander through big lists of names the link takes you to a recent USA TODAY compilation of assistant coach salaries. Some interesting 'where are they now' items, e.g. the effervescent Mike Ekler is now toiling at North Texas State. Chuck Amato whose first game as head coach at NC State featured Phillip Rivers overcoming a big late lead by a talented team led by ARE. This was a horrendously managed game by Cam. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come and an example of the gulf that exists between coordinator and head coach skill set requirements. Later that day Coach Knight refused to return to Bloomington from a trip and was soon dispatched. But I digress.
My take away came in part from the article that led me to the link. Wisconsin at roughly $2.8M in assistant coach salaries outspent only Purdue, Rutgers, and IU of the B1G schools who released salary information (Northwestern and PSU do not). There are of course exceptions, but assistant salaries are a strong indicator of a program's likely success.
Digressing again, a privilege of advancing years. A few parting opinions. In case you are unaware opinions are like a certain body orafice, everyone has one, most stink.
Fred Glass did Kevin Wilson a favor as he will be very successful at OSU before returning to HC ranks in a few years.
Sheridan will join a list of assistant coaches who have passed through IU on their way to greater success.
2017 will seem long for IU athletics in general, but not so but on the calendar for individual teams.
I was there for 51-6 on a cold and miserable day and the Ross Ade farewell game for Bob Griese and but was there for 19-14 made possible by in part by Terry Cole's weight loss and the forever glorious hit by Ken Kaczmarek on Perry Williams at the IU goal line. This led to a wild night at the Dust drinking, dancing, & listening to the Irresistible Force and a cross country drive to Pasadena for a meeting with OJ and friends.
I think CBS calls it One Shining Moment.
