EricBerry14 wrote:Butch jones does not make almost 5 a year... Where did you get these numbers?
Orlando Sentinal - I know, not exactly the pinnacle of journalism, but I am also to lazy to verify everything I read there.
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FSU's Jimbo Fisher is the 21st highest-paid coach in the country
By Brendan Sonnone | FSU Chopping Block
Orlando Sentinel
FSU coach Jimbo Fisher raves about his defense's performance in win against NC State.
Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher has the Seminoles ranked as the No. 2 team in the country.
His salary, however, is a little lower than that.
Fisher has the 21st highest salary among FBS head coaches, according to a list released by USA Today. Fisher makes $2,750,000 this season, with a max bonus of $675,000.
Signed in 2011, Fisher’s contract runs through 2016. Former FSU coach Bobby Bowden said earlier this year that Fisher is due for a raise.
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"Being around him, coaching with him, he's got as good a mind on football as you will find," Bowden said. "Florizda State better be happy. They better get their checkbook out here before long. Because you have pro teams and everybody else trying to get him."
It comes as no surprise that Alabama coach Nick Saban, who has led the Tide to back-to-back national titles, has the nation’s highest total salary at $5,545,852.
But what is somewhat shocking is the list of programs that pay their coaches more than FSU pays Fisher. SEC coaches like Arkansas’ Bret Bielema ($5,158,863) and Tennessee’s Butch Jones ($4,860,000) make substantially more than Fisher, despite leading conference bottom dwellers. Even two AAC schools – Louisville (Charlie Strong, $3,738,500) and Cincinnati (Tommy Tuberville, $3,143,000) – pay their coaches more. Fisher is the top paid coach in the ACC.
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