I would think it will be around what Josh makes or a bit higher with the incentives and Bonuses.....General Justin Fuente really wants to stay and continue to Build This Program, and make it into something special, that even the Big 12 is beginning to take notice.....University of Memphis, Delta's Team....The World Is Ours Memphis....

The more interesting question imo will be the assistants increase.

(11-24-2014 03:45 PM)tiger2000 Wrote:  

(11-24-2014 03:43 PM)Trapper John Wrote:  I think this is what a competent administration looks like. You don't play everything out in front of the public, and you don't negotiate through the media. We're just not quite used to competence yet.

Exactly.

When the previous administration kept quiet a lot of fans felt it was part of some master plan.

Truth had to hurt there!

(11-24-2014 06:36 PM)oakland steve Wrote:  The more interesting question imo will be the assistants increase.

This

Pretty sure that Once Coach General Justin Fuente gets a big salary increase, that his coaching staff will see some increase as well....What you have to do to be this competitive nowadays....University of Memphis, Delta's Team.....The World Is Ours Memphis...

If I recall correctly JF currently has a $1M contract but has a substantial bonus pkg, in excess of $700K (don't know the requirements to get it). If so his current salary is in the upper 25% of of the AAC but his bonus is up there with most SEC schools. That said, he deserves an appropriate salary increase but it wouldn't take more than $200-300K to get him in line with some high performing P5 schools. If a new contract comes, I'm guessing his bonus pkg decreases somewhat.

Keeping his assistants should be a major goal too, both for the university & JF. That will take some money, esp going to Odom.

(11-24-2014 07:05 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  If I recall correctly JF currently has a $1M contract but has a substantial bonus pkg, in excess of $700K (don't know the requirements to get it). If so his current salary is in the upper 25% of of the AAC but his bonus is up there with most SEC schools. That said, he deserves an appropriate salary increase but it wouldn't take more than $200-300K to get him in line with some high performing P5 schools. If a new contract comes, I'm guessing his bonus pkg decreases somewhat.

Keeping his assistants should be a major goal too, both for the university & JF. That will take some money, esp going to Odom.

Fuente's base salary is 700k I believe

(11-24-2014 07:05 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  If I recall correctly JF currently has a $1M contract but has a substantial bonus pkg, in excess of $700K (don't know the requirements to get it). If so his current salary is in the upper 25% of of the AAC but his bonus is up there with most SEC schools. That said, he deserves an appropriate salary increase but it wouldn't take more than $200-300K to get him in line with some high performing P5 schools. If a new contract comes, I'm guessing his bonus pkg decreases somewhat.

Keeping his assistants should be a major goal too, both for the university & JF. That will take some money, esp going to Odom.

CJF is currently #70.

I'm thinking his raise will be WELL more than 200-300K if we want to keep him in line with those P5 schools.

I'd like to settle him in somewhere between 1.75 and 2.00.

Go ahead and do a larger increase now, so you reduce (yeah right) the likelihood of having to "match" someone next year.

Ain't NOTHIN decreasing on a new deal (he'd be foolish to do that- even with bonuses)

Coaches Salaries

(11-24-2014 07:12 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  

(11-24-2014 07:05 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  If I recall correctly JF currently has a $1M contract but has a substantial bonus pkg, in excess of $700K (don't know the requirements to get it). If so his current salary is in the upper 25% of of the AAC but his bonus is up there with most SEC schools. That said, he deserves an appropriate salary increase but it wouldn't take more than $200-300K to get him in line with some high performing P5 schools. If a new contract comes, I'm guessing his bonus pkg decreases somewhat.

Keeping his assistants should be a major goal too, both for the university & JF. That will take some money, esp going to Odom.

Fuente's base salary is 700k I believe

You made me go find it to be sure about what I remember seeing, $1,006,779 & max bonus of $725,000 per recent USA published list.

http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/salaries/

(11-24-2014 07:05 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  If I recall correctly JF currently has a $1M contract but has a substantial bonus pkg, in excess of $700K (don't know the requirements to get it). If so his current salary is in the upper 25% of of the AAC but his bonus is up there with most SEC schools. That said, he deserves an appropriate salary increase but it wouldn't take more than $200-300K to get him in line with some high performing P5 schools. If a new contract comes, I'm guessing his bonus pkg decreases somewhat.

Keeping his assistants should be a major goal too, both for the university & JF. That will take some money, esp going to Odom.

If he is offered a $200-$300,000 raise, we will be looking for a new coach

(11-24-2014 08:23 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(11-24-2014 07:05 PM)Atlanta Wrote:  If I recall correctly JF currently has a $1M contract but has a substantial bonus pkg, in excess of $700K (don't know the requirements to get it). If so his current salary is in the upper 25% of of the AAC but his bonus is up there with most SEC schools. That said, he deserves an appropriate salary increase but it wouldn't take more than $200-300K to get him in line with some high performing P5 schools. If a new contract comes, I'm guessing his bonus pkg decreases somewhat.

Keeping his assistants should be a major goal too, both for the university & JF. That will take some money, esp going to Odom.

If he is offered a $200-$300,000 raise, we will be looking for a new coach

I've heard base in the $1.7M range w incentives that can get him up to around $2.7M total compensation.

The Next Big Thing
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-footbal...um=twitter

Dang, he is starting to raise himself on the radar. Read this article, see number 8.

Totally deserved, I forgot to say. Still, I'm confident he'll stay....hopefully until we join the Big 12 I know....I know...I'm just saying.

(11-24-2014 03:23 PM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  Why haven't we heard anything about bowen working on an extension?

cause Bowen doesn't think he looks good with hair weaves

The Memphis football job has been looked at over the years as a place where coaches go to kill their careers. If Coach Fuente moves on to a better job it will go a long way towards changing that perception. Perhaps it will be a little easier landing another quality coach.

No worries, we have so many coaches right here, we'll be fine .

J/K

We should pay him in the top 10 of coaches, like bball.

You give him a raise for 2 reasons...

1 to try to keep him happy...
2 to try to get a decent buyout in case he leaves

(11-25-2014 11:51 PM)Tiger-n-Bear Wrote:  The Next Big Thing
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-footbal...um=twitter

Dang, he is starting to raise himself on the radar. Read this article, see number 8.

Totally deserved, I forgot to say. Still, I'm confident he'll stay....hopefully until we join the Big 12 I know....I know...I'm just saying.

High praise for Fuente. You would think the writer would realize this isn't our first year in the American though.

There are a few other attractive places that might go after Fuente when the season is over. Virginia Tech and Virginia are two ACC schools who might be looking for coaches after the season. Both have been underachieving for 3 or 4 consecutive years and fans are starting to grumble.