Mike Norvell’s deal starts at $1.8 million in base pay during year one, per Steve Berkowitz

It's nice work when you can get it.

2.51 million for the asst pool is great

(12-15-2015 05:25 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  2.51 million for the asst pool is great

Anyone know what the asst pool amount was this year under Fuente?

(12-15-2015 05:33 PM)Swearingen20 Wrote:  

(12-15-2015 05:25 PM)MemphisFan95 Wrote:  2.51 million for the asst pool is great

Anyone know what the asst pool amount was this year under Fuente?

It went up by $150,000 in 2014, making it $2.1 million

http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/...s-contract

WOW, that is a ton for a first time HC isn't it?

(12-15-2015 05:39 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  WOW, that is a ton for a first time HC isn't it?

My thoughts too Sundance.

My guess was $1.4m, a $500K increase from his reported $900K OC salary at Arizona State.

$1.8M is more than Fuente made in Year 4, which was around $1.7M.

(12-15-2015 05:39 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  WOW, that is a ton for a first time HC isn't it?

I'm thinking the same thing. Let's all hope he earns it.

His buyout is that same as Fuente's buyout was. Does that mean that he negotiated a low buyout like some claim Fuente did?

(12-15-2015 05:48 PM)Tigx Wrote:  

(12-15-2015 05:39 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  WOW, that is a ton for a first time HC isn't it?

My thoughts too Sundance.

My guess was $1.4m, a $500K increase from his reported $900K OC salary at Arizona State.

$1.8M is more than Fuente made in Year 4, which was around $1.7M.

(12-15-2015 06:03 PM)tigerlands Wrote:  I'm thinking the same thing. Let's all hope he earns it.

Maybe it's a show of force? A way to show the world we are hitters?

ESPN is reporting that Norvell's contract is for five years and he will be paid a base salary of 'just north' of $1.9M per season.

Seems high to me. Not sure why we had to pay him this much, but all's well if he wins. I used to say I trust they guys spending their own money but Pastner doe.

That assistant pool puts us higher than a chunk of the bottom of the P5, unless a bunch of them step it up.

Mizzou just paid $2.3m for Odom, and to me that's a bit more of a risky hire as a head coach. Norvell was Deputy Head Coach this past year, and if anyone understands the relationship Todd Graham and Norvell had over the years, we can be assured that he was exposed to much of the requirements of a head coach.

So for a non-P5 salary for a coordinator it may be high, but for a P5 team its not.

The difference may be that we are a winning program so we can afford to pay more. In the past....had we had a losing program....maybe we would not have paid so much for a coach and not had many high paid coaches to talk to about the job. Not sure if that is a factor but it may be. Also in 2012 when we hired Fuente, we were in C USA and now we are in a much better conference with a good TV package. We have a very visible upside also which means we had a better selection of coaches to recruit since Fuente had already proven that a winning program at Memphis was attainable in a very short time. The old "Memphis....the coaches graveyard"....had been debunked thus more good coaches were interested in the job.

(12-15-2015 06:35 PM)UofMstateU Wrote:  That assistant pool puts us higher than a chunk of the bottom of the P5, unless a bunch of them step it up.

Mizzou just paid $2.3m for Odom, and to me that's a bit more of a risky hire as a head coach. Norvell was Deputy Head Coach this past year, and if anyone understands the relationship Todd Graham and Norvell had over the years, we can be assured that he was exposed to much of the requirements of a head coach.

So for a non-P5 salary for a coordinator it may be high, but for a P5 team its not.

Has he hired a DC yet?

The boosters want to pay a high salary to show to any prospective p5 conference that we are committed to winning in football. This is the highest priority

also a bit of risk to leave the comforts of a PAC-12 program for one on the outside. I'm fine with the salary and elated by the assistant pool

The AAC has Stepped up in Pay for coaches and Getting better and better....The AAC wants to become P6 and the Exposure we are getting on ESPN and the Schools wanting to build better Facilities helps our league ina big way and want to begin talks on a Bigger Tv Deal and INcreased Bowl payout for our next contract and Aresco is working on it...Now with all that said our Assistant Coach's pool is the HIGHEST in the AAC....Thats huge at also continuing to stay at the top of the league...Yes Coach Norvell loves Memphis and it Fits Him and his family, but it helps to have great Assistants come build it with you....Plus Dickey is gonna help him just like he helped Justin when he got here....But Dickey Loves Memphis and So Does Coach Norvell and Coach Lanning.....No Limits....The World Is Ours MEmphis....

(12-15-2015 08:28 PM)Bathtub Gin Wrote:  The boosters want to pay a high salary to show to any prospective p5 conference that we are committed to winning in football. This is the highest priority

Wasn't this what Steve Ernhart mentioned on Parrish's show? That Bowslby wanted to know if Memphis was committed to football post-Fuente?

That's a goofy comment. We just went 9-3 two years in a row, the best two year run ever (or in modern times at least). We were paying Fuente well, and offered more. We had a good attendance average. Sure, Bowlsby, now were just going to pull the rug out from under it and be happy to go back to struggling.

He's getting a little senile I think. He quite often makes comments that BigXII AD's and presidents come out and dispute in their local news.