Lots of talk about coaching salary and $2.9 as an average big 12 salary. lots of delusion going around so to clear this market salary notion up..
let's take a look at comparing Underwood to COMPARABLE coaches in big 12. I.e not Self, Kruger, Drew, Huggins. Those guys have been doing this way longer and way more successful. You don't get to call market average when you're not even in the same ballpark.
Prohm - $1.8MM
Beard - $1.0MM
Weber - $2.0MM
Dixon - $2.8MM
Smart - $3.0MM
The average of those guys...$2.2.
Underwood has become the 8th highest paid coach in college basketball and the 2nd highest in the Big 10.
Don't be delusioned, we were offfering him a significant uptick in salary and a fair initial offer with open discussions to be had.
let's take a look at comparing Underwood to COMPARABLE coaches in big 12. I.e not Self, Kruger, Drew, Huggins. Those guys have been doing this way longer and way more successful. You don't get to call market average when you're not even in the same ballpark.
Prohm - $1.8MM
Beard - $1.0MM
Weber - $2.0MM
Dixon - $2.8MM
Smart - $3.0MM
The average of those guys...$2.2.
Underwood has become the 8th highest paid coach in college basketball and the 2nd highest in the Big 10.
Don't be delusioned, we were offfering him a significant uptick in salary and a fair initial offer with open discussions to be had.
