...in college football. This based on a scoring system ranking the 64 coaches in P5 conferences by conference won-lost % the last four years--and comparing that to their annual compensation reported in 2017. The ranking for coaches is 1-64 on each scale, salary and won-lost %.
The difference in rankings is what I'm calling a "value index", and the complete list is at the bottom of this post. For example, Petrino is the 22nd highest paid coach and has the 13th best conference won-lost %. That difference is 9. A positive number indicates you're performing at a higher level than you're being paid. The more positive, the more that outperformance.
Because new coaches often under- or outperform relative to their incoming pay, I filtered the results for coaches in their current jobs at least three years. (Also because a four-year snapshot of won-lost % includes results for the PRIOR coach.) For tenured coaches, here is the top of the value index list:
1 USC (Clay Helton)
2 Pitt (Pat Narduzzi)
3 Wisconsin (Paul Chryst)
4 No Carolina (Larry Fedora)
5 Washington State (Mike Leach)
6 Northwestern (Pat Fitzgerald)
7 NC State (Dave Doeren)
8 Kansas State (Bill Snyder)
9 U of L (Bobby Petrino)
No Nick Saban or Dabo at the top of this list; those guys are handsomely paid for their performance, e.g., Saban's the highest paid coach and #2 in win % for an index of -1. While Saban's greatness is all many people care about, folks who manage money should ask at what cost. Would U of L try to match Bama's payout of $11 million annually EVEN IF it could lure a coach of Saban's quality? Unlikely considering how critical our money issues are now.
But look at Larry Fedora... The guy's making 40% of what Rich Rod's making at Arizona, and he wins more than half of his games in the ACC. Rich Rod wins 43% in arguably an inferior conference.
The point is Petrino is money well spent. You might want more wins over Clemson, but you ain't paying for more wins over Clemson--or anyone else. In fact, you're getting more than you're paying for already...
"Value Index"
1 Oklahoma 50
2 USC 42
3 Baylor 33
T4 Pitt 32
T4 Ole Miss 32
6 Wisconsin 30
7 No Carolina 25
8 Oregon 21
9 Washington State 16
10 Northwestern 15
11 Georgia 14
12 NC State 13
T13 LSU 12
T13 Kansas State 12
15 California 11
16 Nebraska 10
T17 U of L 9
T18 Missouri 9
19 Virg Tech 7
T20 Okla State 6
T20 Boston Coll 6
22 Washington 5
T23 Michigan St 4
T23 WVU 4
T25 tOSU 3
T25 Ariz State 3
T25 Duke 3
T25 Maryland 3
T25 Wake Forest 3
T30 GA Tech 2
T30 Indiana 2
T30 Syracuse 2
T33 TCU 1
T33 Miami 1
T35 Iowa State -1
T35 Alabama -1
T35 Clemson -1
T35 Stanford -1
39 Iowa -2
T40 Penn State -3
T40 Rutgers -3
T40 Kansas -3
43 FSU -4
44 Utah -6
45 Florida -7
46 So Carolina -9
T47 UCLA -10
T47 Colorado -10
49 Minnesota -14
50 Michigan -15
T51 Auburn -16
T51 Mississippi St -16
T51 Vanderbilt -16
54 Oregon State -17
55 Illinois -18
56 Virginia -22
T57 LPT -23
T57 Texas Tech -23
59 Purdue -26
60 Tennessee -27
T61 Texas -28
T61 Texas A&M -28
63 Arkansas -33
64 Arizona -34
The difference in rankings is what I'm calling a "value index", and the complete list is at the bottom of this post. For example, Petrino is the 22nd highest paid coach and has the 13th best conference won-lost %. That difference is 9. A positive number indicates you're performing at a higher level than you're being paid. The more positive, the more that outperformance.
Because new coaches often under- or outperform relative to their incoming pay, I filtered the results for coaches in their current jobs at least three years. (Also because a four-year snapshot of won-lost % includes results for the PRIOR coach.) For tenured coaches, here is the top of the value index list:
1 USC (Clay Helton)
2 Pitt (Pat Narduzzi)
3 Wisconsin (Paul Chryst)
4 No Carolina (Larry Fedora)
5 Washington State (Mike Leach)
6 Northwestern (Pat Fitzgerald)
7 NC State (Dave Doeren)
8 Kansas State (Bill Snyder)
9 U of L (Bobby Petrino)
No Nick Saban or Dabo at the top of this list; those guys are handsomely paid for their performance, e.g., Saban's the highest paid coach and #2 in win % for an index of -1. While Saban's greatness is all many people care about, folks who manage money should ask at what cost. Would U of L try to match Bama's payout of $11 million annually EVEN IF it could lure a coach of Saban's quality? Unlikely considering how critical our money issues are now.
But look at Larry Fedora... The guy's making 40% of what Rich Rod's making at Arizona, and he wins more than half of his games in the ACC. Rich Rod wins 43% in arguably an inferior conference.
The point is Petrino is money well spent. You might want more wins over Clemson, but you ain't paying for more wins over Clemson--or anyone else. In fact, you're getting more than you're paying for already...
"Value Index"
1 Oklahoma 50
2 USC 42
3 Baylor 33
T4 Pitt 32
T4 Ole Miss 32
6 Wisconsin 30
7 No Carolina 25
8 Oregon 21
9 Washington State 16
10 Northwestern 15
11 Georgia 14
12 NC State 13
T13 LSU 12
T13 Kansas State 12
15 California 11
16 Nebraska 10
T17 U of L 9
T18 Missouri 9
19 Virg Tech 7
T20 Okla State 6
T20 Boston Coll 6
22 Washington 5
T23 Michigan St 4
T23 WVU 4
T25 tOSU 3
T25 Ariz State 3
T25 Duke 3
T25 Maryland 3
T25 Wake Forest 3
T30 GA Tech 2
T30 Indiana 2
T30 Syracuse 2
T33 TCU 1
T33 Miami 1
T35 Iowa State -1
T35 Alabama -1
T35 Clemson -1
T35 Stanford -1
39 Iowa -2
T40 Penn State -3
T40 Rutgers -3
T40 Kansas -3
43 FSU -4
44 Utah -6
45 Florida -7
46 So Carolina -9
T47 UCLA -10
T47 Colorado -10
49 Minnesota -14
50 Michigan -15
T51 Auburn -16
T51 Mississippi St -16
T51 Vanderbilt -16
54 Oregon State -17
55 Illinois -18
56 Virginia -22
T57 LPT -23
T57 Texas Tech -23
59 Purdue -26
60 Tennessee -27
T61 Texas -28
T61 Texas A&M -28
63 Arkansas -33
64 Arizona -34
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