Again, this isnt much. 700k average and he will have to pay for Coordinators.
It is fcckimg NJ. You know the cost of living there. And you have to live innfckkimg Jersey which means you have to pay them twice as much even after accounting for cost of living.
Rutgers makes more off the B10 contract that an SEC team. They can afford it.
I get what you're saying w/ the $4 million salary for the head coach, that's doable for a Rutgers. But the $7.7 million assistant salary pool is outrageous, even for a low, low tier B10 school w/ the B10 money.
UF paid $5.52 million in 2019, below is the 2018 top salaries. No f'ing way Rutgers can or should be paying that kind of money for 5 to 6 wins/year.
Top 15 assistant salary pools - 2018
1. Ohio State: $7,383,938
2. Clemson: $6,825,000
3. Texas A&M: $6,789,640
4. Auburn: $6,555,600
5. LSU: $6,470,000
6. Georgia: $6,420,000
7. Alabama: $6,123,723
8. Texas: $5,955,000
9. Michigan: $5,875,000
10. Florida State: $5,715,000
11. Tennessee: $5,675,000
12. Washington: $5,465,040
13. Oregon: $5,345,000
14. Oklahoma: $5,133,000
15. South Carolina: $5,050,000