Washington more than doubles Roderick's salary
Washington beat writer Bob Condotta for the Seattle Times filed an open record request and learned Aaron Roderick is going to get $200,000 a year to coach at Washington. You can read about it here. Utah, despite its on-field success, simply doesn't have the funds to compete with many BCS schools when it comes to paychecks for assistants because it lacks the big TV contracts and so forth many of the BCS schools have.
Keeping his talented staff here at Utah is definitely going to be a challenge for coach Kyle Whittingham. Take Roderick, for instance. He was making $92,000 here and I heard was offered $140,000 to stay. The Utes may have gone up even more in a last effort to keep him, but no way could they match Washington's offer.
For a little perspective, Utah's new defensive line coach John Pease was hired for $120,000 while former defensive coordinator Gary Andersen made $193,000, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig made $177,500 and offensive line coach Charlie Dickey, who followed Ludwig to Kansas State, made $154,000.
Dave Schramm, who was at first named co-coordinator with Roderick, is making $100,000 so he'll probably get a raise along with the promotion.
I just don't see how the Utes could have matched Washington's offer for Roderick, particularly if the initial agreement was to give Schramm and Roderick the same salaries as co-coordinators.
Who can blame Roderick for leaving for that kind of money?
Keeping his talented staff here at Utah is definitely going to be a challenge for coach Kyle Whittingham. Take Roderick, for instance. He was making $92,000 here and I heard was offered $140,000 to stay. The Utes may have gone up even more in a last effort to keep him, but no way could they match Washington's offer.
For a little perspective, Utah's new defensive line coach John Pease was hired for $120,000 while former defensive coordinator Gary Andersen made $193,000, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig made $177,500 and offensive line coach Charlie Dickey, who followed Ludwig to Kansas State, made $154,000.
Dave Schramm, who was at first named co-coordinator with Roderick, is making $100,000 so he'll probably get a raise along with the promotion.
I just don't see how the Utes could have matched Washington's offer for Roderick, particularly if the initial agreement was to give Schramm and Roderick the same salaries as co-coordinators.
Who can blame Roderick for leaving for that kind of money?
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Money talks. However, only time will tell if this was sound financial planning in the long term.
I can blame him! How would you leave a program that has proven the last couple of years to produce some GOOD HEAD coaches, He is leaving for less responsibility and more money. He could have easily accepted the position with the Utes and Got close to that salary 200,000 dollar salary (140000 I think you said was possible). 140,000 is alot MORE in Salt Lake than it is in Seattle I.E. cost of living etc is way higher up there, especially real estate. He had a better chance to leave a program who just finished #2 than he has to leave a program that was the worst in division 1, Now that's UTAH STATE BAD!Like all that I said, you could argue he just made a foolish decision.But of course You never know in the world of College Footbal, Only time will tell. I never thought Utah would win the Sugar Bowl this year...
It sounds to me more like UW is tired of being a bottom feeder and has willingly opened up the checkbook for Sarkisian to get the best coaches he can. I would like to know what the previous coaches at UW were being paid under Willingham before drawing any conclusions about Utah and its ability to pay its assistant coaches. The TV pay for BCS conferences (thought the PAC 10 does not have a super tv deal) does irk me, and makes me wonder what the tv revenue sharing agreements are between the MWC teams and the MTN. Do you know?
From a Washington fan's perspective, I think it does make some sense, although I'm just guessing about his rationale.
Utah probably fielded the best team in their history (congratulations on that, btw) but there's the question of sustainability. Considering the geography, conference and an apparent inability of Utah to compete with the bigger conferences on coaching salaries, it may be prudent to leave at the program's apex.
Washington, on the other hand, pays well, is in highly visible conference and has nowhere to go but up. They've put together what appears to be a top-notch coaching/recruiting staff and all signs point to a healthy resurgence in Seattle.
I wonder if Utah would consider a shift to the Pac 10 to make it the Pac 11? I'd love to see you guys knock USC off their arrogant little high horse.
I loved seeing Utah emerge as one of the best programs in the country, and I hope you can sustain it. It's refreshing to see what appears to be a clean program come up and give a good whooping to everybody they face...
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