The resultant fallout from Tosh's departure may require a new evaluation on the compensation hierarchy of the coaching staff. Currently the head coach gets the highest compensation, followed by the offensive and defensive coordinators. The other position coaches are lower, but are able to approach the pay of the coordinators because of seniority, and/or other added value. <br /><br />I understand Tedford's reluctance to "overpay" Tosh. Doing so would have undermined his entire staff and caused incredible resentment and disruption. However, it may be time to reevaluate the traditional pay structure.<br /><br />It is now clear that if we ever want to reach BCS bowls on a consistent basis, we have to have either more coaches who are able to recruit at a high level, have the head coach be able to connect to the recruits better, or be able to compensate a star recruiter with the skills of a Tosh, or a Orgeron, or a Miles<br />or a Saban, etc. adequately. Perhaps the ultimate new market rate would be compensation significantly higher that the pay of the coordinatiors. Could that be accepted? If not, then clearly future coaching hires should require recruiting ability as the primary requirement.<br /><br />It may be stunning to many, but in my view very understandable that the recruits who love their key contact would want to follow if he left. The fact that we are having difficulty holding people that had either committed to us or were seriously leaning toward us, reflects this reality.