Quickly moving up the rankings.

http://www.coacheshotseat.com/CoachesHotSeatRanking.htm

Blog posting has some humorous commentary about NO BUYOUT?!....after you get past all the Jimmy Buffet vids.

Interestilng that he is the highest paid among the top 10 coaches on the list. Boy, is he ever overpaid!

Yeah seriously. I'm so sick of people that think we him owe him something for the winning seasons. For f***k's sake, it was his job and he has been more than adequately compensated for it. I think he did have some great accomplishments, esp. 2003-2004, and he should be acknowledged for that and remain a part of Cal history, but the university and the fan base do not owe him anything more, especially not another year to completely destroy the program.

He's also the longest tenured at his current school, has the best career record and the second best at his current school, all factors in his salary level. While he may be coming up short in the "what have you done for me lately" category, his pay isn't out of line on other counts.

His compensation is very competitive with other big-name coaches. Only difference is he's never gotten his team to a BCS game. Only Kirk Ferentz can compare based on years with team...my god he's making a lot.

I like how they've got their contracts in pdf. far right column in the Salaries and Contracts page.

Using that list and going to the bottom (coaches not on the hot seat), I find

Sonny Dykes at # 108.
3 years HC at Louisiana Tech (WAC)
record 17-11
Road wins this year at: Illinois and Virginia
salary:$400k
Age 42
OC: at Texas Tech (under Leach) and Arizona (under Stoops)

Please forward to AD.

running bear;841966261 said:

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Using that list and going to the bottom (coaches not on the hot seat), I find

Sonny Dykes at # 108.
3 years HC at Louisiana Tech (WAC)
record 17-11
Road wins this year at: Illinois and Virginia
salary:$400k
Age 42
OC: at Texas Tech (under Leach) and Arizona (under Stoops)

Please forward to AD.

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He is a good candidate, for sure.

Anyone remember ESPN's "Bottom 10" column? Maybe we'll crack that too.

running bear;841966261 said:

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Using that list and going to the bottom (coaches not on the hot seat)...

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I like your thinking.

We should be able to lure some green name ranked #76 to #118 in that list, right?

I remember last year when 5 out of 10 of the top 10 was all pac 12.

...and Lane Kiffin all the way down at 100. Yeah right...if U$C drops out of the BCS fans aren't going to be happy

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▲ David Shaw Stanford 40 Pac 10 $1,000,000 2 14 3 0 .824 2 14 3 0 .824 11 2 3 1

:tedford

Lucky.

running bear;841966261 said:

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Using that list and going to the bottom (coaches not on the hot seat), I find

Sonny Dykes at # 108.
3 years HC at Louisiana Tech (WAC)
record 17-11
Road wins this year at: Illinois and Virginia
salary:$400k
Age 42
OC: at Texas Tech (under Leach) and Arizona (under Stoops)

Please forward to AD.

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From wiki:

Quote:

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Arizona

Sonny Dykes joined Mike Stoops' staff at Arizona as offensive coordinator in 2007. In his first season leading the Wildcats' offense, Dykes increased Arizona's offensive output by 130 yards per game and finished second in the Pac-10 in passing offense with a school-record 308 yards per game. Arizona's pass efficiency rating increased 32 points from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, Arizona set single-season records for passing yards, passing yards per game, completions, touchdown passes and completion percentage, in addition to many single-game records by quarterback Willie Tuitama.
During the 2008 season, Dykes helped lead Arizona to eight victories and program's first winning season since the 1998 season. Arizona earned their first bowl appearance since 1998 and defeated #16 BYU 31–21 in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl. In that game, the Wildcats' 31 points were the most in Arizona bowl history. Wide receiver Mike Thomas set the record for the most receptions by any receiver in Pac-10 history. Rob Gronkowski set the school tight end records for single-game, single-season, and career receptions, yards, and touchdowns. Gronkowski was named an Associated Press third-team All-American and All-Pac-10 first-team tight end.
During the 2009 season, Dykes helped lead Arizona to their second consecutive eight-win season and a second place Pac-10 finish, the program's highest since 1998. In the final game of the regular season, Arizona defeated #20 USC 21–17, the Wildcats' first victory over a Pete Carroll-coached USC team. Arizona finished the regular season ranked #22 in the AP Poll, the Wildcats' first national ranking since the 2000 season. The Wildcats' season culminated will an appearance in the 2009 Holiday Bowl. During the 2009 season, Dykes was named as one of the nominees for the Broyles Award, an honor that awarded to the nation's best college football assistant coach.

Louisiana Tech
On January 20, 2010, Sonny Dykes was hired to replace Derek Dooley as the head football coach of Louisiana Tech.[7] In Dykes' first season, LA Tech's record improved to 5–7 overall and 4–4 in the WAC. Dykes was one of only four of the nation's 22 new head coaches to improve a team's conference record from the year before. LA Tech's offense improved in several areas of the NCAA statistical ranks including passing offense (91st in 2009 to 62nd in 2010) and total offense (66th to 52nd) while the team's average offensive national rank improved from 65th in 2009 to 54th in 2010.
In 2011, Dykes led Louisiana Tech to the program's first WAC football title since 2001 and an appearance the Poinsettia Bowl. As a result of LA Tech's success, Dykes was honored as the 2011 WAC Coach of the Year. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, Dykes signed a contract extension to increase his base salary to $750,000 and keep him at Louisiana Tech through the 2017 season.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Dykes

Also, his father Spike Dykes is the all-time winningest football coach in Texas Tech history.

His team is 4-0 this year.

Dykes is at the top of my list. Carrol is a pipe dream. There is no way he is coming here.

interesting list. surprising that embree in boulder not higher than 18.

Dykes does look good- I assume the crack BI staff is perusing the buyout section on his contract <grin>

59bear;841965577 said:

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He's also the longest tenured at his current school, has the best career record and the second best at his current school, all factors in his salary level. While he may be coming up short in the "what have you done for me lately" category, his pay isn't out of line on other counts.

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Kinda like Barry Zito's salary.

Barry has earned his money this year. Most posters here seem to be ignoring a common aspect of salary administration: pay is more often based on what one has done than on what one is currently doing or is likely to do so older workers tend to be overcompensated and younger ones under relative to performance.