Annual SEC Football Recruiting Budgets

[dukes_of_maggard]

According to ESPN:

Tennessee: $1.4M
Alabama: $980K
Auburn: $950K
Arkansas: $666K
Georgia: $623K
Florida: $602K
Mississippi: $495K
Missouri: $363K
Kentucky: $336K
LSU: $302K
Mississippi State: $306K
South Carolina: $248K
Texas A&M: $240K

Vandy doesn't have to report

Thoughts?

 

[bamawriter]

It's impressive that LSU is spending that little and doing do well.

 

[TuskALoosa]

It's impressive that LSU is spending that little and doing do well.

The opposite could be said about Tennessee.

 

[ukvols]

The two things driving that list are commitment to football and the presence or lack of a strong in-state recruiting base. I would have expected LSU's number to at least be closer to Florida's.

 

[ukvols]

The opposite could be said about Tennessee.

Let's make a new list that combines the recruiting budget with the coaches' salaries.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Merge

 

[bamawriter]

Let's make a new list that combines the recruiting budget with the coaches' salaries.

Can we add a column for "bang for your buck"? There's spending money, and then there's money well spent.

 

[ukvols]

Can we add a column for "bang for your buck"? There's spending money, and then there's money well spent.

After stinking it up since the mid-90s, you successfully shattered the bank for a winning coach. Congrats on your sudden good fortune.

I would consider UT's Wins/Recruiting Budget to be more a result of the circumstances of the past four years than anything else.

 

[bamawriter]

After stinking it up since the mid-90s, you successfully shattered the bank for a winning coach. Congrats on your sudden good fortune.

I would consider UT's Wins/Recruiting Budget to be more a result of the circumstances of the past four years than anything else.

Since Saban's arrival at Bama, I'm betting that UT's budget for paying head coaches hasn't been significantly lower than Alabama's, given that UT has been paying people to not coach football.

 

[OrangeBalls]

Since Saban's arrival at Bama, I'm betting that UT's budget for paying head coaches hasn't been significantly lower than Alabama's, given that UT has been paying people to not coach football.

The same could've been said for Bill Curry, Mike Dubose, Mike Price, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula.

We can only hope it won't take that many coaches to finally get it right.

 

[ukvols]

Since Saban's arrival at Bama, I'm betting that UT's budget for paying head coaches hasn't been significantly lower than Alabama's, given that UT has been paying people to not coach football.

OK, you've got us there.

 

[ukvols]

The same could've been said for Bill Curry, Mike Dubose, Mike Price, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula.

We can only hope it won't take that many coaches to finally get it right.

No kidding. At that rate, we should be back in the hunt in about 10 years.

 

[bamawriter]

The same could've been said for Bill Curry, Mike Dubose, Mike Price, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula.

We can only hope it won't take that many coaches to finally get it right.

Actually, Curry and Franchione quit, so we didn't pay them a buyout. And Price was fired for cause, so no buyout there, either. And as bad as Dubose sucked, he has a more recent SEC championship than Fulmer.

 

[TuskALoosa]

The same could've been said for Bill Curry, Mike Dubose, Mike Price, Dennis Franchione and Mike Shula.

We can only hope it won't take that many coaches to finally get it right.

Wrong!!! You left out Ray Perkins.

 

[tomq_123]

It's impressive that LSU is spending that little and doing do well.

They never have to leave the state to recruit, or at worst have to travel next door to Texas. They can all pile into one school owned Prius and drive everywhere. Easy to save money when you don't have to fly anywhere.

 

[tomq_123]

According to ESPN:

Tennessee: $1.4M
Alabama: $980K
Auburn: $950K
Arkansas: $666K
Georgia: $623K
Florida: $602K
Mississippi: $495K
Missouri: $363K
Kentucky: $336K
LSU: $302K
Mississippi State: $306K
South Carolina: $248K
Texas A&M: $240K

Vandy doesn't have to report

Thoughts?

Looks like we are having to still pay Fulmer to NOT recruit also.

 

[OrangeBalls]

Actually, Curry and Franchione quit, so we didn't pay them a buyout. And Price was fired for cause, so no buyout there, either. And as bad as Dubose sucked, he has a more recent SEC championship than Fulmer.

Yet, they all sucked to some degree which was my point of having to continue to replace a coach.

Curry quit because he got tired of the crazies and saw the writing on the wall. Fran quit because he knew he was a bad fit and he really didn't know the true sanctions he was dealing with. Price, well, he got to see a nice tranny.

 

[OrangeBalls]

Wrong!!! You left out Ray Perkins.

I was going to put him in there, but I didn't want to pile on.

 

[#JuanVol]

You never know how universities hide money inside their budget. UT may fully disclose every dime we spend while LSU hides their expenses in general operations.... just a thought

 

[Bassmanbruno]

You never know how universities hide money inside their budget. UT may fully disclose every dime we spend while LSU hides their expenses in general operations.... just a thought

I doubt it. The coaching turnover was probably the big reason UT jumped up 400k from last season.

 

[gordonr24]

LSU and A&M don't have to spend much at all. Plenty of talent to go around.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

LSU and A&M don't have to spend much at all. Plenty of talent to go around.

Well you would think Florida would be that low too but they are double.

 

[gordonr24]

Well you would think Florida would be that low too but they are double.

I can understand LSU being low due to the fact that they have no competition for the in-state talent and they can basically hand pick who they want.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

I can understand LSU being low due to the fact that they have no competition for the in-state talent and they can basically hand pick who they want.

Yeah Louisiana has top talent - but Florida produces that same talent in a much large quantity.. So I still don't get it - they get who they want in Florida for the most part right now as long as the guy didn't grow up a Seminole or Cane and isn't one of the "I want to leave the state" kids. There's enough for all three big Florida schools to stay home and barely leave the state to get guys. I guess it's due to UF choosing to recruit more nationally rather than needing to.

 

[gordonr24]

Yeah Louisiana has top talent - but Florida produces that same talent in a much large quantity.. So I still don't get it - they get who they want in Florida for the most part right now as long as the guy didn't grow up a Seminole or Cane and isn't one of the "I want to leave the state" kids. There's enough for all three big Florida schools to stay home and barely leave the state to get guys. I guess it's due to UF choosing to recruit more nationally rather than needing to.

Florida definitely produces more talent ,but Florida also has to compete with Florida State and Miami. IIRC, Louisiana has the highest talent per capita.