College Football's Highest Paid Coaches - Are they worth it? You Decide

            Tuberville is 80-33 overall (50-24 in conference play). He’s brought in only 1 SEC Championship and has yet to bring a BCS title home. The only thing that is keeping Tuberville in Auburn is his streak against arch-rival Alabama.  He has plenty of division titles, but can’t seem to go beyond the SEC West. He’ll have to start shelling out some more conference wins (what he really needs are championships) if he wants to stay around. A couple of losses to Alabama, and he won’t have anything left to offer.

Jim Tressel, Ohio State $2,600,000 – WORTH IT

            In the past seven seasons, Tressel has taken the Buckeyes to 3 National Championship, winning the title once. He also has three Big 10 Championships to go with his 73-16 overall record. Did I mention he went undefeated in 2002? Not bad for a guy who wears sweater vests. He’s won four bowl games in seven years, and Ohio State has its eye on a few more.

Mack Brown, Texas $2,910,000 - WORTH IT

            Coach Brown has managed to keep the Longhorns in the Top 25 since he took over in 1998 (lowest ranking was 23). He’s brought home one National Championship, which was recent enough to keep hopes of another one fresh in the minds of the Longhorn faithful. His record of 103-25 at Texas is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, and he’s a world-renowned recruiter, but a couple more Big 12 South wins this season will keep him happy at Texas for a while longer.  

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa $2,700,000 – NOT WORTH IT

            I’m not going to pretend that I know a whole lot about Kirk Ferentz. But I can tell you this- he’s only won 2 conference titles in his eight years at Iowa. You’re probably thinking, “hey, two conference titles in eight years, that ain’t bad!” You’re right, it’s not that bad, but did I mention that he has had four losing seasons in that eight year time span? With the price tag he has, he needs to produce a few more wins. His conference record is a lousy 34-38 lifetime at Iowa, not hardly worth the almost 3 million bucks he’s paid to coach there.

Bob Stoops, Oklahoma $3,450,000 – WORTH IT

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