Wow. Incredible! That's more than UF is wasting on Muschamp. Hell, it's more than MOST big time BCS jobs (most are around the $3mil/3.5mil mark).
That's the only reason I could see SMU doing this. Mack would generate some excitement in the program (until they actually play a game!)....maybe two years worth, probably bring in a couple decent recruiting classes because of it...and a few big school transfers. So he could have some sort of success (depending on schedule).
But the ultimate goal would be that Big 12 invite.....
That's the only reason I could see SMU doing this. Mack would generate some excitement in the program (until they actually play a game!)....maybe two years worth, probably bring in a couple decent recruiting classes because of it...and a few big school transfers. So he could have some sort of success (depending on schedule).
But the ultimate goal would be that Big 12 invite.....
Mack is 63...lol......SMU is a mess....He can`t save that program at his age....no way.
SMU easily has some of the wealthiest alumni in all of college football. SMU is an extremely wealthy school.
There is a group of big-money guys at SMU who are enamored with the idea of Mack Brown as a coach who could possibly create magic that would take SMU to a Power 5 conference. (This is obviously unicorns-flying-across-the-sky unlikely.)
I'm told when they asked what it would take to land Mack, they were told a guaranteed 8 years at $4 million per year. But I'm also told that Mack would want more than $2 million for staff salaries, an indoor practice facility and use of a private jet. All told, the tab would be closer to $50 million total.
SMU's administration has basically told the group of big-money boosters that if they want to hire Mack Brown and finance his salary and other needs - ALL OF THE MONEY would have to be financed and in the bank before any such hire.
Now, SMU has deep pockets who could make such a deal happen. Carl Sewell (Sewell Automotive Companies) and Jerry Ford (investor who is the namesake for SMU's football stadium) and others could write checks to cover it all.
But there's a group of younger, big-money guys who are supporting a young, up-and-coming coach such as Mark Hudspeth (Louisiana Ragin Cajuns); Clemson OC Chad Morris; Ohio State OC Tom Herman; or Texas A&M WR coach David Beaty, among others.
One source told me there's a "1 percent chance" that Mack Brown will end up as SMU's coach.
But that source said Brown is "definitely talking to potential assistant coaches, such as Daryl Wyatt (former Texas receivers coach) and others. It will all depend on if some of the 70-something, big-money guys want to write a huge check to see if Mack Brown can help SMU get into a P5 conference."
That source said he thinks the 8-year, $32 million deal being linked to a Mack Brown offer has likely been leaked this week by ... Mack Brown.
"Mack may be leaking this to create a baseline for any other school that might want to hire him," the source said. "It's probably a leverage move by Mack to see who else is out there."
My sources said SMU would likely name a coach in late November or early December.
There is a group of big-money guys at SMU who are enamored with the idea of Mack Brown as a coach who could possibly create magic that would take SMU to a Power 5 conference. (This is obviously unicorns-flying-across-the-sky unlikely.)
I'm told when they asked what it would take to land Mack, they were told a guaranteed 8 years at $4 million per year. But I'm also told that Mack would want more than $2 million for staff salaries, an indoor practice facility and use of a private jet. All told, the tab would be closer to $50 million total.
SMU's administration has basically told the group of big-money boosters that if they want to hire Mack Brown and finance his salary and other needs - ALL OF THE MONEY would have to be financed and in the bank before any such hire.
Now, SMU has deep pockets who could make such a deal happen. Carl Sewell (Sewell Automotive Companies) and Jerry Ford (investor who is the namesake for SMU's football stadium) and others could write checks to cover it all.
But there's a group of younger, big-money guys who are supporting a young, up-and-coming coach such as Mark Hudspeth (Louisiana Ragin Cajuns); Clemson OC Chad Morris; Ohio State OC Tom Herman; or Texas A&M WR coach David Beaty, among others.
One source told me there's a "1 percent chance" that Mack Brown will end up as SMU's coach.
But that source said Brown is "definitely talking to potential assistant coaches, such as Daryl Wyatt (former Texas receivers coach) and others. It will all depend on if some of the 70-something, big-money guys want to write a huge check to see if Mack Brown can help SMU get into a P5 conference."
That source said he thinks the 8-year, $32 million deal being linked to a Mack Brown offer has likely been leaked this week by ... Mack Brown.
"Mack may be leaking this to create a baseline for any other school that might want to hire him," the source said. "It's probably a leverage move by Mack to see who else is out there."
My sources said SMU would likely name a coach in late November or early December.
