Number 1 overpaid D-1 football coach. What a shock.
1. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Estimated 2015 salary: $4 million
Iowa fans are already rolling their eyes. They've heard all this
before because they've seen their school handcuffed for years by the
worst contract in college football. If not for a buyout that at one
point would have pushed $20 million, Ferentz likely would have been out.
No, he definitely would have been out. Instead, because of an unheard
of 10-year deal he signed after the 2009 season, Iowa continues to pay
top-10 money for a program that isn't sniffing the top 10 in the polls.
Coaches agree that Iowa isn't the easiest place to win, but the
resources and facilities are well above average and the division is the
most winnable in the country. For $4 million per season, the Hawkeyes
should get something more -- far more -- than Ferentz's 6.8 victories a
year since he signed the extension. As the buyout becomes more
reasonable as the contract nears its 2020 completion, it'll be
interesting to see at what point the administration is willing to pull
the trigger.
1. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Estimated 2015 salary: $4 million
Iowa fans are already rolling their eyes. They've heard all this
before because they've seen their school handcuffed for years by the
worst contract in college football. If not for a buyout that at one
point would have pushed $20 million, Ferentz likely would have been out.
No, he definitely would have been out. Instead, because of an unheard
of 10-year deal he signed after the 2009 season, Iowa continues to pay
top-10 money for a program that isn't sniffing the top 10 in the polls.
Coaches agree that Iowa isn't the easiest place to win, but the
resources and facilities are well above average and the division is the
most winnable in the country. For $4 million per season, the Hawkeyes
should get something more -- far more -- than Ferentz's 6.8 victories a
year since he signed the extension. As the buyout becomes more
reasonable as the contract nears its 2020 completion, it'll be
interesting to see at what point the administration is willing to pull
the trigger.
