Urban Meyer is said to be asking for $12 mill per year
To go pro. That (depending on where you look) would make him the highest paid coach in the NFL. Belichick makes either $11 or $12 mill per yr.
January 5th, 2021 at 12:14 PM ^
WRONG. Urban Meyer does not have a conscience.
January 5th, 2021 at 11:30 AM ^
He gonna rub $100 dollar bills on his aneurysm so it don't go pop.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:28 AM ^
Considering negotiations usually start high and Matt Rhule just got like $9 mil with a career highlight of just getting Baylor to 11 wins I’d say this seems fair.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:29 AM ^
Strikes me that this is a way for him to say no, without having to say no. Be interesting if someone actually says yes to this as to what his response will be.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:33 AM ^
As long as it requires him and his sycophant family from ever wearing Ohio State gear ever again, I'm fine with this.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:55 AM ^
Why do you think his family are sycophants?
January 5th, 2021 at 8:43 AM ^
Best case is Jacksonville says no to that request and then hires Ryan Day.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:47 AM ^
Shahid Khan can afford it.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:55 AM ^
Are nfl teams ready to commit major dollars to Urban? In this covid no fans and lost revenue are they willing to? I'm interested to see how the contracts are for new coaches in the covid year of firing and hiring.
January 5th, 2021 at 8:56 AM ^
He wants to match Belicheck's salary as the highest paid coach in the NFL for a guy with no NFL experience??? lol
January 5th, 2021 at 9:32 AM ^
And Belichick has only, wait let me check my notes... six Super Bowl rings as a head coach and another two as a defensive coordinator... seems reasonable!
January 5th, 2021 at 10:17 AM ^
He ain't getting anymore unless he coaches Tampa Bay next year.
January 5th, 2021 at 1:19 PM ^
Even if he doesn't, ending your career with SB rings in four different decades is not something many can claim, if anyone else really.
January 5th, 2021 at 3:55 PM ^
True, though 4 in one decade is pretty awesome too.
January 5th, 2021 at 9:00 AM ^
Why don’t we just pay him $15 mil a year for 3 years to turn our program around? Then let him go like OSU did and just spend the next 10-15 years using his formula to maintain our football factory and continue to hire place holder HCs at a discount
January 5th, 2021 at 9:01 AM ^
In my opinion there is nothing wrong with asking for what you want. He still may not be 100% ready to coach again and commit to more stress unless someone wants him bad enough to pay for it. And just because he's asking for it doesn't mean he won't settle for a little less for what he considers the right job.
January 5th, 2021 at 10:30 AM ^
Agree. Example that loosely pertains:
Wife just started a new job, and during the negotiations when she was asked what she wanted, she told them between X and Y amount. X was, for her, the absolute minimum amount she could be paid and still afford life. Y would have afforded some breathing room. The company offered her the job at X amount. Similarly, years ago I applied for a new position at a new company doing the same thing I had done, very successfully, at my previous company and asked for a similar pay, the X to Y range, and was offered X. I think many of us already know this, but you can’t ever show up to an interview asking for exactly what you want to get. You don’t sell a house by marketing the price you expect people to pay. A car on the side of the road for sale with $3000 tag on it is NOT expected to be sold for $3000, nor is it probably worth that. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Urban get a 3-4 year contract for big bucks, maybe some kind of extra year or 2 option and his incentives. 3 years, 25-30 million with a 4th year option based on results or something
January 5th, 2021 at 9:05 AM ^
Pay him! Let's do this.
January 5th, 2021 at 9:30 AM ^
Harbaugh has set the bar at $1M per win and getting 12 wins seems unlikely.
January 5th, 2021 at 9:45 AM ^
Just to let teams know, I'm a bargain, only asking $11.75 million a year.
January 5th, 2021 at 9:49 AM ^
Will Harbaugh take it for $10 million?
January 5th, 2021 at 10:15 AM ^
Lots of coaches are going to get big raises if Meyer gets $12M a year.
January 5th, 2021 at 10:19 AM ^
If I'm him, why not? My understanding is the Jags are the ones pursuing him, not the other way around. He's got leverage, and also a history of health issues (none of which I think will go away upon entering the results-based pressure cooker that is the NFL), so you might as well name your price and see if the Jags are willing to ante up.
January 5th, 2021 at 10:38 AM ^
Lmao that's a ludicrous amount of money for him to ask for given his NFL experience
January 5th, 2021 at 11:59 AM ^
At the pro level, I think the Browns coach is better and worth more. Hell, the Browns won 11 games.
January 5th, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
So a guy who has stepped down from his last 2 jobs for "health reasons" finds himself in a position to demand $12M/year and may actually get an offer at or near that price tag.
It's not surprising, but just cements the fact that winning is the only thing that really matters.
January 5th, 2021 at 12:59 PM ^
Let Urban Meyer go pound sand. Nobody in the coaching profession is worth that much $$$.
January 5th, 2021 at 1:37 PM ^
NCs at Fla & osu (AND a 12-0 season at Utah that ended up with a bowl W vs bama) say different.
In a BILLION DOLLAR business, what's $12mill?!
January 5th, 2021 at 2:40 PM ^
January 5th, 2021 at 3:49 PM ^
So is a two win coach worth 8 million/yr then?
January 5th, 2021 at 6:55 PM ^
Slimy not withstanding , Urban must have some big balls to ask to be the highest paid coach in a league he has no track record in.