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Chris Petersen's UW CFP team was largely Sark's recruits as upperclassmen.

There are a shitload of upperclassmen brought in by Herman contributing on this team, including most of the LOS which has really made the difference. That’s just how it goes in CFB.

Sark has absolutely done a great job putting together a staff that could maximize what was there and turning over the roster to get his guys in, though.

If I’m the AD I’m not necessarily rushing to negotiate against myself and extend him with three years left on his deal after this one. You are getting a relative bargain at this point, might as well see what this looks like next year. But a conference championship, especially one this meaningful, and CFP appearance is rare air as a college HC. If Sark wants to extend he’s earned a top 10-15 salary in line with that, no questions asked.
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21 hours ago, Nicole44 said:

. Like many of you football is my escape. That and this forum. 

If those are your two escapes, then what is this, a hobby?

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7 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

If those are your two escapes, then what is this, a hobby?

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I ride bicycles in my spare time sure. 

I think it's clear the AD's office needs to appoint an ad hoc committee of surly members to negotiate Sark's raise/extension. We have what it takes, and it's really the only path forward.  

1 hour ago, LTtxfan said:

All the compensation talk... here are details:

Sark is in 3rd year of a 6yr contract currently making a salary of $5.6 million --  ranks him 30th for P5 Head Coaches as of Oct. 2023.  Top 10 coaches already make $9mil/yr so SARK will soon get his contract reworked and get PAID. 

 

View list of P5 Coach Salaries here.

 

SARK's current contract salary schedule:

2021-$5.2mil, 2022-$5.4mil, 2023-$5.6mil, 2024- $5.8mil, 2025- $6mil, 2026- $6.2mil

And perks:

 

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8 hours ago, ajax said:

How many people would have preferred guys like Dave Aranda or Sonny Dykes over Sark? Sark had to completely rebuild our program from the foundation up and for that he went 5-7 instead of winning immediately like the former two.

Hell, I remember people giving love to Sam Pittman. Maybe not here but nationally. None of those guys can carry Sark's jock.

I never ever wanted Sonny Dykes anywhere near Texas. Hell, I'm certain SMU wouldn't trade Lashlee back for Sonny today. Aranda impressed in Year 1 -- and has proven to be pretty shitty when he has to get and coach his own players.

Give him a million dollar Christmas bonus with another mill for the natty.

No promise of same next year but if the trajectory continues...

And as mentioned above, spread some out to his staff. Let him advise who gets what. 

 

He IS the Man we need. 

4 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I've seen and heard some rumblings that we could lose Sark.

Listen to less stupid people IMO.

Sark is a legit good guy who loves his team and is dedicated to excellence. Does he turn into Mack Brown, who turned a $475K/year job into a $5 million/year job with several natty championship caliber teams - '01, 04, '05, '08, '09 - and then shits the bed? Maybe... money rounds out the edges in all of us. But for now, what he's accomplished, what he intends to accomplish over the next 5 years... pay the man and let's move on.

Texas' endowment is $42.67 billion (as of 2022) only behind Haaarvad at $49.44. 

Pay the man, within reason, and let's enjoy the next 5 years of dominance...  and aggy, land thieves, and porker's tears. 
 

The market is the market. Look at the list. How does sark compare to kiffin, huepel, and mark stoops?  Those guys are sec coaches making 9 million per year. Why shouldn’t that be the floor?

look at Saban and swinney. Why shouldn’t that be the goal?

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THIS IS THE MARKET FOR COACHES.....ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM. 

 

All other talk is bullshit and fodder.

 

Like I said 9.2 - 9.75 seems to be about right in terms of pay.

10 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

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THIS IS THE MARKET FOR COACHES.....ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM. 

 

All other talk is bullshit and fodder.

 

Like I said 9.2 - 9.75 seems to be about right in terms of pay.

where's Elko on this list? 

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THIS IS THE MARKET FOR COACHES.....ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM. 
 
All other talk is bullshit and fodder.
 
Like I said 9.2 - 9.75 seems to be about right in terms of pay.

Fuck that. There’s exactly 2 guys on that list might take over Sark right now. Might.

Don’t be fucking stingy.

You have to pay the market rate or the market will correct it for you.  It’s why most coaches get a raise after a great year.  We got a bargain at the beginning with Sarkisian because he was toting some baggage.  Del Conte has said before that the program is evaluated after the season is over.  So far it’s mostly been a fun season, so we’ll see how it goes.  I wouldn’t trade Sark for Lane Kiffin.  So there’s your market. 

9 hours ago, Daichee Bell said:

You get a raise!! And you get a raise! And you!!

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You get a shuttlecock! And you get a shuttlecock! 

 

5 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Any extension given this season will be 4 years it’s that simple. I posted top 15 salaries earlier. He needs to make more than Kiffin full stop. 9.25-9.75 seems ideal with bonuses for performance that can get him to 10.5-11.5 million.

 

Sark so far has been our best coach outside of Mack since Akers. 
 

 

 

In years, he's ahead of Mack by a lot. 

Mack made it so he can get there, though. 

14 minutes ago, CycleTex87 said:

You have to pay the market rate or the market will correct it for you.  It’s why most coaches get a raise after a great year.  We got a bargain at the beginning with Sarkisian because he was toting some baggage.  Del Conte has said before that the program is evaluated after the season is over.  So far it’s mostly been a fun season, so we’ll see how it goes.  I wouldn’t trade Sark for Lane Kiffin.  So there’s your market. 

Yep.  I say make him the 8th highest paid or even better given timing.   He is not more accomplished than Kelly yet though 

2 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

I think it's clear the AD's office needs to appoint an ad hoc committee of surly members to negotiate Sark's raise/extension. We have what it takes, and it's really the only path forward.  

Surly would keep bidding against itself and end up offering $20MM without Sark's agent even unmuting on the zoom call because We're Texas™️

Just now, gmr548 said:

Surly would keep bidding against itself and end up offering $20MM without Sark's agent even unmuting on the zoom call because We're Texas™️

That’s a good idea. A silent auction lol


There are a shitload of upperclassmen brought in by Herman contributing on this team, including most of the LOS which has really made the difference. That’s just how it goes in CFB.

Sark has absolutely done a great job putting together a staff that could maximize what was there and turning over the roster to get his guys in, though.

If I’m the AD I’m not necessarily rushing to negotiate against myself and extend him with three years left on his deal after this one. You are getting a relative bargain at this point, might as well see what this looks like next year. But a conference championship, especially one this meaningful, and CFP appearance is rare air as a college HC. If Sark wants to extend he’s earned a top 10-15 salary in line with that, no questions asked.

You leave the “bargain contract” talk to Billy luicci and those texum Aggies. They know Maseratis and stuff.
50 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

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Unless I missed something, Jimbo still getting paid.  To sit on his ass and speculate about the tennis team, sure, but still, he's getting paid.

24 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

Surly would keep bidding against itself and end up offering $20MM without Sark's agent even unmuting on the zoom call because We're Texas™️

Jesus, these posts, it's like walking into Texags.

Give the man a raise for several more years but keep the man hungry.

 

1 hour ago, ChickenNuggets said:

Fast forward to 4:30 for CDC's intro... 

he looks 10 years younger to me, just three years ago. This job wears on you. 
 

 

7 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

he looks 10 years younger to me, just three years ago. This job wears on you. 
 

 

no cloak room, but I remember how Obama aged in office.  Maybe it's crazy to compare a football coach to POTUS, but both are high-pressure jobs. One just has greater consequences than the other.  The other pays much better.  

7 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

no cloak room, but I remember how Obama aged in office.  Maybe it's crazy to compare a football coach to POTUS, but both are high-pressure jobs. One just has greater consequences than the other.  The other pays much better.  

There’s some pics of Bush jr and Mack brown that will show the same

Sark 2023 Report Card
A+ 15-0 National Champions or 14-1 Title Loser
A   13-1 or 12-2 Big 12 Title, Playoff Loser
A-  13-1 or 12-2 Big 12 Title Loser, Major Bowl Winner
B   11-3 Big 12 Title Loser, Bowl Winner
C 10-4 Big 12 Title loser, Bowl Winner 
D 9-4
F 8-5 or worse
 
 
 
Needs revision for 14-1 title winner
8 hours ago, ChickenNuggets said:

where's that shitstain Elko on this list? 

If you count all the incentives, I believe No. 1.

I was disappointed after 5-7, feeling that bowl eligibility had been possible, if Sark had made a couple different decisions. In retrospect, I have to admit to being wrong; since his decisions put us on this arc where we are in the playoffs in year3.  
 
List of coaches who turned things around in two years:

Stoops

Carroll

Meyer x 2

Tressel

Helfrich

Saban took three years to get to theBCS title game. 
 
Most of the above coaches inherited better talent on their rosters. 
 
I don’t know that we’re going that far this year, but we’re in the playoffs and this team’s success (unlike 2004-2009 Texas teams) isn’t based on the QB carrying the team. The foundation of this team looks very solid. 
 
Arguably, Sark is outperforming early years Mack. Can anyone make a counter argument?

I suspect that if Texas doesn’t want to pay him market salary, there are other programs that happily will. 

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Even when I was in the doubter camp, I was adamant we were not going to be able to hire another coach better than Sark. Now that he's won the conference and got us into the CFP, he deserves a raise to show our gratitude at the very least. 

If he does something similar next year, he deserves a mega deal.

Now more than ever due to transfer portal, stability with the coaching staff is vital. 

I'm sure after the playoffs we will see a raise/extension for Sark and a bump for all assistants. Make it so. 

 

If Sark falls through, we can get Jimbo on aggy’s dime

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6 minutes ago, Spankytoes said:

If Sark falls through, we can get Jimbo on aggy’s dime

Jimbo is coming here next year.  
 

 

 

Recruiting analyst. 

3 hours ago, statsman said:

I was disappointed after 5-7, feeling that bowl eligibility had been possible, if Sark had made a couple different decisions. In retrospect, I have to admit to being wrong; since his decisions put us on this arc where we are in the playoffs in year3.  
 
List of coaches who turned things around in two years:

Stoops

Carroll

Meyer x 2

Tressel

Helfrich

Saban took three years to get to theBCS title game. 
 
Most of the above coaches inherited better talent on their rosters. 
 
I don’t know that we’re going that far this year, but we’re in the playoffs and this team’s success (unlike 2004-2009 Texas teams) isn’t based on the QB carrying the team. The foundation of this team looks very solid. 
 
Arguably, Sark is outperforming early years Mack. Can anyone make a counter argument?

I suspect that if Texas doesn’t want to pay him market salary, there are other programs that happily will. 

I also seem to remember Sark kicked ass in recruiting that offseason thanks to getting a head start not having to prepare for a bowl game. That recruiting he did over the offseason paid way more dividends than playing in a shitty bowl that season ever would have

5 minutes ago, Shaddie said:

Recruiting analyst. 

Nah, our tennis team is in pretty good shape recruiting-wise.

Washington over the last several years has been a fairly solid program but I’d argue that since DeBoer has been there m, he’s done a helluva job. His trajectory is interesting. Sioux Falls—-Fresno State—-Washington. I know they benefit a lot from having Penix and other players with experience but think he’s done a great job since he’s been there. This would be year two? They only played four games the Covid year and the next were 4-8 the year before he started coaching. 

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8 minutes ago, texifornia said:

This is who Steve Sarkisian is

But he couldn't even beat out Gundy for Big12 Coach of the Year.

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Jimbo is coming here next year.  
 
 
 
Recruiting analyst. 

Is he gonna study film with Case?

I guess the question is, are we looking at something sustainable or a Jimbo flash in the pan.  If we think Sark can continue to deliver (gonna be harder to win the conference going forward... bigger conference and arguably tougher conference), we do whatever it takes.  If we think Sark is a good solid coach but most of our success comes from NIL, good batch of players, we're Texas, etc. (history shows that aint enough IMO), then be tight.

 

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59 minutes ago, butthurt said:

Sark side piping 

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1 hour ago, butthurt said:

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Had to go to Instagram to check that's a real picture. Yep.

lol

5 hours ago, Shaddie said:

Jimbo is coming here next year.  
 

 

 

Recruiting analyst. 

Someone should stroke a $100k check to Jimbo to just stand on the sidelines with headset on during the Texas v. aggie game next year.

12 minutes ago, Orange&White said:

Someone should stroke a $100k check to Jimbo to just stand on the sidelines with headset on during the Texas v. aggie game next year.

Only if we get Jimbo Jr. with all the bling, and someone to bring the pimpstick they danced with in the UCLA game.  If you're in, go all in.

 

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

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I see what you did there and I love it!

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