I hope Hokie Mark is right that the NCAA caps this soon. I was shocked to see FSU so high up there and to see Bama not at the highest.
http://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2017/05/coaching-staff-sizes.html#!/2017/05/coaching-staff-sizes.html
How many assistants, recruiters and other staff does each school employ? CBS Sports obtained that information from the NCAA, and I've included the ACC, SEC and Big Ten here:
| ACC | Staff |
| Ga Tech | 19 |
| Pitt | 24 |
| Wake Forest | 25 |
| Boston College | 26 |
| Va Tech | 26 |
| Virginia | 28 |
| Miami | 29 |
| Duke | 30 |
| UNC | 31 |
| NC State | 32 |
| Louisville | 33 |
| FSU | 33 |
| Clemson | 35 |
| Syracuse | 37 |
| SEC | Staff |
| Tennessee | 18 |
| Vanderbilt | 25 |
| Kentucky | 26 |
| LSU | 27 |
| Alabama | 31 |
| Missouri | 31 |
| Ole Miss | 31 |
| Mississippi St | 32 |
| Florida | 33 |
| S Carolina | 34 |
| Texas AM | 34 |
| Arkansas | 36 |
| Auburn | 41 |
| Georgia | 42 |
| B1G | Staff |
| Minnesota | 22 |
| Wisconsin | 28 |
| Penn State | 28 |
| Nebraska | 29 |
| Indiana | 32 |
| Purdue | 32 |
| Iowa | 32 |
| Northwestern | 32 |
| Ohio State | 32 |
| Mich State | 33 |
| Illinois | 34 |
| Rutgers | 34 |
| Maryland | 35 |
| Michigan | 40 |
source: http://www.cbssports.com/images/collegefootball/College-Football-Staff-Sizes.pdf
OBSERVATIONS: No surprise that Ga Tech is trying to go cheap, but shocked that Syracuse had so many on staff!
A few schools do seem to be abusing this - notably Michigan, which seems to be abusing every rule they can these days.
Look for the NCAA to put a cap on the number of staff for football in the near future - it will probably be in the high 30's, though.
The numbers are bogus, per the ncaa.
ReplyDeleteNotre Dame has the largest football staff in the country, according to an NCAA survey obtained exclusively by CBS Sports.
Now for some perspective: Notre Dame's number – obtained via a preliminary look at the NCAA's next big dig down on outsized college football ambitions -- should definitely be taken with a grain of salt.
"Six or seven grains of salt," said Bob Bowlsby, chairman of the NCAA Oversight Committee that will have first crack at recommending staff size limitations.
However, the NCAA told CBS Sports the methodology to measure the staff sizes of 127 FBS schools in 2016 came from mere website research.
At one point on a conference call last month, Bowlsby made reference to unnamed program that had 97 staff members.
Bowlsby and NCAA Council chair Jim Phillips stressed the preliminary nature of the survey numbers. That suggests the survey -- besides being way early in the process -- is at best incomplete and sometimes inaccurate.
The Crimson Tide are credited with just one strength and conditioning staff member. A quick check of Alabama's own website shows the program employs the NCAA maximum five strength coaches.
"We've got some work to be done," said Bowlsby while commenting on the survey's preliminary results.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/as-ncaa-zeroes-in-on-college-football-staff-sizes-survey-shows-inconsistencies/amp/
Based on that info, the cap may end up being higher than I thought. No way is it good for college football for anyone to have 97 paid staffers - that's more than the number of players on scholarship! (or is it? another discussion...)
Delete85 scholarship limit
DeleteOfficially, yes. Not counting all of the grey-shirts, red-shirts, medical red-shirts, and walk-ons who quietly get everything paid for by some rich boosters... but hey, "if you ain't cheatin', you ain't trying", right SEC?!? Against that backdrop, what are a few extra off-the-books coaches?
DeleteThat actually *does* include redshirts and medical redshirts.
DeleteGray shirts typically aren't even on campus. So I'm not sure what your objection is there.
$100 handshakes for walk ons? Come back to reality...