[Farm93]

The housing was always the problem.  Assistants are going to struggle to justify buying anything in Palo Alto or Menlo Park.  Their salaries are OK, but buying a home should be a medium to long term commitment to an area.  Long term resident is not exactly in the job description.  The Palo Alto rental market is brutal, especially compared to Baton Rouge, South Bend, Ann Arbor or Columbus.  They all can afford $5,000/month in rent, but it would not come close to matching up with what you can get for $2,500 in other places.  That comparable housing discussion is likely not critical to the coach, but essentially to his family.  Getting the housing costs out of the equation was such a big move.  And then to turn it into a positive was brilliance.  There are few schools that could have quality family housing near the facilities, and very few that could allow bike riding to those facilities year round.  And because the houses are all together the staff families likely build much better bonds.  Brilliance!!

Most top tier public schools seem to have $2+ million for the head coach, and $1.5-2+ million for the staff.  The amount of compensation disclosure for the D1 schools is stunning really.  I would guess Stanford is now paying at the level of the most lucrative 40 public schools.

[Farm93]

The housing was always the problem.  Assistants are going to struggle to justify buying anything in Palo Alto or Menlo Park.  Their salaries are OK, but buying a home should be a medium to long term commitment to an area.  Long term resident is not exactly in the job description.  The Palo Alto rental market is brutal, especially compared to Baton Rouge, South Bend, Ann Arbor or Columbus.  They all can afford $5,000/month in rent, but it would not come close to matching up with what you can get for $2,500 in other places.  That comparable housing discussion is likely not critical to the coach, but essentially to his family.  Getting the housing costs out of the equation was such a big move.  And then to turn it into a positive was brilliance.  There are few schools that could have quality family housing near the facilities, and very few that could allow bike riding to those facilities year round.  And because the houses are all together the staff families likely build much better bonds.  Brilliance!!

Most top tier public schools seem to have $2+ million for the head coach, and $1.5-2+ million for the staff.  The amount of compensation disclosure for the D1 schools is stunning really.  I would guess Stanford is now paying at the level of the most lucrative 40 public schools.