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For a Head Coach, is the NFL still valued over CFB?

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The thought struck me, that the game has changed substantially since Butch left. At the time, the difference in pay and prestige between a Head Coach in the NFL and a Head Coach in CFB was substantial.

Since then, salaries have gotten MUCH closer, both in a dollar amount and in percentage (i.e., a split before of $1mm CFB - $3mm NFL is not the same as a $4mm CFB - $6mm NFL)

If done right, College Football Head Coaches have a longer career, and better payout. No one is asking Nick Saban to go to the NFL, and Chip Kelly may soon be back in the college ranks.

My point is, a lot of other posters seem to think our head coaching position is a steppingstone to the NFL, and I don't think that is desired anymore...
 
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College coaching is much harder work and goes all year. NFL actually has more down time now. Plus, long term coaching careers are getting scarcer as the price goes up.
 
futurecane said:
The thought struck me, that the game has changed substantially since Butch left. At the time, the difference in pay and prestige between a Head Coach in the NFL and a Head Coach in CFB was substantial.

Since then, salaries have gotten MUCH closer, both in a dollar amount and in percentage (i.e., a split before of $1mm CFB - $3mm NFL is not the same as a $4mm CFB - $6mm NFL)

If done right, College Football Head Coaches have a longer career, and better payout. No one is asking Nick Saban to go to the NFL, and Chip Kelly may soon be back in the college ranks.

My point is, a lot of other posters seem to think our head coaching position is a steppingstone to the NFL, and I don't think that is desired anymore...
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The NFL is still the pinnacle. Not every great college HC is cut out for it - the most self aware ones know that and never try to get a job there.

As for which is harder - well you hold a player's career in your hands in college with the scholarship system. In the NFL you have to motivate millionaires...
 
Gatorhater said:
College coaching is much harder work and goes all year. NFL actually has more down time now. Plus, long term coaching careers are getting scarcer as the price goes up.
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Steve Spurrier said the nfl is way harder. Coaches sleep in their offices , usually don't go home during the week. It was just too much, interfered with his golf. He had to dedicate too much of his life.

You rarely hear of college coaches burning out but it's quite common in the league . It's the best of the best , no recruiting so the rosters are not lopsided. So coaching is huge.

Bill Snyder or Bobby Bowden couldn't survive one nfl season .

College coaches assistants do the recruiting , their job is to just close . That's why you always hear position coaches names during recruiting season .

The only pro to nfl coaches is it's all football, no boosters or alumni events .
 
NFL has more value. It is the ultimate stage and a Super Bowl is the ultimate goal
 
I just don't see it. Your odds of burning out (****, flaming out) in the NFL are astronomical, and in college you can be way more hands off and be a god for years.

Maybe it used to be like that, but nowadays I think college is at par with NFL, if not above, from a career perspective.
 
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futurecane said:
The thought struck me, that the game has changed substantially since Butch left. At the time, the difference in pay and prestige between a Head Coach in the NFL and a Head Coach in CFB was substantial.

Since then, salaries have gotten MUCH closer, both in a dollar amount and in percentage (i.e., a split before of $1mm CFB - $3mm NFL is not the same as a $4mm CFB - $6mm NFL)

If done right, College Football Head Coaches have a longer career, and better payout. No one is asking Nick Saban to go to the NFL, and Chip Kelly may soon be back in the college ranks.

My point is, a lot of other posters seem to think our head coaching position is a steppingstone to the NFL, and I don't think that is desired anymore...
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I am ok with this job going to someone with NFL aspirations. It means he is ambitious, driven, innovative and one **** of a coach.
 
futurecane said:
I just don't see it. Your odds of burning out (****, flaming out) in the NFL are astronomical, and in college you can be way more hands off and be a god for years.

Maybe it used to be like that, but nowadays I think college is at par with NFL, if not above, from a career perspective.
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It is a ego thing. Coaches want to be alphas and the NFL is the ultimate proving ground
 
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