PoorhouseAC 12

USA Today has published its annual list of college football coaching salaries and it looks like the PAC 12 coaches will be asking for cash this year.

Chip Kelly, Oregon, $2,800,000
Jeff Tedford, California, $2,300,000
Steve Sarkisian, Washington, $2,250,000
Kyle Whittingham, utah, $1,700,000
Dennis Erickson, Arizona State, $1,503,000
Mike Stoops, Arizona, $1,465,000
Mike Riley, Oregon State, $1,313, 471
Rick Neuheisel, UCLA, $1,285,000
Jon Embree, Colorado, $725,000
Paul Wulff, Washington State, $600,050

So... obviously Stoops has been fired, and USC Lane Kiffin is likely to be at the top of this list, but because he coaches at a private school, his salary information is not revealed. The same thing goes for Stanford.

Yes, yes... I know in tough times any of the aforementioned salaries are looking pretty peachy. However, PAC 12 coaches are paid poorly. If that bothers you, I don't apologize because it is true.

Six SEC coaches make more than any PAC 12 coach. The lowest-paid SEC coach, Kentucky's Joker Phillips, would rank fourth here. Ten SEC coaches are paid more than Tedford, who is No. 2 on the PAC 12 list.

Keep in mind this isn't even taking into account the cost of living in each city... there the PAC is really screwed.