A few notes on the new salary information released last week: (1) Mel Tucker is making $1.5m v Jim Chaney at $950,000. That’s a big difference. (2) One of Chaney’s assistants, James Coley, has been bumped to $850,000, just 11% below his boss. Sam Pittman is close behind at $825,000. You might even say Chaney’s raise was required only to keep two on his staff from making as much as he does, and not necessarily because of merit. (3) Tucker received a 66% raise, and Chaney much less, 11%. So... (4) It would appear CKS and Greg McGarity are not as high on Chaney as they are other rising stars. Is it just me who sees it this way? It might also point to Coley as a co-assistant OC soon, something I’ve seen mentioned as a reason he didn’t go to A&M.
