I asked Aggie Yell Mailbag for an opinion regarding the top ADs. It is a fairly subjective assessment and Mark didn't have an opinion on the topic. He is right and it is hard to really say who the top folks are. I’ve provided some information below and manipulated it a bit in the top 10 section.
Based on the Directors' Cup, Texas A&M's rank is as follows for the past 3 seasons:
2013-2014 10th (Stanford #1, Florida #2, Notre Dame #3, Penn State #5, UCLA #7, USC #8)
2012-2013 5th (Stanford #1, Florida #2, UCLA #3, Michigan #4, Penn State #6, Notre Dame #9)
2011-2012 9th (Stanford #1, Florida #2, UCLA #3, Ohio State #4, USC #7, Michigan #10)
Based on consistent Top 10 finishes from 2011-2014:
Stanford (1)
Florida (2)
UCLA (4)
Texas A&M (8)
It is nice to have a solid, consistent athletic program from top to bottom, but football is king with basketball and baseball following.
Here are the top 20 paid ADs as of 2013 (yes, changes have occurred). I don't understand the gap in pay for David Williams.
RK SCH CONF AD SCHOOL PAY
1 Vanderbilt SEC David Williams $3,239,678
2 Louisville Big East Tom Jurich $1,401,915
3 Florida SEC Jeremy Foley $1,233,250
4 Wisconsin Big Ten Barry Alvarez $1,143,500
5 Nebraska Big Ten Shawn Eichorst $1,123,000
6 Texas Big 12 DeLoss Dodds $1,107,391
7 Ohio State Big Ten Gene Smith $1,099,030
8 Notre Dame Big East Jack Swarbrick $1,026,942
9 Oklahoma Big 12 Joe Castiglione $1,000,000
10 Duke ACC Kevin White $906,536
11 Arkansas SEC Jeff Long $900,000
12 Michigan Big Ten Dave Brandon $900,000
13 Iowa State Big 12 Jamie Pollard $900,000
14 Tennessee SEC Dave Hart Jr. $817,250
15 Texas A&M SEC Eric Hyman $800,000
16 LSU SEC Joe Alleva $725,000
17 Clemson ACC Dan Radakovich $725,000
18 UCLA PAC-12 Dan Guerrero $715,211
19 Michigan State Big Ten Mark Hollis $700,000
20 Texas Christian Mt. West Chris Del Conte $695,769
Based on the Directors' Cup, Texas A&M's rank is as follows for the past 3 seasons:
2013-2014 10th (Stanford #1, Florida #2, Notre Dame #3, Penn State #5, UCLA #7, USC #8)
2012-2013 5th (Stanford #1, Florida #2, UCLA #3, Michigan #4, Penn State #6, Notre Dame #9)
2011-2012 9th (Stanford #1, Florida #2, UCLA #3, Ohio State #4, USC #7, Michigan #10)
Based on consistent Top 10 finishes from 2011-2014:
Stanford (1)
Florida (2)
UCLA (4)
Texas A&M (8)
It is nice to have a solid, consistent athletic program from top to bottom, but football is king with basketball and baseball following.
Here are the top 20 paid ADs as of 2013 (yes, changes have occurred). I don't understand the gap in pay for David Williams.
RK SCH CONF AD SCHOOL PAY
1 Vanderbilt SEC David Williams $3,239,678
2 Louisville Big East Tom Jurich $1,401,915
3 Florida SEC Jeremy Foley $1,233,250
4 Wisconsin Big Ten Barry Alvarez $1,143,500
5 Nebraska Big Ten Shawn Eichorst $1,123,000
6 Texas Big 12 DeLoss Dodds $1,107,391
7 Ohio State Big Ten Gene Smith $1,099,030
8 Notre Dame Big East Jack Swarbrick $1,026,942
9 Oklahoma Big 12 Joe Castiglione $1,000,000
10 Duke ACC Kevin White $906,536
11 Arkansas SEC Jeff Long $900,000
12 Michigan Big Ten Dave Brandon $900,000
13 Iowa State Big 12 Jamie Pollard $900,000
14 Tennessee SEC Dave Hart Jr. $817,250
15 Texas A&M SEC Eric Hyman $800,000
16 LSU SEC Joe Alleva $725,000
17 Clemson ACC Dan Radakovich $725,000
18 UCLA PAC-12 Dan Guerrero $715,211
19 Michigan State Big Ten Mark Hollis $700,000
20 Texas Christian Mt. West Chris Del Conte $695,769
