TJ would definitely cost less than the $1 million per win we paid Prohm for this year. All the Coaching Candidates will cost less than Prohm.
I couldn't sleep last night so I worked up a compensation plan for basketball coaches based more on performance. There are four components to the income. Coach earns a nice base salary paid monthly to smooth income flow. They earn X amount per win in non-conference, incrementing $1k for each win. They earn Y amount for each conference win, incrementing $2k for each win. They earn set amounts for each stage of post-season (Big 12 tourney, NIT or NCAA). The base pay is increased annually by 10%. The performance pay is increased annually by 5%.
2015-16
I set his base at $30,000 per month in 2015-16, so $360,000
Non-conference: 11 wins starting at $75k for 1st win, $85k for 11th win = $880,000
Big 12: 10 wins starting at $90k for 1st win, $108k for 10th win = $990,000
Big 12 tourney: 0 wins = $0
NCAA tourney: 2 wins, $100k for 1st win, $150k for 2nd win = $250,000
2015-16 TOTAL PAY: $2,480,000
2016-17
Base increases to $33,000 per month = $396,000
Non-conference: 8 wins starting at $78,750 for 1st win, $86,100 for 8th win = $659,400
Big 12: 12 wins starting at $94,500 for 1st win, $117,600 for 12th win = $1,272,600
Big 12 tourney: 3 wins, $100k + $125k + $150k = $375,000
NCAA tourney: 0 wins = $0
2016-17 TOTAL PAY: $2,703,000
2017-18
Base increases to $36,300 per month = $435,600
Non-conference: 9 wins starting at $82,688 for 1st win, $91,508 for 9th win = $783,878
Big 12: 4 wins starting at $99,225 for 1st win, $105,840 for 4th win = $410,130
Big 12 tourney: 0 wins = $0
NCAA tourney: 0 wins = $0
2017-18 TOTAL PAY: $1,629,608
2018-19
Base increases to $39,930 per month = $479,160
Non-conference: 11 wins starting at $86,822 for 1st win, $98,398 for 11th win = $1,018,710
Big 12: 9 wins starting at $104,186 for 1st win, $122,708 for 9th win = $1,021,025
Big 12 tourney: 3 wins, $100k + $125k + $150k = $375,000
NCAA tourney: 0 wins = $0
2018-19 TOTAL PAY: $2,893,895
2019-20
Base increases to $43,923 per month = $527,076
Non-conference: 7 wins starting at $91,163 for 1st win, $98,456 for 7th win = $663,666
Big 12: 4 wins starting at $109,396 for 1st win, $119,120 for 5th win = $571,288
Big 12 tourney: 0 wins = $0
NCAA tourney: 0 wins = $0
2019-20 TOTAL PAY: $1,762,030
2020-21
Base increases to $48,316 per month = $579,784
Non-conference: 2 wins starting at $95,721 for 1st win, $96,997 for 2nd win = $192,719
Big 12: 0 wins = $0
Big 12 tourney: 0 wins = $0
NCAA tourney: 0 wins = $0
2020-21 TOTAL PAY: $772,502
Total pay over 6 years: $12,241,035 ($2,040,173 average). Is rewarded in good years, not so in poor years.
Just for theory, if he came back next year and had a good year with 11-2 noncon, 12-6 in Big12, make conf championship but lose and make Sweet 16. and ends up 27-10 at end. That would net a pay of $3,916,242. Pay for performance.
(Told you I couldn't sleep, this is what runs through my mind from 1:00am until 3:00am).