Why not pay a solid coach less and invest more in NIL and assistants?

Here’s a thought — instead of throwing another $100 million at a “name brand” coach, why not take a smarter, more balanced approach?

Hire a proven but lesser-known coach — someone hungry, accomplished, and adaptable — and pay him around the NFL average for head coaches (about $6.6 million/year). Then, use the rest of that money to:

- Boost NIL funding so we can actually compete for and retain top players

- Increase pay for assistant coaches to attract and keep elite coordinators and position coaches

It’s crazy how much we’ve tied up in one guy’s contract when the modern game is won by depth — in both roster and staff. Wouldn’t a better use of resources be building a complete, well-supported program instead of overpaying one figurehead?

Curious what others think — why wouldn’t this model work at LSU?