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Tech will pay Johnson more than $11 million over 7 years. The "more than" part of that sentence likely involves a series of performance based bonuses that I haven't found explained (yet) in the articles that I've read.
His salary on its face would make him roughly the 30th highest paid coach in college football. Given the pace of salary inflation in Div I-A, he'll be around 40th by the time the season starts. The original rumored salary numbers of $14 million for 6 years would've made him a Top 10-12 coach salary-wise.
Do the math slide rule master. That's a base of $1,571,428.
Nonetheless, he's a great hire - the best hire. He'll do an outstanding job. He can recruit and he'll make the UGA series relevant again, but it may not be overnight. GT loses seven defensive starters. Georgia returns eight on offense and nine on defense. Moreover, they'll sign a top five, possibly the first or second ranked, class in the country come Feb.
Be excited. Be optimistic. Be confident. But don't be stupid.
