Money couldn’t keep DeBoer in Washington
DEBOER TURNED DOWN INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE LEAVING FOR ALABAMA
It seems like now that Saban is retiring, you can’t convince players to stay in Bama. However, money couldn’t keep DeBoer in Washington. The Huskies were ready to throw a bank vault at Kalen DeBoer to keep him in Seattle. The former Huskies coach left Washington to replace Nick Saban at Alabama, and he walked away from a significant amount of money.
While his Alabama contract details aren’t known, it has now been revealed that Washington was ready to make him one of the highest-paid coaches in America.
The Amount Revealed
Washington AD Troy Dannen told the Seattle Times the school offered him a staggering $9.4 million to remain at the school.
“We put a Big Ten package in front of Kalen, not a Pac-12 package,” Dannen explained. That number would have made DeBoer one of the top-10 highest-paid coaches in the sport.
Yet, it wasn’t enough to stop him from packing his bags and heading to Tuscaloosa.
Did Bama give a Saban-Like offer?
It is worth noting that if DeBoer was offered almost $9.5 million to stay in Washington and he declined the offer, it raises questions about his salary at Alabama. The Crimson Tide has a reputation for having a lot of money, and last season, Saban earned over $11 million according to salary data released by USA Today. Would Alabama be willing to pay DeBoer the same amount as a coach who won six national championships with the Crimson Tide?
If we use logic, it is difficult to imagine that DeBoer would have left Seattle to earn less than what he was offered by the Huskies. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the Crimson Tide is paying him at least $9.5 million per year on his new contract, which has not been made public yet. This is a significant amount of money.
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Now, fans want to see if DeBoer can win games in the SEC. His roster is already hemorrhaging talent, and that problem doesn’t appear to be going away.