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There's virtually no chance Bronco or Ken M are USU's next head coach with their buyouts. Bronco's buyout is currently $4.8M. Ken Niumatalolo's buyout is $6.2M. USU's past head coach is also suuing USU for $15M claiming wrongful termination. Jay Hill's buyout is $1M, but I also think he will be out and make more at BYU than USU is offering. I don't think it'll either of those 3.
But let's compare jobs based off the above posts with real facts and no opinions.
Conference Record since 2013 when USU & SJSU joined the MWC:
Utah State: 55-37
SJSU: 41-52
New Mexico: 24-69
Average Attendance Last 5 years:
Utah state: 19,353
New Mexico: 16,965
SJSU: 15,145
University Endowment Size:
Utah State: $538M
New Mexico: $577M
SJSU: $251M
Current Head Coach Salary:
Utah State: N/A/ (New coaches contract base is reported to be around $1.5M/year + incentives)
New Mexico: Bronco $1.2M
SJSU: Ken N: $1.5M
Conference:
Utah State: PAC 12 with Oregon st., Washington st., Gonzaga, SDSU, Boise, CSU, Fresno
New Mexico: MWC with SJSU, UTEP, Air Force, UNLV, Nevada, Hawaii, Wyoming, Grand Canyon
SJSU: MWC with New Mexico, UTEP, Air Force, UNLV, Nevada, Hawaii, Wyoming, Grand Canyon
Stadium and football training facility pictures:
Utah State:
New Mexico
SJSU: