Southern coaches: Who's worth the money?

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Southern coaches: Who's worth the money?

Asking readers to rate which college football coaches of the South.

We all know running a major college football program in the South comes with paychecks as big as the expectations. Which of the following coaches is earning his keep? The salaries listed are based on their contracts (see links below for more details). We'll start with the highest-paid, Nick Saban of Alabama: $3,900,000.

Next highest is Les Miles, LSU: $3,751,000.

Urban Meyer, Florida: $3,487,038.

Mark Richt, Georgia: $2,800,000.

Bobby Bowden, Florida State: $2,435,000.

Houston Nutt, Ole Miss: $2,500,000.

Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech: $2,300,000.

Lane Kiffin, Tennessee: $2,000,000.

Steve Spurrier, South Carolina: $1,992,500.

Gene Chizik, Auburn: $1,900,000.

Ralph Friedgen, Maryland: $1,550,000.

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We all know running a major college football program in the South comes with paychecks as big as the expectations. Which of the following coaches is earning his keep? The salaries listed are based on their contracts (see links below for more details). We'll start with the highest-paid, Nick Saban of Alabama: $3,900,000.

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