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I think the pay is a big reason. In come cases the head coach may just want to keep everyone happy, like a youth soccer team.

Im sure at a state university using public funds (or at least the appearance of it) it is all about pay.

We've had this discussion before, but in my view, the titles to add money are "assistant head coach," "associate head coach," "recruiting coordinator," "running game coordinator," "passing game coordinator," etc. "Co-coordinator" would qualify where the top man is "coordinator" and the number 2 is "co-coordinator." The deal Texas had with Harsin and Applewhite and previously with MacDuff and Akina was significantly more rare and I don't think those situations could be justified with money. That was more about ego if you're giving Mack credit or about giving everyone a participation ribbon if you're not.

The "HarsinWhite" offense, as it was billed, was a rare deal. Very rare to sell to the public that two "co-coordinators" are equals in formulating an offense or defense. Over time we may find out that Applewhite's role in that offense was not what Mack told the public (i.e., it was less).