I am a huge college football fan. My team's head coach, when successful, is considered a god in our city. Very popular, makes a $4-5MM a year in salary (not including the insane benefits). The current coach is still relatively young and has a long career ahead of him.
So what are the benefits of moving to the NFL? I know it's "professional" vs college, but are the pay scales for coaches that much larger? Are the perks that much better? It would seem to me that the hassles of pro football players and all the other crap wouldn't be worth it. I know that college players offer their own hassles, but if I had to choose, I would definitely stay at the large college rather than move to a professional team.