In the interest of fairness after highlighting the earning potential of Butch Jones, here’s some of the monies at stake for West Virginia’s first-year coach tomorrow night:

Getting to nine wins in the regular season is worth $25,000. If you were hung up on the importance of getting to 10 wins in the regular season, and thus getting over the bar Bill Stewart set, there appears to be merit to that: 10 regular season wins is worth $100,000.

No matter the outcome and where the Mountaineers end up in the Big East standings, Holgorsen gets $50,000. The bonus for sharing the title or finishing as the runner-up is the same. Winning the league outright is worth double.

Getting the win and the Cincinnati win and thus getting to the BCS is worth $75,000. A win, likely in the Orange Bowl, is worth $50,000.

An appearance in an ordinary bowl is good for $25,000 and a win there is worth the same.

Being ranked outside the top 10 in either of the top 25 polls is worth $25,000. A top 10 finish is worth double.

What has me thinking today is the $15,000 prize for the Big East Coach of the Year. It may go to Charlie Strong, and his Cardinals did beat Holgorsen’s WVU, but should Holgorsen go 9-3 and get to the BCS, that has to enhance his chances and, thus, may enhance his bank account.

My math says a win Thursday could be worth as much as $240,000 in incentives (nine wins, shared title, BCS, BCS win, top 25 rank and coach of the year).

Remember, too, that WVU gave Oliver Luck a contract that agreed to match up to 75 percent of the incentives Luck’s coaches make and capped that at $130,000. Say Holgorsen does everything required to earn the $240,000. Luck would be entitled to $180,000.