Kirby Smart will now earn twice as much money per day than he did annually when his coaching career began

More money, more problems? That’s probably not something Kirby Smart buys into these days.

If you missed the news on Thursday, Georgia announced it has locked up its coach to a new seven-year deal worth $49 million in base salary. That figure averages out to be just over $19,000 a day the Bulldog coach is set to make over the next seven years.

That’s a ton of money but particularly when you consider how much money Smart made when he landed his initial job as a position coach at Valdosta State. Smart, who served as the defensive backs coach at the school back in 2000, made $8,000 annually to coach the team’s secondary.

ESPN’s Darren Rovell shared that info following news of Smart’s new deal:

$8,000: What Kirby Smart made as defensive backs coach at Valdosta State in 2000 (*Job included helping to build the locker room.)

$19,178: What Kirby Smart will make PER DAY, 18 years later, as Georgia's head coach. pic.twitter.com/4krJghH5AV

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 3, 2018

Here is the progression of Smart’s salary over the years:

Kirby Smart, Salary Progression

2009-10: $360,000

2010-11: $750,000

2011-12: $850,000

2012-13: $950,000

2013-14: $1.15M

2014-15: $1.35M

2015-16: $1.5M

2016-17: $3.75M

2017-18: $3.75M

2018-19: $7M pic.twitter.com/bikm7GCmSN

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 3, 2018