Yeah it's a pay cut, a salary cut, but there will be other things that make up some of that that come with being head coach. Plus some guys are not about the money. Maybe he just wanted to give it a shot on his own.
No matter what it was I'm very happy for MSU. They need something or somebody to get them going. It's a great school with wonderful facilities. They have shown sparks of being able to play in the past few years. Hopefully this gets them going in a good direction.