Harbaugh and his staff did alright last year when it comes to the bonus department. I'm all for paying up to keep good assistants and rewarding them when they do things like win championships. Keeping good assistants and coordinators helps with consistency and recruiting. Michigan never should be the program "low balling" assistant coaches.
Here is how the staff got paid their bonuses:
Sherrone Moore: Salary $900K: Total Bonus $525,000 ($100K finish top 2 in Big Ten scoring offense, $100K for finishing top 10 scoring offense in the country, $200K for winning 12 regular season games, $75K for winning the Big Ten, and $50K for reaching the CFP).