As part of its annual coaches' compensation package, USA TODAY Sports has obtained and reviewed the most recent contracts of more than 130 Football Bowl Subdivision coaches over the past year. And for the schools that hired those coaches, some of these contracts are better deals than others.

Here are five contracts that provide the best value for their respective schools, based on total compensation, buyout parameters and performance, among other factors.

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Rocky Long, San Diego State

The deal is affordable, the results are consistently superb – and that combination will keep Long on this list for the foreseeable future.

The Aztecs once again finished with double-digit wins in 2017, even ranking as high as No. 20 in the first Amway Coaches Poll of this season. And yet Long, even with a slight pay raise, is still making a middle-of-the-road salary in the Mountain West. His 2018 total compensation ($873,576) ranks between Utah State's Matt Wells and New Mexico's Bob Davie and his university buyout ($447,412 as of Dec. 1) is miniscule, should the Aztecs want to make a change.

Ed Orgeron, LSU

Maybe the Tigers' 5-0 start to the season will prove to be a mirage. Maybe it won't. But in either case, LSU will likely find itself comfortable with Orgeron's deal in the long run.

The 57-year-old is due $3.5 million in 2018 – a mild salary by Southeastern Conference standards – and the school would be on the hook for just $5.29 million if it fired him on Dec. 1. In another conference, perhaps, these figures would be significant. But in the SEC, it's incredibly reasonable – and, if LSU keeps winning, it could wind up being a bargain.

Nick Saban, Alabama

Another year, another national championship for Saban and the Crimson Tide. Though no college football coach in the country makes as much money as Saban, no coach wins titles with as much consistency as he does, either. And that makes his otherwise exorbitant compensation ($8.3 million in 2018) actually a pretty good deal for Alabama.

Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State

Satterfield not only helped guide the Mountaineers into the Football Bowl Subdivision; He's made them an annual contender in the Sun Belt. Under his direction, they've won at least nine games in each of the past three seasons and two co-conference titles. Not bad for someone who is due to make just $712,500 in total compensation in 2018, which ranks fourth in the Sun Belt and 96th overall in our database.

Charlie Strong, USF

For a second consecutive year, the Bulls can thank the University of Texas for paying Strong to coach their team. USF smartly structured his contract to take advantage of Strong's buyout clause at Texas, essentially backloading his salary – as well as his salary pool for assistant coaches – so that it aligns with the money he's still owned from his time with the Longhorns.

When Strong's buyout money from Texas expires next season, his salary at USF will more than double – from $1 million to $2.5 million, with incremental raises to follow. But for one more year, the contract is an absolute steal for the Bulls.

Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.