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Uhhh, for the most part. And for the record, we've always had "the money", but not always had THE WILL to part with the money. I will never dispute @SWFLHurricane or Butch directly. I think we SHOULD HAVE offered Butch more salary, but I think the offer AT THE TIME was at least Top 10...

Yep, I know that about Dee. You know, I've told you, I have mixed feelings on Dee. There were some things he did that I liked, and other things (not supporting Butch) that I hated. I agree that he was a good administrator, but he got damned lucky on coach-hirings. And I agree that Shalala...

In all fairness, Tad Foote was the one who underpaid Butch. Aided and abetted by the Trustees that he appointed for 20 years.

Look, I hear you, I'm not trying to turn every Shalala-hater into a Shalala-lover. And, yes, it's a ridiculous statement to EVER include the word "never" in a discussion of salaries in a salary-inflationary market. But if Coker had performed (under his new contract) as he had in his prior...

Yes, you are correct. Saban, specifically, and the boom in conference profit-sharing in the SEC and Big 10, generally. Once those three turds hit the fan, Miami fell far behind. I just wanted to point out, Shalala wasn't "anti-fair-market" at the beginning of her tenure. Plus, she TRIED to...

And yet...the extension given to Larry Coker made him one of the highest-paid college coaches at that time.

CO-rrect. You saw it last year when SUDDENLY every halfway decent coach who got an extension got the same amount ($9.5 million per year, give or take $500K). Only coaches who should be paid over $10 million right now are Saban, Dabo, Kirby, and Jimbo (old performance). Mack Brown is old and...

Pay does not equal performance. We'd like to think so, but it doesn't. Could name a ton of coaches (and players) who are paid far more (professional ranks) than what they produce, and it is also true of college coaches. Sports has become very problematic. The revenues are massive, and...