re: Coaching Salaries and SEC Records

I responded to you directly, but I shouldn't have.
My comments should've been directed at Stonehog--whose posts I typically ignore, but sometimes jump into a thread before I realize whom the author is.
Your OP was legit; and as the Mizzou fan said, schools often pay out for the purpose of showing commitment to their guy/keeping him.
Which is exactly what our university did with Sumlin (when others came sniffing around).
Inevitably, however, some sarcastic malcontent jumps into this discussion (e.g., Stonehog).
Allow me to apologize to you for coming across as an arse. That was not my intent.