re: Why is it important to Bama fans that Lanning wasn't offered the job? But we know he was

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I think a feeler may have been put out but he was never offered the job. Byrne wasnt gonna pay some stupid high buyout.

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A feeler was put out by Jimmy Sexton to more than just Lanning. Sark, I'm sure, received one (notice his salary bump? ). This is common procedure when time starts to "run short" for long established coaches. It's simply an "if", would you be interested" question that would give an A.D. a jump on who to contact early on.
Also, this is an old "trick" that Sexton's used to get his "notified" clients a salary bump for years. Remember when all the talk was about Saban and Texas?...remember what took place with Saban's "deal" with Alabama shortly after that?
There has been and will be "raises" because of this and Mr. Sexton!