re: The criticism of Brian Kelly is interesting

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They declined to "bid" once the player came back asking for more.

That pretty much backs up his statement.

They were originally interested in the player, it became clear that he wanted an obscene amount of money, they backed out and said they weren't interested in players who are just looking for "a big bag."

Texas also backed out for the same reason at the same time, according to their insiders.

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Explaining the process of getting outbid does not change the fact you got outbid.

I use to go to car auctions all the time with my dad back in the day. He would bid on cars to the amount he thought they were worth and then he would stop. If someone OUTBID his offer, then whatever bring on the next car. He was looking for a good bargain, not that cherry 1969 Camaro at the Barrett-Jackson auction.

But he didn't go home and then pretend like he didn't bid on the cars that someone else paid more for, or act like the process was beneath him or that he was looking for anything other than a bargain.