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One of the reasons Bama was able to get Saban was that they were willing to throw the money at him AND they were so desperate that the boosters financing it were willing to give up their meddling rights. In 2007 there was a bit of the power struggle that still didn't want to give over control, and this is one of the reasons I never thought Saban would be interested in Texas. It'll be interesting to see if Arkansas does end up paying that, whether or not the politics will be tolerable.

Interesting. I guess the peeps putting up the money are the ones that want to call the shots, and that can cause some interesting power struggles when you got an administration set up in the University itself.

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Posted by Bellabama

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Posted on 4/21/12 at 8:45 pm to Festus

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I guess the peeps putting up the money are the ones that want to call the shots, and that can cause some interesting power struggles when you got an administration set up in the University itself.

Yeah... I think it's just part of the mentality that if someone gives $2 million a year for a coach, he expects to have a direct line to the coach and might think he has a say in some decisions. And even when people agree in theory to "no strings attached", you discover whether or not they meant it pretty quickly.