re: FWIW, Hog fan friends that I know have some connections saying Gruden is in.

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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.

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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.