re: Tony Barnhart on Saban to Texas (and other stuff)

My only concern is that we aren't paying him more.

If we can "easily pay him 10 million a year"

"Bama can match any offer"

Why the hell wouldn't we go ahead and pay him 8 million a year and go thanks for kicking arse we don't want you to just be the highest paid coach, we want you to realize this is a special situation.

I think it's stupid to pay him around what Les, Mack Brown, etc. makes. If you expect someone to offer him 8-10 million a year and he's easily worth more than that why wouldn't you give him a raise and let him know you're serious. The last thing I want is Saban playing the game to squeeze salary out of us. If he leaves you don't have anyone to match his success so make sure he doesn't leave because of money.