re: The "Alabama Fans Derailed This Thread" Thread

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There comes a dollar point where contract numbers become politically untenable and become a public relations problem for a school to throw at a coach. Heck, Alabama caught absolute hell in 2007 when they started paying Saban $4 million a year. We were "ruining college football".

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Again - this is where perspective and ego all play out.

Bama has a huge football ego, as does LSU - but Texas has a huge cultural ego that extends to everything, especially football - particularly in the Dallas/Austin corridor. Every Texan has a Texas state clock in their home. Every Texan has a Texas flag hanging or flying somewhere. They're extremely proud.

This is the home of the Dallas soap opera, and JR Ewing like characters in real life. While people in Louisiana and Alabama might balk at their state university paying $10 million for a football coach - for the right coach, Texans will say (at least initially) - THANK G-D UT got this head coaching hire right - $10 million a year for Saban is steep, but if you want the best, you have to pay the most. The eyes of Texas are upon you....