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re: 2 part question re: Texas A&M
Posted on 1/15/15 at 1:52 pm to LSUNV
Posted on 1/15/15 at 1:52 pm to LSUNV
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Households in any state do not make that much of a difference in a program.
Ahhhhh but they do. They really do. Local politics shapes college football.
For example, those B1G teams make more money than any college football programs thanks to their network. Yet Wincy has let their coach get stolen twice in a short period.
Why?
Because it is politically impossible for their AD to pay a coach $4 million plus a year in a Yankee liberal state like that. If they try then local politicians will be invited to step in to correct the "misplaced priorities" and soon Wincy is handcuffed on how it operates.
It has been a while since I lived in Louisiana, but back when I was there it certainly had a Blue State mentality. I know that for a while the Saints almost were lost because basically the voters didn't think a team created for entertainment needed a subsidy when so many teachers, firefighters, police officers and other state workers were underpaid.
In Texas there is none of that. If someone makes X amount of money they earned it period. The culture doesn't allow for second guessing if someone earned what they have. That allows us to pay more than anyone.
At the end of the day most major ADs are full of cash and could spend WAY more than they do. They hold back, when they hold back, because of politics.
So household income could very well matter if you have an entitled and poor population that doesn't like seeing other people be successful. I don't know if that is the case, but it could be and it would explain how ANY Tiger fan feels Les hasn't earned his money.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 1:55 pm to cardboardboxer
No it really doesn't! The local economy helps with recruits and luring families but that is the only way it makes a difference. All the other stuff is just non sense.
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