re: What hires has Hyman made throughout his career in men's big 3 sports?

Personally I never minded the Sumlin raise. If we didn't give him that and he went to USC then it would have proven us to be a stepping stone program and would have forced us into the same hiring cycle as Texas. To me the raise was us finally putting on the big boy pants in football, its value will always be symbolic even if Sumlin doesn't work out.

I mean the writing has been on the wall for years now that he wouldn't get fired before 2016. The Chavis deal just reinforced that.

I think if we underperform next year the money left on the contract won't stand in our way.