re: Gus gets extension to 2020

The reason 2 million isn't much in the big scheme of things is when you run the style of business CFB has become you have to manage the image, etc...Holding onto 4 recruits can make or break you 3 years from now. Loosing 2 million if you need to fire Gus will not matter as much as loosing 5 million a year for several years if you tank a few recruiting classes and lose consistently over time. Auburn's best weapon against the consistency of our rivals is the ability to sell we are different than arkie and ole miss. We rise up and shake the room from time to time. It is our advantage. I wish we could say we win like uga or bama but we don't so we can't sell it to kids.

The extension protects against the threats being levied against us. Hopefully Gus figures it out. If he doesn't the next coach will be in a better position to hold onto the kids who already have interest in us now. The 2 million isn't much compared to several years of rebuilding and the potential loses attached to that in the scheme of things.