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For comparison, Brian Ferentz at Iowa is paid $317,500. Iowa has put 8 OL in the draft since 2010 with the ADP of 117. That's including 3 first rounders. With that being the case, I refuse to believe the "we can't get anyone better" logic.

I think we could get someone better than Elliott, but just to point out, this guy we could probably not get. Brian's dad is HC Kirk Ferentz at Iowa, and he's only been there since 2012. Still he's put 5 OL in the NFL during that time and with a good ADP, which is very respectable.

IF Elliott for some reason was on the firing squad this year, we should look at Jeff Grimes from lsu, after they fire Les Miles.
Other guys, who have shown they can perform at a high level and that I think we get (no particular order):

A.) Ron Crook - WVU -$300K - (Not a big time recruiter, but has made a lot of All Conference OL'men and his offenses move the ball.)

B:) CHRIS KAPILOVIC - UNC - $251K - (as an OL/Off Coord...they grossly underpay him....He is a legit NC recruiter. Here's the guy who got Spain, Veal, Hatton, Sweet and Melton instead of us.)

C:) Robbie Caldwell - clemson - $355K - (knows SC, elite recruiter but has bags of help, former interim HC at Vandy, probably knows where all the bodies are buried, would make clemson fans melt if we got him, and they would probably match our offer though. However, he might want to get back to the SEC.)

D:) Neil Callaway - So Cal - (IF they fire this new coach this year, bring Callaway back to the East Coast. He made dominate OL's at WKU, he's from GA, lots of SEC experience.)