re: Charlie Strong Salary Increase

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Strong was making around $2.3M per year at Louisville after last extension. Why did Texass pay him $5M per year? Why not give him a $1M raise to come to "The Brand".

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The only explanation I could think of is that Jurich had vowed to match any number another school offered. So Texas threw that out to call his bluff. In the end, according to Louisville media, Strong didn't give them the option to match this offer. He said he was out. I have no reason to believe that Jurich wouldn't have matched it if given the option.