re: South Carolina Coaching Search Mega-Thread

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I would be really surprised if we go over $4M for a 2nd year HC, even if he's one of the hottest names in coaching vacancies right now. I also couldn't even fathom 'unlimited funds for assistants and recruiting,' b/c nobody can or will do something like that. I don't doubt AD Tanner will set a tremendous budget for recruiting and Asst Coaches, but unlimited is a farce, b/c he won't spend more money than we make to do so.

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Totally agree with everything you said. The guy that told me that has always been spot-on in the past, but there's no way in hell those figures could be accurate. Herman only pulls $1.25mill/yr now. I don't see us more than tripling that, like you said, for a second year HC. The only thing I could figure that he meant by unlimited was possibly that he would be able to hire his assistants at whatever salary he felt was fair, trusting that he wouldn't gouge the University. Who knows.

And Nebraska...why the hell would we have a coaching changes board if it weren't to discuss all of these rumors and "inside info" that is floating around? I mean, that's what we're here for until ink is dry and announcements officially made. I can tell you this, though. You're incredibly naive if you think that every University/College that has an opening hasn't already started reaching out, at the very least putting feelers out to gauge reception/interest in their opening.

Furthermore, it would not surprise me in the least if offers have been made. Or at the very least offers have been prepared, desired candidates made aware of the "strong" interest but not "officially"....you get the gist of it. With so many positions open already, programs are obviously expeditiously getting their ducks in a row to be in the best position possible to snag whoever it is that they want.