It didn't work out because Sexton asked for the moon and A&M gave it to him, LSU was not paying that salary when Sexton kept coming back for more and more to get a sitting head coach with a national title on his resume.

We will see if 10 years at that salary is sustainable not only for A&M but for college football as a whole.

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Posted by TheCaterpillar

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 7/16/18 at 12:25 pm to nicholastiger

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It didn't work out because Sexton asked for the moon and A&M gave it to him

We weren't getting Jimbo in 2016, but we had him in 2015. He was ours. Deal was agreed to.

And then F King thought it would look bad because of university budget issues.

Despite the fact the athletic department is self-sustaining and takes nothing from the fricking budget.

Goddamnit I'm still mad.

ETA:

F King and Jindal, not JBE

This post was edited on 7/16/18 at 12:49 pm

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Posted by Silvermoon_WhereRU

Member since Jun 2016

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Posted on 7/16/18 at 12:52 pm to nicholastiger

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It didn't work out because Sexton asked for the moon and A&M gave it to him, LSU was not paying that salary when Sexton kept coming back for more and more to get a sitting head coach with a national title on his resume.

We will see if 10 years at that salary is sustainable not only for A&M but for college football as a whole.

The point is if any program is willing to pay that kind of money for a Head Coach, then your program better evolve and be willing to pay too. Or you will get left behind. That was the point Jimbo made today when asked about the ACC conference over the last few years in upping the salaries of the coaching staffs and being willing to compete with SEC in terms of $$

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