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Old 06-13-2010, 04:21 PM   #2291
duckman
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Originally Posted by SackAttack View Post
I can see that for, say, Baylor or A&M. I have a hard time believing OU, Texas or Nebraska would shoo Stoops, Brown or Osborne out of the office when they came in to say "Guys, I don't think this is such a good idea."

Why would Texas, say, be willing to make Brown one of the highest paid coaches in the land, but not be willing to listen to him on matters that could directly impact the football program?
Because the coaches are thinking about wins and losses and not revenues and expenses. Athletic directors are essentially CEOs who are mostly thinking about promoting their product to bring the biggest revenues that they can muster. Two completely different perspectives.
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