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Wanting to make a change and being able to make a change are two different things.

There is no question that no AD has ever even tried to broaden the base. I've harped on this for years to no avail.

I've been associated with 3 athletic departments and all three have the same problem. Alabama was able to chase them out, but it was NOT easy. Auburn has 3 guys that write $100 million dollar checks. One has an office in the athletic department. If you are hooked on cash, it is hard to give it up.

You must know different donors than I do. One gave $6M. The other gives $5M a year. That's big money to have to replace. I did an analysis on Tech's contributions a few years ago. The reality is that 10 donors contribute the vast majority of the money. Even TStan said to raise money, all he had...

Who do you think paid for the new locker rooms? Or the performance center at the Pavilion? Donors pay for almost all of it. Chase away the checkbooks, and Tech is s-c-r-e-w-e-d.

Luke Fickell was making $3.4M at Cincinnati and built a competitive program. I don't think Tech has any illusion to become a factory, but to rather, to be competitive. We CAN do that. Offer Key $1.5M and a boatload of incentives that would get him to $3.5M if successful. After 4 years, he can...

I'm not sure it's a "leak". Nola.com reported on the AJC article and apparently, reached out to Fritz and then to a "source close to Fritz" (e.g., his agent, an administrator, his wife, a random person on the street) who confirmed the details of the discussion.

A leper colony is an attractive job for a doctor who has leprosy. Anyone looking for a job needs to evaluate ... the facilities, the talent, recruiting strength, resources (fanbase, money, institutional support, etc). If you are in the Sun Belt, Tech is a great opportunity. If you are an SEC...

Huh? Sumrall? Might as well hire Les Miles. I do agree re the ultimatum.

Who says he is? He also spoke with VT, TCU, South Carolina, Tennessee and Auburn. And his contract is $1M with incentives, which right now, pay him $2.3M with full university support. That's $3.3M along with a six year contract that Tech would have to honor. Along with his staff.

He has $3M a year now and a very easy life.

This situation is very similar to Auburn. There is HUGE support to hire Cadillac Williams despite his inexperience. The stadium is full, the bars are full, the town is full of people shopping. He has brought energy and an AU Family atmosphere back to the Plains. There seems to be similar...

IF he is successful. A five year record of 7-5 isn't going to move him up very much. Look at TFG. He will probably never coach again. Harsin won't. At least not anything decent. CPJ was offered the job at Auburn and expressed interest in Tennessee. Both of those programs would have consumed...

There's nothing unusual about it. Auburn has 3 donors (2 really) that make virtually ALL of the decisions. Tennessee has 1. For years, Auburn football was run from a boardroom at a bank in Montgomery.

There's a big difference. Auburn actually DID offer the HC job to CPJ.

All true. Here in Auburn, they are feeling a bit like the guy who got the cheerleader's number, set a time for the date, got all cleaned up ... only to see her get engaged to her cousin. Cohen has damage control to do because like Batt, he has shut out the big donors and ... it didn't work...

Guarantee? I don't think so. Chadwell has been linked (and interviewed) for the VT job, Tennessee, South Carolina, and TCU. And didn't get a sniff at any of them. Auburn expressed interest, but declined to pursue. I don't know about the others, but folks I know in the AD office here said that...

Good question. I don't think so but it's possible. Other coaches have hired their sons (and dads), which tells me its not a problem. I think almost every team is tracking player commits to teams with a coaching change. You can bet that if it's not popular, the vultures are going to try to grab...

I don't think it's Chadwell. There is no upside for him to take the Tech job, he already makes $3M a year, has 6 year contract, and Tech would be a far more difficult job. Fritz does make sense, but as you pointed out ... he's out of reach until next weekend. I think Tech will cave on the time...

I don't think he's screwing the search as much as he's screwing the actual hiring. The conversations and agreements on paper should have been made weeks ago, not days ago. If Fritz is his candidate, he is going to be very busy this week. Batt may very well lose Fritz if only because of that...