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Message: [QUOTE="syrBossHogg, post: 4480661, member: 6678"] My understanding is the buyout made it tough to get rid of Dino and staff after last season. When you fire a coach, you have to pay the payout and still need enough money to hire a quality staff. It was more affordable to retain Dino for a year and give a little more money to pay for assistants. The AD is also trying to invest in football facilities (Dome, Lally Complex, other recruiting functions) to compete better with peer schools like Pitt and BC. I would think the money raised for those projects was earmarked only for those and not for coaching changes. SU is making a lot more money in the ACC than the Big East, but it still doesn't have an SEC or Big Ten TV contract and a huge network of boosters to lean on. Have to be strategic with spending the money they have. [/QUOTE]