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Message: [QUOTE="M2MPrinciples, post: 5047949, member: 928"] I think the biggest takeaway from this search is that if your top candidates have all won natty's and/or are beloved by their fanbases it's more difficult than ever to pull them away, even if you have plenty of money and resources to offer yourself. It was only 10 years ago that annual salaries of $3M+ were reserved for the absolute cream of the crop (JB famously took less than he could have). Last season, 40ish coaches made that much, including several whose results didn't justify it. AD's at jobs like Kentucky have to convince candidates why they'd be happier there than UConn or Baylor or the NBA or whatever, and at a certain point, money stops mattering. Pope may or may not work out, but he didn't need convincing. [/QUOTE]