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Message: [QUOTE="73CAV, post: 2126069, member: 3916"] FWIW, the last time Bennett's contract was re-negotiated, he turned down the bump in salary he was offered in order that all his staff could be given significant raises. Additionally, the increases he did receive were in the form of 'performance bonuses', at his insistence. At least, this is what I heard (and it came from several different sources), and nothing I've seen contradicts it. Furthermore, with Cuonzo Martin getting $3 mil from Missouri, I imagine that Bennett will be getting a raise at the conclusion of Virginia's season. I think that that hire [Martin's] just raised the bar. Furthermore, if I am not mistaken, the ACC has rule which prohibits member schools from poaching other members' coaches. I know it has happened in the past (UVa lost its track and field coach to UNC several decades ago), but I believe the practice is no longer viable. I could be wrong about that, but it is my understanding. [/QUOTE]