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(11-18-2021 11:18 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  If MSU is willing to pay a guy barely over .500 about $10M/year then what can a program like USC offer to a coach who is 41-6 over the past four years? You guys ever dealt with a situation where a contractor is so busy with work that he/she gives an insane cost estimate to a client figuring that client would not accept that price for services? In that instance the client was still willing to pay for that high price? I have. I can see a situation where Fick's agent tells USC to pony up a mega contract and then we'll talk. In this case, Bohn - who knows Fick more than any other AD not named John Cunningham - comes back with just such a contract and waves it under the nose of the agent. While money is not a sole motivator, it sure helps when a big paycheck is backed up by one of the top programs in college football. I have no idea what Fick will ultimately do after this season but his desirability will be at an all time high. We better brace for it though...

I have a good friend that builds high end pools. He was so backed up with jobs he started pricing jobs $50k - $75k over the typical cost and requiring a 20% down payment (for jobs that wouldn't start for another 18-24 months). He was dumbfounded when clients were writing checks on the spot.