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2025 Ben Hanks Jr 4* CB from Booker T Commits to the Gator

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TheOriginalCane said:
Yes.

And let's review the numbers again:

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The Gator fans talk as if they will offer Kiffin so much money. BUT HOW MUCH?

1. Kiffin is ALREADY paid $9M per year, and there are only 8 coaches getting paid MORE than Kiffin right now.
2. The #1 and #2 guys on the list have WON TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS APIECE. Which explains the pay gap there.
3. The highest-paid coach who has NOT won a championship is Sarkisian at #3, and he is paid $10.6 M per year.
4. There are SIX coaches who have not won a title who are paid more than Kiffin.

So let's think about this. To make Kiffin the HIGHEST-PAID non-title-winning head coach means...a raise of $1.7 M. And even if you argue that "Florida has no state income tax", the tax rate in Mississippi is only 4.7%. It's not like Kiffin is in California or New York.

Will Florida offer a salary beyond any other head coach in college football, including Dabo and Kirby? It seems unlikely. I mean...WHY?

In Power 5, Lane Train has maxed out at 10 regular season wins (three times, once at USC and twice at Ole Miss). Why would you pay a guy MORE than Dabo and Kirby who has NEVER won more than 10 regular season games (and I'll even include FAU in that mix)?

I don't think the Florida boosters will do it. They won't surpass Dabo/Kirby for a 10-win-max guy, no matter how desperate they are.

And if Lane Train is only offered an extra million or two to jump to Florida...is it even worth it?
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The only thing I can think that makes it worth it is the gators give him like some kinda 7 or 8 year deal with guaranteed escalators because if memory serves me right doesn’t Mississippi have some rule that you can’t have coaches salaries past two years?

Having typed all that I don’t think lane leaves ole miss for Florida… I can see him just using them as leverage for another re-up on his deal even with a poor season relative to pre season expectations and overall talent on that roster..
 
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CT Cane 44 said:
It’s a way better job. I hate Florida. Let’s get this out of the way. But acting like Mississippi is a better job then Florida sounds like gator fans saying Miami is a joke program. Lane will bolt for that job. And take his best players with him.
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Why would he bolt for that job ? They don’t spend the money ole miss spends on nil . He has a stable place why leave to higher expectations. He did this before to Tennessee and how that work out for him when he took the usc job
 
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Damiencane86 said:
Yep. But the pressure intensifies with Antoine unavailable for a portion of next year. We gotta hit big in off-season portal at Qb, Wr, and corner/safety.
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I’m not sure the two are related. We shouldn’t be relying on true freshmen next year regardless. Now if one of our freshmen CBs is so good he’s better than the best portal CB we can go get, it’s a great outcome. But we need to portal with or without them.
 
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TexasCane90 said:
The only thing I can think that makes it worth it is the gators give him like some kinda 7 or 8 year deal with guaranteed escalators because if memory serves me right doesn’t Mississippi have some rule that you can’t have coaches salaries past two years?

Having typed all that I don’t think lane leaves ole miss for Florida… I can see him just using them as leverage for another re-up on his deal even with a poor season relative to pre season expectations and overall talent on that roster..
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I think the law in Mississippi is public employees may not have an employment contract longer than four years. Lane, of course, is a state of Mississippi employee. They have to keep extending him, even though his salary is in the 8-9 million range.

I might be wrong, but that’s my recollection.
 
BALLHAWKU said:
Why would he bolt for that job ? They don’t spend the money ole miss spends on nil . He has a stable place why leave to higher expectations. He did this before to Tennessee and how that work out for him when he took the usc job
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Ask Kiffin lol
 
grover said:
I’m not sure the two are related. We shouldn’t be relying on true freshmen next year regardless. Now if one of our freshmen CBs is so good he’s better than the best portal CB we can go get, it’s a great outcome. But we need to portal with or without them.
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Oh for sure we definitely need both. I just happened to think Jaboree could potentially contribute immediately.
 
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