They get more and more desperate while grasping for straws. First it was “Miami just offered him more money” then it became “why can Miami afford to offer them more than UF?” Then it became “UF shouldn’t have to offer as much because…SEC….uh….facilities…uh attendance…uh stadium….” Now it’s “Miami overpaid and we weren’t willing to offer him more than we think he’s worth”.
Dude, that’s not how you do business. Sometimes you have to spend more than you want if it’s something you desperately need to make your business better. If they’re really desperate for help at DT, they shouldn’t have set such a strict budget. I get not going over budget for a player you don’t need immediately but I know, at least in Miami’s case, that this was a piece they were desperate for and if it takes overspending, then you do what you have to do.