"It's whether the Gators are actually willing to spend $150 million - fully guaranteed, over 10 years - to hire him. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the Gators hiring Lane Kiffin, but - wince! - at what price That will likely be the price tag for Kiffin, according to Mike Ginnitti of Spotrac.com, one of the few places on Earth where sports business math is explained without requiring a stiff drink."
""We could sit here and talk high and mighty about how we're going to draw the line, and it would probably impact the pool of candidates you have depending how strict you draw that line. We're going to try to be as smart as we can with our resources and make the best possible decision. But we're also going to be very competitive.""
"Translation: We're going to keep spending money like a trust-fund kid with Dad's AmEx platinum card. Translation of the translation: If Kiffin wants $150 million, we're probably going to hand him $151 million just to be safe. And that's just Lane's price tag. He's going to demand elite assistants, analysts, support staffers and probably a small army of quality-control coaches who hold clipboards like sacred artifacts."
Gainesville faces whether the Gators will pay $150 million fully guaranteed over 10 years to hire Lane Kiffin. Kiffin is likely to attract interest from other major college programs such as LSU and Penn State, and possibly NFL teams like the Miami Dolphins. College football programs regularly escalate offers to secure top coaching talent and compete aggressively in the market. The athletic department intends to try to be smart with resources while remaining very competitive. Kiffin's contract would likely require elite assistants, analysts, support staff and a cadre of quality-control coaches, raising the true total cost well beyond the headline figure.
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