Wayne's "I Don't Care What It Costs" Quote
Does anyone else think that was a bad idea? To me it seems like it takes away all of the leverage in negotiations. Even IF he is willing to pay huge amounts for Saban's replacement, I don't think he should have announced it to the world, as now it gives the prospective coaches the upper hand instead of us. Think about it, you are contacted by Miami to be the new coach. You KNOW they are desperate for a new coach, so what do you do? You hold out for more money than you initially would have asked for, just because you know he said he didn't care what it costs. What's going to end up happening here is that he will end up paying a coach WAY more than he's worth. I'm not saying any of the interviewed prospects are bad coaches, because I'd be happy with any of them aside from Chan Gailey, but I just see whoever DOES get the job getting a contract that is WAY above his actual worth, just because they will hold out for a higher-than-normal deal knowing that Wayne will pay.
Also, it puts him/the organization in a bad position because now that the prospects think thy can get crazy money out of him they will price high and hold out, and if he really DOESN'T intend to "pay anything" the signing will take a lot longer because the coach will be holding out for more than Wayne wants to spend, and if he's not gonna spend that much, we now have a contract standstill preventing a coach from coming in and starting the process of building us back up.
I love Wayne, I think he's a great owner, and I like most of the rumored or confirmed prospects, but I just think that quote by Wayne has potential to cause us some uneeded headaches.
