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Message: [QUOTE="southie, post: 3502622, member: 2527"] Not all coaches are in it for the highest salary they can get; everyone has different reasons for accepting/declining a job. Yes, I realize Barnes and some of the other PAC 12 coaches have ties to their schools, states, regions, etc. But, we all know the PAC 12 is in trouble financially compared to the other P5 conferences. Raises for the coaches in all sports except football and men's basketball aren't gonna be huge in the coming years. Barnes would be smart to at least "flirt" with Texas. At a minimum, it will get her a raise from her boss. Texas was paying Gail Goestenkors $1 million a year back in 2007. We went on the cheap and hired Karen Aston for $600,000; a few years later, she's bumped up to $850,000 or so. If Texas is willing to offer its new head coach about $1.2 million, it will peek the interest of many coaches making half that amount in their current PAC 12 position. A couple of years ago, no one expected Texas would be able to lure away Oregon's softball head coach, Mike White. But, we did. And, his program was Top 5 in the country and PAC 12 champions. [/QUOTE]