he's still the 2nd lowest paid coach in the conference. $1.7M is what the market will bear for a below average SEC football coach. There are rumors that he's close to signing a good marketing deal for us and rumors that he's cleaned some house within the athletic dept, including the ticket office. Not to mention that Bulldog Club membership has grown by 25% in the 2 years he's been at MSU. While the jury is clearly still out on him, so far he's done pretty much everything that could possibly be expected of him. So if he says there's a chance of having a jumbotron by late this season, I believe him.