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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Volatility_rivals135605" data-source="post: 131673539" data-attributes="member: 1476288">Love the commitment from Lyons!  I would have liked to see the Staff Salary increased to $4.5-$5mill...  A very under-the-radar offseason hire was NB hiring Kirk C..  As a 247 analyst/writer puts it a "Saban-esk hire"...Having a quality HC is just one piece  of a very large puzzle needed to build a more consistent competitor. If we want to obtain the realistic ceiling for WVU(Which in my mind, is being able to compete for a BIG12 title 1 in 3 years, with our "down years" still having 9-10 wins).  When looking at all the disadvantages WVU has compared to other programs, its imperative we hire a quality coaching staff, analysts, & supporting staff..  While we hope NB can identify coaching talent @Value, sometimes you gotta hire that "Splash guy" to stoke excitement within recruiting.  As long as its a splash, because hes a quality coach, recruiter, teacher, developer, & creative leader of young men.  We'll never be able to financially compete with the likes of Alabama, UGA, OSU, Texas, etc..  However, between giving a little more wiggle room within the Staff budget, and NB's ability to find value, it could be enough to get us where we want to be.In any case, and no matter if we had $100mill to spend, it would still take 5 YEARS to build, considering the depths of hell the program needed to be pulled from.  Our starting point was extremely poor, and that matters when trying to build a program.  Who do you think has an easier path, Neal Brown or Josh Heupel??  Tenn is always sold out, far wealthier & larger fanbase, far wealthier donor base, far wealthier local talent, geographically centered for talent acquisition...  Building at WVU requires a special breed & type of coach who knows how to leverage creativity, and every variable to extract a possible edge in every facet of building, developing, scheming, & coaching...  I really like Brown, because he's shown the ability to be extremely detailed oriented about every detail within his program & culture... Nothing seems to slip his mind..  Considering the talent he's brought in, its better to lock him up now for far less $$, then waiting until those players are optimized.  This was a great decision for Lyons, it ultimately saved us money, by doing it now, rather then later, and IM absolutely positive Lyons seriously analyzed the potential for Brown to perform well in the future, due to the way he's building and knew.....KNEW acting now would ultimately save the university money.  Which can be saved for facilities, or allocated on NB's next extension when he's truly shown significant success...  Compound the savings now, so we can compete with other offers NB will surely receive later on.  My only hope is Kentucky remains good enough they hold onto their HC for the next 10+ years... That would be my only concern, even if we could match, not sure if Brown would choose to stay or not.  Hopefully by then his family is already firmly cemented within the community.</blockquote>

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