re: Defensive Linneman -- "Show me the Money"

Great theory and I do agree. But we tried to keep OUR GUYS and it didn't work out. And it cost us any real opportunity(it's not happening with this transfer cycle) to beset those losses because Kelly waited until mid January to fire House and company. Then a few weeks convincing an average recruiter(excellent teacher) to come coach the DL at an over market rate yet won't go over market to get said coach someone to coach up. Meanwhile the average recruiter is gonna struggle to fill a very much needed 5-6 man group(hs and portal) with high quality kids that can help right away. The plan didn't work and now the situation is dire enough it could cost us the next 2 seasons at a minimum. They better start paying somebody other than coaches overpriced salaries.
As it was in the last cycle, it's not the individual battles lost that cause concern or even questions, it's the out of touch approach they take. It's as though they are always playing from behind in the forethought realm. No real plan for the worst case as with Smith/Wingo and the CB room. They keep digging the holes deeper with no rope to get out. Then a torn, overused rope is sent down with hopes we don't fall on our arse, like the CB room. With the DT room we now hope to just reach our feet after the fall. That rope broke.

Good post.
I agree with it all.
The only small caveat is that we are not working with a salary cap. "overspending" is theoretical. You are only overspending if whatever high roller Ole Miss has runs out of $$$ or some OU oil well stop pumping. If you have a crazy donor who says "go get 'em" - there is no overspending b/c they will pony up for the next $1.5M above average DT - it is the market.