Special to The Providence Journal

College football coaches and specifically their agents, have successfully manipulated coaching vacancies to sign lucrative new extensions as well as increasing the asking price to leave their respective schools for their clients. None of this would ever happen if contracts were simply honored or university administrators were not labeled as “suckers” for their inability to see the forest from the trees.

The Lane Kiffin sweepstakes ultimately ended with LSU the “winner” and Ole Miss in complete chaos. Even though they lost their coach, they likely will qualify for a CFP berth and can hold their head high. Kiffin, once again showing his character, or lack thereof, took the money (seven years in the $100 million neighborhood) and turned his back on a Reb

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