it is a gamble, but he is making $2.55 now and I am not sure he will get $5 from some of the places that are open because the ones that pay that see him as a reach.....Sark is making $5.6
while Pittman is making over $6 and I think he makes that because he had one good season and Arkansas was in a rush to show that "we found our guy" (mini-aggy flex) it drops down to $5.5 or so from there with a lot of coaches that have proven history and then gets down to the $4.5 range for coaches that are at places where they have proven themselves now
when you look at taxes and the "take home" and agent fees on that extra $1.5 million or so or even $2 million if he can get $4.5 well he is not raking in "fuck you money" for 3 years and fired (even with 5 guaranteed)
It is a risk, but I think he is a risk taker and if he can get to the right place for $4 to $4.5 then he can turn that pretty quick into $7 or more somewhere else
the downside is he will be at UTSA probably 4 or 5 more years making $2.55 before they finally let him go....I think his reputation is strong enough to get a good QB in the portal or to only be down for a year before he is back winning 8+ at UTSA and is shit hot again after one down year
in addition SMU is leaving the AAC, Tulane will not just stay on top, Memphis is looking rough, UCF and Cincy are already gone so the AAC is wide open and the other programs after Memphis and Tulane are pretty much shit
I think he would jump for $4 to $4.5, but it will not be to Arkansas, or a fucked up UH it will be to a place where he gets 4 years to actually coach unless it is a dumpster fire in his first 3