I don't want to go on with this forever because it isn't that important, but again, no one is asking Shelley to take the keys to some random house unseen. The point I was trying to make is that Austin is a nice town with nice houses. The Meyers can assume that if they reach a deal that they will be able to find a suitable home at a later date. Yes, the wife will want to be involved in the decision then--hell, I am sure CUM would tell her to just go find the one she wants and let him know when to write the check. But to state that he wouldn't take the job without flying his wife to town to walk inside available property--I just don't believe that. If for no other reason, it creates a spectacle. If nothing else, get on Zillow.
And I am married and have a pile of kids. Again, I would assume, as would my wife, that we could find suitable accommodations in a town such as Austin if I had a hundo million in the bank. It keeps coming up that no wife would buy a house sight-unseen. I agree with you completely there. But there is no house buying going on until after the deal.
Now in Stillwater--I can see wanting to get a sense of the town. But in Austin--where the brightest stars of Texas live--no need to see if the streets are paved.
Sorry to derail this. I just don't believe Saban or Meyer or anyone else with that kind of money says "Wife, I am thinking about taking a multi-million dollar job in one of the top cities in the US. We have to be very careful and keep this on the downlow--but hey, can you reach out to some coked-out real estate agent and ask to be driven around to see some houses? Oh and please tell Karen not to say anything."