Spoken like a true businessman, HD. I agree with a strictly business approach to this. Dykes wants an extension/raise? I'm sure he does. Well, like everything else, that comes with a price. For Tech, that will mean a substantial buy-out clause. As for his "raise," I'd like to see that more in the way of incentives, rather than just a flat salary increase. Sure, raise his base salary a little...no problem....but most of his real compensation should be tied to specific accomplishments.

Need to also give Dykes control over some of the compensation for his staff. Most people like having control over their organization and direct reports. Give Dykes a budget that he can distribute to his coaches as bonuses, based on incentives that he sets. Would only be a small % of the staff's overall compensation package, but would mean a lot to them, and give Dykes more managerial control of his staff's performance.