Originally Posted by
StarkVegasSteve
I tend to think it's Eric Bakich.
1. He's disgruntled at Clemson for a myriad of reasons but most stem from attendance and NIL. He's told multiple people in the last few weeks that the fact that the Savannah Bananas can sell out the football stadium and he averages only around 5K/game for a weekend series pisses him off. He also knows that Clemson is going to allot as much of the university allowed NIL funds to football and basketball. He MIGHT get to split the remaining 5-10% with all the other sports on campus.
2. He's been in this conference. He was with Corbin at Vandy and helped him build the foundation for those CWS trips and national championships in later seasons.
3. He's won EVERYWHERE. He took Michigan to the CWS finals and has Clemson back rolling again like they were under Monte Lee.
4. If we're not afraid to pay Wes Johnson's payout, then we're not going to be afraid to pay Bakich's buyout.