Is Sam Pittman and His High Dollar Contract Worth It?

There must be a belief with Razorback fans that their football team needs to only play good football and not pay its coaches?

That seems to be the case with how many reacted to the news today when Tom Murphy of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported that a source close to Jimmy Sexton’s agency, Creative Artists Agency, sent the Razorback Football Department with a new contract. What is it worth you say? Seven-years, $50 million plus.

Why is there such a shock? We are seeing in the college football world around us that the market for head coaches are going up. It’s unprecedented but not surprising. Sam Pittman’s performance at Arkansas (11-11 in two seasons) is at least worth an increase in…