So, what you're saying here (and please correct me if I'm wrong) is that, if Barr (the proven winner), who has now proven he can turn around a nowhere program as a Head Coach and not just as an assistant, misses out via upset on either the HEA semis or qualifying for the NCAA's, that should be used against him, to "cool his jets" for a more significant raise, until he actually accomplishes these things he should be achieving this season, at some future date?!? And he should just sit there and accept it, even if he now knows the fair market value for his services in D-1 has probably already (at least) doubled since he signed his deal in Orono???
Loyalty is a two way street, and here we're talking about a guy who has not hesitated to move on from several prior stops, despite the rampant success that's always broken out in his wake. He came to UMaine because someone (no longer associated with the school) showed belief in him doing the big job, and he has delivered to exceed all expectations. If the current UMaine AD is thinking in any way along the lines you are, it will be a rude awakening when Barr finds more respect AND a bigger paycheck elsewhere, and takes his golden eggs with him.
You guys cannot sit idly by if/when UMaine decides to wrest defeat from the jaws of victory, all because of loopy half-baked logic that Barr needs to be "fair" to other USM employees, none of whom are drawing additional millions into the USM coffers due to their non-unique and easily replaceable talents in the classroom or elsewhere on campus ...
