Well I seem to remember people saying Odom wouldn't leave for a middling P4 job when he could guide UNLV to potential CFP births every year...That money wasn't everything etc etc.
Sounded plausible until 6 million per year showed up.
Never discount generational wealth.
Imagine having the ability to hand all of your kids a home with no mortgage and starting their adult lifevwith no college debt. That is a massive head start.
That's not the type of money you look at and say 'meh'.
Odom likely will struggle to get Purdue turned around. But it will hardly derail his career. He won't be out of football long or without work.
Even if he fails, he lands another DC job with millions in the bank and continuing to do something he loves which is be around football.
Even if he fails at Purdue he's a young enough guy his work at UNLV would get him another G6 job at some point.
Love to hear how that's a sad ending to his story..