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Sources told ESPN.com that Cutcliffe's contract will approach an average of $1.5 million per year. He made $340,000 this past year at Tennessee, his second stint with the Vols as offensive coordinator. He's expected to take two of the Vols' assistants with him -- Kurt Roper and Matt Luke.

Along with the boost in his salary, Cutcliffe, a former head coach at Mississippi, has received assurances from the Duke administration that facilities will be upgraded and that he will have a pool of money available to put together the staff that he wants. He'll have the difficult task of building the Blue Devils into winners after the team won just 22 games during the past 13 seasons.

MrDanger wrote:...and we are absolutely sick about it. I may jump off the ledge now...somebody please, talk me down.