Baton Rouge, Lousiana -- Twenty-one months ago, when the Southern University System Board of Supervisors approved a three-year contract for Stump Mitchell, one of its members had a question.Darren Mire, then the board’s vice chairman, wondered aloud why Mitchell’s contract included a $10,000 bonus for winning the Bayou Classic — the same amount Mitchell would receive for winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference title.
Greg LaFleur, then the school’s athletic director, had an easy answer. “Because if you don’t win that game, you’re liable to get fired,” LaFleur said with a laugh. Mitchell has coached in two Bayou Classics since then. Last year, Grambling thumped the Jaguars 38-17.
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