According to the Daily Oklahoman....

[WuDrWu]

I really hate to be mean to my father, I love him to death, but this is going to cost him.

[jocoshock]

And this after he supposedly declined a request to interview.

“I really said ‘no’ all week,” Kruger said. “I said ‘no’ and I said ‘no,’ and finally it did go that way.”

He was gone to the Sooners by about noon Friday.

Kruger, 58, said Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione was “very persistent” in his pursuit. Castiglione upped the ante, and Kruger agreed to a seven-year contract worth about $2.2 million per year.

“I would be lying if I didn’t say money was a consideration,” Kruger said. “But it was not only money. It was the challenge and the opportunity. I’ve never planned to leave any job.”

Kruger had two years remaining on his contract at UNLV, where he was making about $1.1 million per year. His deal included a $500,000 buyout.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/01...#ixzz1IMHJzjNM