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Highly successful tenure at Troy hasn't made Blakeney yearn for shot at a big-time job

Troy football coach Larry Blakeney works in a modest, cramped office, strolls around campus for exercise and is a regular at "The Pig," a cafe at the local Piggly Wiggly grocery store.Though Blakeney's post is a few football fields — and tax brackets — removed from the seven-figure glamour jobs of major college football, only Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and Penn State's Joe Paterno have led their FBS teams for longer.He's had a career that could have landed him one of those big-time jobs, and paychecks to match, but he doesn't waste time wondering what might have been if his reputation hadn't been tarnished following a stint as an assistant at Auburn.Instead, Blakeney is preparing for his 20th season at Troy, having led the Trojans up from Division II to FBS and to the past four Sun Belt Conference titles.It's a low-key job in a low-key town in a state where college football is anything but; Alabama's Nick Saban rakes in $4 million a year a few hours away.Displaying his trademark humo...

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