Tech paid Hughes $157,437 in 2012. Galloway's salary at Oklahoma was around $350,000, and it's expected that Hughes will be receiving similar pay. “There are certain institutions in certain conferences that have certain reputations for having unlimited resources and things of that nature, Weaver said. “To ice the cake, they flew the family out on Toby Keith’s jet.” Oklahoma’s baseball prestige was also a point in their favor. Tech’s baseball program has just started to grow with the help of Hughes, while the Sooners have won the College World Series before, been to the NCAA tournament every year since 2007 and been to Omaha 10 times.