Good morning! You didn't really think I was going to let you start your work week without an early-morning one of these, did you?
We have a lot of new people here, so, my caveat (as always) is that about five people actually know what's going on and they're not going to reach out and tell me. So the way this works is through a bunch of calls and texts to people who've been good with info in the past to get the room temperature. So I warrant little of this as "fact!" and try to clarify that in those cases.
Anyway, what you came for:
1. A good source thinks Mack is still involved. Doesn't know, but "thinks." After sorting out yesterday in my head, I had also believed that was a possibility, that this was still going through some kind of HR or upper-level approval given the way things ended at Louisville. But again, don't know this for a fact. I just haven't crossed it off the list of possibilities.
2. I am told Danny Sprinkle (Utah State) wants to take the Washington job. He's always worked out West. But, Washington currently lacks an AD. Was told "Most think they'll work through it and he'll go." But that's not a small thing.
3. Perception is that people think the Brad Brownell rumors is Vandy scrambling. Again, I don't warrant that as fact, it's perception, but this was my thought too after having time for this to sink in, because it buys them five more days of "this is why we're waiting!" as cover.
4. I don't rule out "the field." That could be Pat Kelsey, Mark Byington, Bucky McMillan, Kate Middleton, Ivin Jasper, Rex the Wonder Dog, whoever.
5. Am told Vanderbilt really thought it was getting Dusty May, which explains a lot.
We have a lot of new people here, so, my caveat (as always) is that about five people actually know what's going on and they're not going to reach out and tell me. So the way this works is through a bunch of calls and texts to people who've been good with info in the past to get the room temperature. So I warrant little of this as "fact!" and try to clarify that in those cases.
Anyway, what you came for:
1. A good source thinks Mack is still involved. Doesn't know, but "thinks." After sorting out yesterday in my head, I had also believed that was a possibility, that this was still going through some kind of HR or upper-level approval given the way things ended at Louisville. But again, don't know this for a fact. I just haven't crossed it off the list of possibilities.
2. I am told Danny Sprinkle (Utah State) wants to take the Washington job. He's always worked out West. But, Washington currently lacks an AD. Was told "Most think they'll work through it and he'll go." But that's not a small thing.
3. Perception is that people think the Brad Brownell rumors is Vandy scrambling. Again, I don't warrant that as fact, it's perception, but this was my thought too after having time for this to sink in, because it buys them five more days of "this is why we're waiting!" as cover.
4. I don't rule out "the field." That could be Pat Kelsey, Mark Byington, Bucky McMillan, Kate Middleton, Ivin Jasper, Rex the Wonder Dog, whoever.
5. Am told Vanderbilt really thought it was getting Dusty May, which explains a lot.