Lawgator, Kentucky is a "lateral move?" Get real. As to the genesis of this, here's my end of it. Last summer at the Big Time event in Las Vegas, the topic of Tubby's flirtations with the NBA came up among a group of people having a few libations at the Venetian. I asked the question of an individual I would certainly consider an expert, 'Who would replace Tubby in such a scenario?" Tha answer I received was " Present company excluded, I think Donovan would be the man." That of course led to the rational follow up, "What about Florida?" The response was " All I can say about that is, Jeremy Foley LOVES John Pelphrey." I left it at that. However, it makes sense. Unless it's simply a case where Pelphrey knows Ole Miss is going with Cronin or Kennedy, there's no reason for him to bail on the opportunity to get into the SEC, except that he thinks something better is imminent. The NBA season doesn't end until mid-April, if Donovan bolted to Kentucky, Florida would have a tough time luring a big name replacement at that time. But getting someone to leave South Alabama wouldn't be difficult at all.
