sterlingpearling
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More from my agent friend on Gruden, Lamonte, et al. Connect it to my previous threads to follow the long arc. I inserted some parenthesis where certain items need context. Take it or leave it, He's been spot on so far-
"They've (Lamonte's office) been in lockdown until today. I have not gotten a return call on anything since last Friday. That means it's deal time. I finally got a call EOD today (Wed. 28th). UT did not sign Minimums doc. UT pushed and indicated they agreed to material terms, but could not waive institutional control, or NCAA oversight etc. They extended a number, and a higher than previously requested number for assistants. They also requested an in person with BM and Jon for last night or today. It was postponed twice, and then cancelled. From what I gather, Jon is seriously pissed that news has been leaking, and much more pissed that he is not able to vet his options without his family being harassed about all the rumors. I think Cindy is at the end of her string. Today at 11am, he called off the meeting scheduled for today. UT asked for an alternate time or date before Friday at 5pm. They were not given one. I don't think this looks good for you guys with Jon. He may give them another meeting, but he has two business days to do it, and UT made it clear that they are going shopping starting now, not Friday. This may be good in the long run as I think the deal would've taken longer than most, and could've really hurt given what you guys have been through. Among my other peers, the buzz is that Golden is still trying to exit the U on the ethics clause. He and Fedora are the names that are everyone's best guess though my friends close to Golden aren't going into nervous silence. So they aren't doing a deal (yet). The only other news is kind of obvious, but Jimmy's people say Fisher. Hart is tighter with Fisher than he is with Smart, or anyone else. They are good friends. No one is saying Strong is the guy. So if you want me to handicap, Gruden 10 to 1, Golden 5 to 1, Fisher 3 to 1, Fedora 2 to 1. if I had to root for an outcome, I'd root for Fedora then Golden."
To reiterate from an earlier post, He is high on Golden and thinks he is a rising star. His endorsement of Fedora is something I have not heard before, but maybe because he didn't think he was in the race until today. Sad to hear that Gruden is off, for now.
"They've (Lamonte's office) been in lockdown until today. I have not gotten a return call on anything since last Friday. That means it's deal time. I finally got a call EOD today (Wed. 28th). UT did not sign Minimums doc. UT pushed and indicated they agreed to material terms, but could not waive institutional control, or NCAA oversight etc. They extended a number, and a higher than previously requested number for assistants. They also requested an in person with BM and Jon for last night or today. It was postponed twice, and then cancelled. From what I gather, Jon is seriously pissed that news has been leaking, and much more pissed that he is not able to vet his options without his family being harassed about all the rumors. I think Cindy is at the end of her string. Today at 11am, he called off the meeting scheduled for today. UT asked for an alternate time or date before Friday at 5pm. They were not given one. I don't think this looks good for you guys with Jon. He may give them another meeting, but he has two business days to do it, and UT made it clear that they are going shopping starting now, not Friday. This may be good in the long run as I think the deal would've taken longer than most, and could've really hurt given what you guys have been through. Among my other peers, the buzz is that Golden is still trying to exit the U on the ethics clause. He and Fedora are the names that are everyone's best guess though my friends close to Golden aren't going into nervous silence. So they aren't doing a deal (yet). The only other news is kind of obvious, but Jimmy's people say Fisher. Hart is tighter with Fisher than he is with Smart, or anyone else. They are good friends. No one is saying Strong is the guy. So if you want me to handicap, Gruden 10 to 1, Golden 5 to 1, Fisher 3 to 1, Fedora 2 to 1. if I had to root for an outcome, I'd root for Fedora then Golden."
To reiterate from an earlier post, He is high on Golden and thinks he is a rising star. His endorsement of Fedora is something I have not heard before, but maybe because he didn't think he was in the race until today. Sad to hear that Gruden is off, for now.
