Don't kid yourself. He openly campaigned for at least the Clemson and Notre Dame jobs, and I believe Louisville and Kansas as well.
Please, please, perhaps you have forgotten the Louisville, and N.D. feelers (he sent out) and his attendance at the coaching convention where he could try and smell out something, unsuccessfully of course. Maybe PF could hire you as his p.r. person.I actually think Phil has a pretty good on-screen persona. I think he's excelled at his analyst role. I certainly don't think he's been pushing to get a coaching job. He must like it.
Those jobs I thought he might go too...but when he said he was interested in the Notre Dame job, I fell on the floor laughing that he actually would think he had a chance for it.