How long do you think those guys are going to sit around waiting for a job that may not exist? Would either have turned down the LSU job if it would have been offered to them this week?
This is exactly what's happening. They're going to hire the guy from New Mexico who will say "he wants to evaluate Manny for a year before making a decision". Book it. This program is dead.
And if Mario says no, then what? It doesn’t seem like they’ve thought that far ahead. Sounds like all of their eggs are in the Mario basket. If he stays at Oregon, options like Lane and Stoops may already be off the board.