Diaz would be an idiot to go to Temple at this point. It's a step down from coordinator at a powerhouse (I could give two ***** about the last 15 years we're still a huge brand name) to Temple of all places. He's home, he's coaching the right athletes for his defense, and I'd have to imagine he'll get shots at second-tier major conference HC gigs before long. I still doubt there will ever be any sort of HCIW arrangement and still think he wouldn't get promoted from DC to HC at The U, unless Richt really gets it rolling and sticks around for a while.
HOWEVER. Maybe he read in the Herald a few weeks back that we're willing to drop $1 million on an OC. And he probably knows we're not hiring an OC. Looks like a negotiating tactic to me.
Separately, this notion of Banda as DC might be the stupidest thing I've read on CIS yet. If ANYONE on the current staff should get elevated it's Simpson, and I don't see that happening.