I am just catching up on the threads from this afternoon now, so I still have some to read. But...
There is no way this offer wasn't on the table weeks ago. We weren't the only school going after Mario.
The rumor/reasoning on the Oregon boards was that for Mario's last 2 contracts, they have waited until after the PAC12 Championship Game, so as to not be a distraction.
My questions are (i) who leaked this, and, more importantly, (ii) why now?
Oregon is playing to go to the Rose Bowl tonight. Seems like an awful time to leak this out... can only be a distraction for them.
I am having a hard time connecting the dots here.