Losing Larry Porter?

I live in the Memphis area, there has been a lot of noise about Memphis letting go of Tommy West after the season. He has a buyout that will put a dent in their budget for a new coach, but they have a little more money available now that Calipari isn't taking it all. Memphis is not a very attractive job because they are surrounded by the SEC (Ole Miss, MSU, UT, Ark, Bama, LSU, and Vandy all within 6 hours), the facilities suck, the conference sucks, and football will always be second to basketball there. As some of you may know, Larry Porter is a Memphis alum, which means he might have a little more interest than some might expect. He is actually the second best RB in school history (to Deangelo Williams). He is also exactly the kind of coach they want. Because Memphis is an urban school, they are looking to get a young, energetic, African American coach, similar to the guy Houston has now. Porter has a reputation as a good recruiter and has connections in LA, where a school like Memphis can probably compete with the directional schools for players. Also, since he is a position coach, he will cost less than a proven assistant. His name has been thrown around a lot on radio and the boards around here. Anybody think he would take the gig? It would essentially allow him to skip a step and get right to being a head coach. If he does, will it negatively effect recruiting, especially in the short term?