re: It's not over boys

It was going to come out sooner or later. Thought we’d maybe get to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving before a lot of this hit the fan. I guess 1 week doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things but we’ll see how the rest plays out.

This is Oklahoma 100% feeding this information to “insiders”. They’ve been aware of what’s going on but I think now they’re seriously considering matching LSU and provide him the budget he wants at OU for his staff. They must’ve hit a snag with whoever they reached out to as their #1 choice to replace Riley with.

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Except, you gotta think its a ridiculous amount of money though. This is like doubling his salary. They might do it, but Woodward is definitely pushing them to the edge.

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This is what "make him say no" looks like in the real world.

Now, Riley's (or his agent's really) job is to push both sides to the edge of the envelope. Which is why there would be a verbal agreement in place, but nothing final. That's the dangle to use against LSU.

Noting the highest bidder doesn't necessarily win. The side that Riley perceives to want him the most wins. That perception can be created by several things:
- bonuses
- perks
- the tone of the responses (even if the money increases)
- * the step-rate of the increases

* = very common. One side tops the other by say $50k. You come back with a cool million. One side is just trying to win- barely. The other side just said frick it, I'm all in. It's not always the first or even final number... but how fast you get to the final number.