Riley explains that he used us for leverage

“Hold up, I'm not going to be the next head coach at LSU. Next question.”
Then, “I have no concerns about our administration, our AD, our president. We've been through a lot together. This was my first rodeo together. We always have conversations about the future. For us, as we transition into a new conference, there's always conversations we're going to have. We're always trying to make this place better.”