What possible harm could have come from waiting 48 more hrs on Herman?

First, this article confirms we wanted Herman more than O, since we offer Herman the damn job first and had agreed in principle to hire him.

Second, according to article, Herman was wary of UT because of politics. His talks with UT could have simply confirmed his suspicions.

If Herman spoke with UT and indicated he was trending in that direction, or made really outlandish demands, then O would have still been there waiting. No one was going to snatch him up. He's not a hot commodity.

Instead of giving Herman the courtesy of talking with UT, Alleva appears to have made the reactionary midnight decision to just hire O. That strikes me as wildly petulant. THIS is business. YOU can't be emotional. YOU have to expect that candidates will use all of the leverage at their disposal.

The sum result is that we ended up with a fallback coach without even knowing if our preferred hire would have said no. How amateurish.

Bottom line there was no significant harm in waiting a couple more days.

Here is the article, for those who haven't seen it:

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