latest update from my buddy 11-27

First off, happy Thanksgiving to the coaching changes board!

I posted here a few times last week about some stuff I heard from my buddy who’s a legit insider in the political world connected to the search. So far all of his info has been accurate including the pic of the contract he sent me. Just learned a little more that I wanted to share.

I texted him on Friday after the Ole Miss statement to ask if Lane was coming and all I got back was “stay tuned ??”. That was interesting because he was sharing info pretty freely before that.

Texted him again yesterday and he called me back last night. I’ll summarize the conversation:

- At this point, Lane coming is considered a done deal in and around LSU and is being talked about freely. It is as official as it can be short of an actual announcement.

- He told me mid last week that the expectation at LSU was an announcement on Sun/Mon this week, but that obviously changed after Kiffin’s meeting with Carter and the OM statement. LSU folks are confident in the deal and are content to wait it out til Lane is ready to announce.

- He said everyone he talks to who knows about the deal are amazed that the story hasn’t broken in legitimate media outlets yet. Their theory is that reporters like Delly, Thamel, etc are actually worried about a Miles-to-Michigan scenario where they report it based on the anonymous sources they have, Lane gets pissed and changes his mind and claims it was never happening, and then they get embarrassed. So it’s kind of a Mexican standoff among all parties until someone is willing to go on the record.

- He also said a lot of higher-up folks involved with the search are reading this board and enjoying the entertainment, so keep it up :)