re: Why did Alleva and Herman not sign a contact on Thursday?

Smart's change was a known event. Should be obvious.

You are forgetting the fact that Herman and his agent PLAYED LSU and Alleva. Alleva etal said that 10-12 coaches were evaluted. Unless you have some "inside" info on that aspect of the search, then we have to go on what we have about Herman and Coach O. When you get to the end of the deal, when the other side pulls a stunt like Herman's agent did Thursday, things change quickly. Obviously, Coach O had the inside track.

Herman got the money from Texas, but he also got the problems that are considerable from the meddling boosters. Many people think that they can overcome those kinds of problems. It seldom happens that way.