How does our administration keep such a tight lid on FB hires?

I prefer it as compared to the alternative as you mentioned.

Apparently Long moved silently and swiftly so non eof this crap could get out. Remember the story about the Petrino hire, it was actually offered to Kiffin first, but Long had also called Petrino and told both of them I need an answer in 24 hours or we're moving on... Kiffin couldn't get out of his Raiders deal in time and That's why Preston so abruptly left the Falcons. It was that fast and that quiet.

Long essentially had his guys in min dthey vetted them before any offers were sent out. Once he had his one or 2 guys in mind as final candidates he offered and told them don't mess around or it's hoping away. That way, he avoided all the media hoopla and leaks.

I guess my point would be that what happened in TN could very well happen here because for various reasons you (a) have to trust those in power to make the hiring decision, and (b) recognize for various reasons as well that it is going to be hush hush until a decision is actually made. If it were otherwise then probably no coach would ever be hired.

It wouldn’t be advisable or feasible to seek some kind of public approval of a hire or release trial balloons before a decision is made. With our hires it just happens to be there was no public outcry like there was in the TN but there certainly could have been had the authorities picked the “wrong guy.”