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Ainge mentioned him on his show this morning. No one is talking about it right now. Ainge said he'd be a solid hire & he confirmed point #1 below is a real possibility. 2, 3 & 4 are my thoughts.. BUt I do think it makes sense based on previous coaching searches and how we thought we were hiring coaches when what we are actually doing was getting feedback from people that knew them close. Who else to get feedback from than the guy that takes over for you.

1. He will be cleared of any wrong doing while at UNC this week by NCAA.

2. Hart is researching all that transpired @ MIA: This is why we're getting the Al Golden talk. WE are down their talking to folks about the program and the condition it was in when Butch left for the Browns. Smoke screen..

3. Hart is researching all that transpired @ UNC. This is why we're hearing more and more noise on Fedora. Same thing as above. No way Fedora is leaving UNC after 1 year. He is not Kiffin. Smoke screen..

4. Retention of a minimum of 3 current DD staff members. Pittman worked with Butch at UNC and have a good relationship. Butch will likely agree to retaining Graham, Hinshaw and have a good argument retain Chaney. Huge cost savings here.

Think about this for a minute. Their are many reasons why the smoke is around the "potential" candidates

***we have a tight budget.. We'd save big on buy out clauses and keep our offenses in tack.

***Butch wants the job and will not be a huge salary guy. Probably around $2.5 million and a value at that.

We will need a seady compliance department that keeps us clean of wrong doing. I agree, I'm not thrilled with this hire, but I do think we could do worse. Ala, Al Golden or Fedora.