You are the one making the claim that he didn't try and keep him or that they had one conversation. I am not making claims either way about that. I thought that DW came off poorly in that presser, but you are reading things into various statements he made based on that fact that you've already come to the conclusion as to what happened. DW never said or implied the things you are claiming he said.
I am making the claim based on White's press conference.
Last post on this. You are a master at reading things into what people have said that they actually didn't say, which makes it really hard to have a productive back and forth.
The Optics:
The optics are bad. I don't disagree with anything that you said. I was just taking issue with Herman's absolute certainty of knowing what did or didn't happen.
Maybe not, but did not say in the presser he talked to TV once in the last how many days of knowing? Was it not important enough to handle directly more than once and keep the coffee boy out of it?? The fact TV apparently loved the school and program so much is the only thing that drug out his decision so long for THAT MLB job when he saw the errand boy at his door. Sorry. If that was me, and that's who showed up to try and keep me, my first thought is if I mean that little to my direct boss, I'll leave my keys on my desk this evening when I leave for the airport.
I got no dog in the show other than being a UT fan anything. I don't donate. Got no connections. But.....
I’m not for firing DW, but everything else you said is true. Things are still happening behind the scenes that I don’t agree with. Things DW is saying & doing. 
I will say for me first I appreciate what your family brought here (and I know you’re not asking for that recognition). Secondly, personally I try not to be that kind of fan. Vol fandom is so engrained in my life, I don’t understand a life without it. It’s a part of me forever. Sometimes that type of passion which I believe is unmatched causes knee jerk reactions because of the emotion involved. While I feel like as fans, jumping on the “fire Danny” bandwagon is an overreaction, I understand the emotion behind it. Tony felt like family.
DW never said in the presser that he talked to TV once while all this was going on. I don't know where that keeps coming from. I've also never disagreed that DW's communication style, based on how he himself communicated with TV, sounds kind of aloof and distant. I don't think that necessarily means that he "did nothing" to keep TV or "ran him off," like many are saying. In DW's mind, perhaps he thought making him the highest paid baseball coach and spearheading a nine-figure stadium expansion and reno was making a pretty big effort to keep TV. It wasn't all that long ago that everyone here was heaping praise on DW for doing that, in contrast to previous ADs we had, who many thought wouldn't have done that. There's also scuttlebutt that TV can be difficult to deal with too and can be unreasonable in his demands. I think there's a lot going on here and when you consider it all, combined with the fact that the job is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for Tony, it isn't anybody's "fault."
I realized a long time ago every fan base has this element within it. Some louder than others. Coming from a family who played, coached, and administrated at these levels I assure you they ALL understand and realize those people exist. If you read TV's statement, he actually joked about it, said he NEVER read that stuff, and accidental read one that must have been totally insane. They simply have a job to do and NEVER let the fringe elements interfere with doing said job. Now if those ridiculous statements were made by a donor who's name sits atop one of our beloved buildings....yeah you pay attention...otherwise...nah! Of course if we had those "distractions" in our careers it would probably devastate us.
