I'm afraid I can't add much more, I work on Campus, as does my wife, who is in the Athletic Department as well as her sister. My childhood best friend is tight with the Haslams. our daughters played hoops here. we are VFL for sure.
This same news comes separately from both my friend in the Haslam camp and my sister in Law, who works closer to the AD than my wife does. Supposedly i't's major damage control level panic over there (of course is should be) and they know the only way to save everybody's skin is bring in Gruden. They're ponying up the money, but it's A LOT. like unprecedented, **** up the entire price structure on coaching-type money. They are also careful not to leave themselves open to another Kiffin jilt, so they want to be mindful of his contract while backing up the brinks truck. that's about all I know