Pompous Elitist
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Yeah, some of the Wisconsin people who post here seemed to think it was a done deal and Leonhard would be the guy. The fact that they are shopping around is interesting and now if they go back to Leonhard eventually it kind of puts him in an awkward spot that they clearly wanted someone else but couldn't get them.
From Eric The Red, a plugged-in Wisconsin fan
“From a source close to the situation ... the decision to hire Fickell (if true) would be a major change in plans from everything that was discussed over the past several weeks.
My understanding was they previously "kicked the tires" (horrible phrase, but it applies here, because there was no in-depth discussion) on Fickell but it didn't really go anywhere because even he assumed that we were hiring Leonhard. With Aranda, they knew they could get him. It doesn't appear they had that sense with Fickell (until perhaps this morning).
If it's Fickell, basically Mac knew and nobody else.”