Yes, very close accounts, with a couple of small but important adds.
First, it is unclear if it was Herman, his agent, or both (or neither) that met with Alleva before the game at A&M (somebody knows the truth!). That's significant IMO because I do not believe Yurechek was informed or gave LSU permission to speak with TH or his agent - he was still under contract. And if Herman DID personally meet with Alleva that week, that was even worse IMO because 1) he was getting ready for an important game at Memphis, and 2) he did so without permission and behind the UH AD's back - and then lied about it. In any case, ESPN was only too happy to run with the planted story about Herman's plans to sign with LSU the day after UH/Memphis game. Horn bigs started to panic, as was the intention.
Second, consensus opinion is that key UT boosters were ALSO pimping the LSU/Herman story in hopes of generating a last minute run at Herman by UT, since the UT president was still waffling on Strong. Meanwhile, Herman's agent was thick in the background, pulling strings, leaking info, and leveraging LSU against UT. Herman was leaving, just a question of where and how much.
Our stories are spot on regarding Alleva. After AnM blowout, LSU nation really wanted Orgeron, but Alleva wanted Herman. And yes, Herman's agent tried to jack it up the price the second time around, making Alleva's decision easy. With all the pre-game noise, Orgeron easily could have told Alleva to pound sand before the AnM game, Alleva damn well could have lost both coaches. Now THAT would have been karma, mi amigo...
To be clear, I am NOT advertising myself as a UH insider, but this is an accurate description given to me by knowledgeable UH people of key events leading to Herman's departure. No te preocupes, Coogs will be fine. Herman? We'll see...
