The timing feels like he’s trying to get ahead of the fall of the upcoming schedule. If so, it says a lot about what he thinks his future prospects are tied to Arch Manning. Another possibility is he’s reacting to “murmurings” inside the athletic department & perhaps amongst the donors, perhaps he’s even heard a particular “name” (dare I mention Saban’s wife was seemingly jokingly saying “Show me the money” on Gameday a week or so ago?), and is trying to publicize their bluff in a move to change that conversation, or perhaps demand a show of commitment in the form of further compensation. Perhaps he’s heard the Manning’s are less than satisfied w/ the development of Arch, and are flexing whatever influence they might have. Or perhaps he’s tired of the extremely high expectations that come w/ the Texas job. I don’t know, but if there’s any truth to this, it’s going to be yet another turbulent Nov/Dec on the 40 acres. Thought the program had put that behind them, but shows you just how quickly things can change if hope can no longer be sold at a big program