DD is a terrible fit for SEC. He either thinks too highly of himself, he or his family (meaning wife) are just plain dissatisfied here, a combination of both, or he and his agent are flat posturing for a raise (which is certainly fine). Knoxville is a hole (Sorry TN folks), certainly not as nice a place as Raleigh. He would be run out of TN in a heartbeat. With GA on the upswing, even with with built in recruiting advantages and budget, his game management and decision making will not allow him to move that program up the SEC east at the speed required to succeed. I suspect he knows this as well.
Worst thing DY could do is overpay. I’m fine with getting him close to middle of pack, renegotiating incentives for performance, and upping the assistant pay for some coaches (not all), and including incentives for those assistants as well. But anything more, let him walk if he thinks the pastures are greener.
