With a new athletic director hired, the Broncos are not going to waste a ton of time here.
The decision is expected before the end of the week and the top two remaining names are no secret: Andy Avalos and Jeff Choate. But, there are murmurs of other candidates that are not a part of the Boise State 'family tree' of former players/coaches. Football Scoop is talking about Graham Harrell, but the people I spoke with don't know that he is a legit target for them; possibly some disinformation. I don't think Tom Herman would take it, but I know that he got a cursory call to gauge interest. Boise State could get him on the cheap, but I think that they very well know he would be a rental and is unlikely to sign a deal that includes a buyout so big no one would touch him, so that was more just a guy that used to work in the same place as Herman being sure he would make the right call.
I know for sure that Avalos wowed Mario Cristobal during his interview prior to getting the Oregon job and I can guarantee you that his ability to be prepared for an interview has gotten even better, so he will wow the new AD as much as he did others in his "informal" interview. But the pressure from boosters, players and former players in favor of Choate is very real and very reminiscent of the mood around Cristobal after Taggart left - so that could carry some weight here.
Either way, I expect this to be over fairly quickly.
The decision is expected before the end of the week and the top two remaining names are no secret: Andy Avalos and Jeff Choate. But, there are murmurs of other candidates that are not a part of the Boise State 'family tree' of former players/coaches. Football Scoop is talking about Graham Harrell, but the people I spoke with don't know that he is a legit target for them; possibly some disinformation. I don't think Tom Herman would take it, but I know that he got a cursory call to gauge interest. Boise State could get him on the cheap, but I think that they very well know he would be a rental and is unlikely to sign a deal that includes a buyout so big no one would touch him, so that was more just a guy that used to work in the same place as Herman being sure he would make the right call.
I know for sure that Avalos wowed Mario Cristobal during his interview prior to getting the Oregon job and I can guarantee you that his ability to be prepared for an interview has gotten even better, so he will wow the new AD as much as he did others in his "informal" interview. But the pressure from boosters, players and former players in favor of Choate is very real and very reminiscent of the mood around Cristobal after Taggart left - so that could carry some weight here.
Either way, I expect this to be over fairly quickly.
