Tennessee and John Currie have officially split, agreeing to a settlement of 2.5 million. However, leaked emails and texts from Currie have stolen the headlines tonight. The messages provide us some detail as to what in the world happened during that insane coaching search that ultimately led to Currie’s suspension.
First up: Here’s former Tennessee AD John Currie texting with Dan Wolken of USA Today, who broke the initial story of Greg Schiano being hired at Tennessee.
The big takeaway here is Currie calling “our people” — presumedly Tennessee fans — “wacko.” Currie asks Wolken for help spinning the hire positively, which Wolken certainly did on the Sunday afternoon that the hire was attempted.