If he truly desired the UF and/or LSU jobs (which I think he did/does to some degree) he'd let Sexton know and let Sexton do his work behind the scenes, where it would get done quietly and effectively. Obviously, speculation would still be sky high, but an initial statement when asked weeks ago followed by a "will not comment on it any further from here" would have ended the circus on his end of it. Instead, he kept throwing logs on the fire because he enjoys the flames.. What's it matter to him, he's not the one that's gonna get burned in the end.