I'm pretty sure Trev must have qualified the assistant coaches and had a good idea Earley was open to the possibility of staying w ATM. Once he made up his mind to cut Schloss loose, he gently opened the door for him to run out. Once Schloss knew he was made, it was only a quick matter of time before he excused himself. I'm sure different scenarios were played out but ripping the bandaid off was probably worst case scenario. We saw it unfold quickly and devastatingly in a matter of 48 hour...... luckily from what I can surmise, our donor pockets have gotten deeper and they don't like to lose. That set up the NIL coffers. The best thing Trev did was listen to the players input. Earley didn't burn the ATM bridge because as soon Schloss said guys we are out of here and I'm getting y'all more money, he knew he had to follow along until the smoke cleared. I know Jace and the guys communicated w him and let him know they were pulling for him. After it all came together with the team back and additional heavy hitters signing on, it seems like it was all by design. Chess vs checkers..... at least that's the way I see it. Gigem
