Conspiracy Theory: Baylor flirtation ploy to communicate need for donations

I will begin this by saying I don't think this scenario really played out, but I wanted to share what has crossed my mind as a possibility ...

What if Baylor's very public courtship of Fuente was planned and calculated by both Whit and Fuente to make light of our fundraising inefficiencies and communicate to fans the urgent need of more donations to compete with the best in college football?

They knew it would create an incredibly emotional response from the fanbase, so the news would surely be heard. The initial shocking news that Fuente was "considering" the job would turn into an even firmer belief in Fuente's commitment to Blacksburg as he can now say "I had the chance to leave for a job with more resources, closer to my own hometown, but guess what I did? I stayed in Blacksburg because I believe this place can be great."

And as it was all going down, Whit asked his buddy Bill Roth to make some public comments about how Baylor is far and away a better job because of the vast amount of resources they have. Then, after having their eyes opened to the need for more funds, the call for donations will be understood as an urgent need for a program trying to compete with the best of college football.

Then Whit and Fuente entered into discussions with Dr. Sands to say - "Look, if we don't invest in this football program, we won't maintain the level of success we have enjoyed over the past 20 years."

Or ... conspiracy #2 is that Whit wasn't involved at all, it was just Fuente seeing the opportunity to do all the above. He saw the opportunity with Baylor once they reached out, so he promptly called up Bill Roth and told him what needs to be said. Then he devised his plan to get Whit to preach about his commitment, because it's more believable coming from someone else. Then he met with Whit and Dr. Sands and told them how much we need more resources and how, now, our fans have a greater sense of that need.

Probably didn't happen, but if it did ... well time will only tell how effective it will prove to be.