Vanderbilt vice chancellor Dr. David Williams spent his lunch hour talking with the guys at 104.5 The Zone in Nashville.

It appears Vanderbilt is waiting to hear who would be on James Franklin's coaching staff.  They want to know who has accepted, not who will get job offers.  They want to know, "Here are the guys coming with me."

Here is what Dr. Williams had to say:

“I want to know about the national aspect of recruiting and I want to know who and how you will build your staff.  Not only from a philosophy standpoint, but I’d like to hear names.”

“Jeremy (Foley) picked up the phone, made one call and got his man.  All power to Jeremy (Foley), but Vanderbilt doesn’t have that luxury.  He did it in three days.  I actually told our chancellor, even after Jeremy said it would take two and a half weeks, that he would get it done in a few days.”

“This is a time when Vanderbilt is very committed.  The board is committed, the chancellor is committed, and I am committed.  We are committed to being very competitive.”

“3 million is a little bit on the high side.  Now if we were talking to Nick Saban, maybe the number would go up.  I think you have to look who you are talking to.”

“I can tell you for a fact, we were not waving $3 million (a year) for 7 years to anyone.”

“Many people see the commitment being to the HC.  No, that’s not right.  It’s to the kids, program, and community.” 

“Just as we are asking them to tell us about the staff, they are asking us to tell them about the past.”