I think all we know of a certainty is that he hasn't signed the contract extension. Do we know why? Until I see him actually take the job at Texas, I tend to believe he's staying but wants to get the best contract he can. If he's had bad investments, etc., he has to make sure he gets this thing right at his age, and this contract extends to the end of the decade. Perhaps there's a sticking point there? Perhaps he's not really interested in Texas, but it's being used as leverage? The man has gone out of his way to 1) let the public know he regrets how he left Miami 2) he's made definitive statements that he's too old to start over 3) his wife has made her own statements.
Now people lie - no doubt about that. And these 2 could be the biggest pathological liars out there - that's possible. But I think renewed integrity has been important to him - he's worked for it. He has stayed here longer than any place he's been. The Texas job may be being dangled in front of him, and it's a good leverage tool. But do we really know that the reason he hasn't signed the Alabama contract is because he's interested in Texas? Do we know that definitively? Or are we just concerned that he hasn't signed yet and we know that's out there, and we fear it's the reason? I've read Earle's statements, but they are vague at best. I respect that - I don't expect him to tell us all that he knows or hears. I just think we could be jumping to conclusions. In my mind, all of this could be that he's trying to get the best contract he can, which could be his last one ever.