I get the feeling Bubba is putting Mack in the rear view. And he doesn't need Mack. He might not have even wanted Mack the first time around, since apparently it was big buyout money (for Fed) which pushed for Mack.part of me is really worried about how much influence mack will have with the next guy.
It would be awesome to have Mack hang around as a fundraiser type, or lend us his connections for things like recruiting and scouting, but all that isn't a "must have" IMO, not worth indebting ourselves to his opinions in any way.