No. Neilson was ready to make the jump but got more money and a promotion to Asst Head coach instead. Freeman and his wife wanted to go to ND. They used LSU for slightly more money. LSU offered the bigger contract. But they wanted ND because of their strong catholic ties. Annette, well, rumor is he showed up to the interview in Miss St gear and interviewed horribly. He also wanted full say in his defensive assistants. That means firing people already on staff. That wasn't happening.