Jay Tate said this morning on Fuzion 100.1 that Pat Dye is the one pushing for Kirby Smart.
I can tell you why just based on putting two and two together.
He pushed for Gene Chizik. Why? Because Chizik was young, energetic, inexperienced, and needing guidance. Pat Dye could play mentor, which is why he got an office in the AD, and which is why he got to be around the program so much, and which is probably one of many reasons why Chizik wasn't able to be successful over the long term.
So he's pushing for Kirby Smart. A young, energetic, inexperienced, and needed guidance coach that Pat Dye can mentor.
Why the hell else would Pat Dye push for him?