You people are a bunch of dolts!
If Riley is fired now let’s just say Parella is put in charge. He immediately tells the staff "no contact whatsover with any recruit unless the new assistant I'm naming in charge of recruiting today, John Doe, is present, or approves it or is involved. Texting, phone, mail, nothing. If you violate that, you will be terminated for cause and you will lose your buyout.
When Riley is fired with 2 weeks until signing day, then you have no real staff, right? Let's say Frost is announced the next week. You now have 10 days, or 7 days to convince the recruits, who are busy lining up visits now in December because they know Riley isn't coming back, to stick with NU.