Dana chose to stay at WVU ? Well yea, he did sign a new contract. So, in fact, the answer is yes.
The real question is who (and what job) he chose WVU over ? Let's assume he would not entertain an assistant coaching job at ANY school and only a head coaching job iof a P5 team (and then one with at least a decent program). Nothing crazy there....right ?
Was there ever any serious interest by a qualified school ? I know some of you will suggest Dana had no interest...being so loyal to WVU and all. However, he'd flirt to gain negotiation leverage with WVU.
So what schools showed serious interest ? Who did Dana pass-on to stay at WVU ?
Rumors are just that rumors. I doubt if there was any serious talks. I believe that if grier gets things going, two 10 win seasons and a bowl victory, you might see some serious movement by a bigger school in 4 years.