This appears to be an heavy, if not unprecedented, year for P5 openings. We have, already, Maryland, Southern Cal, South Carolina, Illinois, and Miami. Others are shaky including us, Purdue, Indiana, Colorado, maybe K-State (by choice), Virginia Tech, Virginia (or did they pull the plug last year), Vanderbilt. Others are in programs with little patience like Arkansas and Auburn.
So, honest question, if there are 10-12 P5 openings, and we win say 5 games, does that impact anything in our decision? My first concern is that we would be too far down the list of jobs that quality coaches would look at that we would be limited in candidates and more likely to make another poor hire. Yes, I said "another." But if we don't change, what is the push back? Loss of ticket sales? Even poorer recruiting? Coaches leaving to cover their asses?
This is NOT an easy decision. It is not a black and white situation. We are not operating in a vacuum and we cannot get it wrong. Whoever is making the decision has real challenges - whichever way the decision goes.
So, honest question, if there are 10-12 P5 openings, and we win say 5 games, does that impact anything in our decision? My first concern is that we would be too far down the list of jobs that quality coaches would look at that we would be limited in candidates and more likely to make another poor hire. Yes, I said "another." But if we don't change, what is the push back? Loss of ticket sales? Even poorer recruiting? Coaches leaving to cover their asses?
This is NOT an easy decision. It is not a black and white situation. We are not operating in a vacuum and we cannot get it wrong. Whoever is making the decision has real challenges - whichever way the decision goes.
