2 botched opportunities at expansion

Assuming he was the main point of contact when university presidents have clearly driven the decisions is ridiculous.

Declining athletic success and relevance

In football or everything? Pretty much everything else is doing as good or better than the last two athletic directors.

Bad football hires

He could have likely made a better hire but his pool is absurdly limited and not by him.

Losing ground to Utah and Utah State

There’s justification in feeling this way, but he’s also limited by the admin on hires and salaries. Mostly not in his control other than to make better hires with what he’s got.