Hiring Joey would be a crazy gamble - and if it fails, it has the potential to bring the entire athletic department down with it.
Football is what pays to make other sports great.
It is the reason we are able to have successful coaches in all of our athletic programs.
Football legitimizes membership in the Power conferences.
It is a position that this university will pay over $5 million/ yr. to.
You don't just hand it out to the co-worker who makes you "feel good".
You give it to a football coach who has a staff ready and plan going forward.
You don't experiment with people's careers and power 5 athletic programs.
"Smarter than the Average Bear."