ya, and i think he would still be here. Rumor has it he was the first person Bo called when he got the job here, he said something to the effect of ...lets do this..and then hung up. Rumor has it anyway.
This is all fine and dandy. Now, if we're so dedicated to get our program back to that elite status, then it's time to start getting out the checkbooks and making this place a destination instead of a damn cherry basket for the Nick Sabans and Les Miles's. If you wanna be the best, you gotta buy the best. Time to fork over the dough.
I'm with you here...if it was anything criminal or whatnot we'd have heard about it. Wasn't NCAA related, or we'd have heard about it. Obviously he had a moral breakdown of some sort. We all do. To lose your job you'd think think his was huge (which is completely subjective), but my guess is just the fact that the simplest things that call your character into question at this level can't be tolerated got him booted. I'd say that's punishment enough. However, if he can't sit in the living room of a parent and be trusted fully by that parent - or other coaches use it to negatively impact our recruiting, etc....then he can enjoy sunny Cali.
