i don't think even T.O. could make me understand the need to keep cally for another season. just won't happen, too much flak from boosters that's for damn sure! this experiment is done!
This may sound way off but the only reason T.O. might keep Cally is because if he has any NFL offers, he'll want to jump on that. If he sees that his choice is NFL or fulfill his NU contract, he'll voluntarily resign and TO will have the upper hand to negotiate. Cally is holding out knowing he'll be fired so he gets a buyout AND an NFL job. If he's forced to choose he'll offer a settlement.
If that happens and he resigns, NU gets out cheap, if Cally stays TO looks like he's giving him the benefit of the doubt as well as honoring his contract, and we hold on to what's left of our current recruiting class.
Then he can fire him after the first game he loses OR Cally gets it together and has a he!! of a season.
TO wins either way.
This all depends on if Cally gets an NFL offer. and TO is aware of it.