Well, less than a decade ago NU fired a HC who coached here six years and accomplished.....
1. 75% win pct.
2. final ranked in the top 20 six times
3. final ranked in the top 10 three times
4. twice the BigXII COY
5. won a conference championship
6. Played for the national championship
I don't see how that translates into "consistently losing to your conference rivals" at all. It was just a very, very stupid decision by an ego crazed AD. That AD was fired and ran out of town. He'll never return.
We all know what a supreme disaster the Clownahan era was. Bo takes over and three years in the BigXII beats Missouri, KSU, Colorado, Oklahoma & Oklahoma St. With the lone exception of Texas (& Beebe's hack refs), he most certainly wasn't "consistently losing to his conference rivals".
In just one year in the Big10 where NU arguably had the toughest conference schedule he's already beat Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State & Penn State. Assuming he will "consistently lose to conference rivals" is based on nothing that I can see.
It seems you're working awfully hard to justify yet another mindless and disastrous decision. TO isn't Pedeyshine. Despite your claims, I very seriously doubt TO is considering firing Bo "or" has him on a hot seat. It took TO himself nine years to win a conference championship in arguably a much less tougher conference.
Considering that was with TO taking over a sexy Maserati that won the national championship twice in Devaney's last three years while Bo took over a wrecked, used Pinto.......well, once again TO is not stupid.
This is a great point, but the bigger reason why people are becoming impatient has less to do with Pelini going four years without winning a conference and more to do with the program going 13 years without a championship, which isn't entirely Pelini's fault.