For the record, I began to sour on Bo after the 2012 season. I wasn't upset that he was kept, but I wouldn't have been mad had he been let go. We were already starting to see some cracks (Texas 10, Wash 10, Wisc 11, Mich 11, UCLA 12, OSU 12) and the Wisconsin CCG was a total debacle by staff and players. Also at that time I learned of Bo throwing his name into a lot of P5 jobs (Miami, Ohio St, Penn St, Arkansas, Tennessee) as well as the "Cornhusker basement issue".
I actually was surprised that he was kept after the 2013 season (tape #1, losing to UCLA, Iowa, and Mich St at home by multiple TDs, the Iowa hat fling, and the Iowa press conference).
I do think the best case scenario for all involved would have been if he had been able to get one of the other jobs he was trying to get. That would have saved NU a bunch of $$$ and wouldn't have splintered the fan base as much.