He wasn't fired just for his record, in fact it was his attitude that got him fired, his record was the cherry on top. If he was nice to alumni and fans Pelini would still be at NU.
I didn't think about that, it may come down to haking high salary coaches or drop sports to get this money to players. Maybe the NCAA will pay the players from their pocket. (Yes that was a joke)
You don't think beating OOC ranked teams affect recruiting as does losing to T-PA, or last year to transistioning Omaha? Winning 5 road OOC games is not a strong point during recruiting.