Good article brother.
I mentioned this last week about the season being huge for Mario. As you said he’s not getting fired but it’s more the macro , long term prognosis of the program.
Mario only has one card left to sell kids on, it’s the “ 5,7 and ten wins . Every year another step is taken in the right direction”. If he face plants this year or underachieve’s with the NIL he’s afforded , recruiting classes , portal additions and constant turnover with bad hires I don’t know what’s left. How many more mulligans will he need ?
Previous coaches here wouldn’t have been allotted the privilege of making bad hire after bad hire then paying to make the mistake go away. Then starting over again. On top of the huge financial backing put into the program. Those coaches would’ve worn out their welcome fast.
Lastly another part of this is will he keep having access to all this Nil if he comes out and lays an egg? Nothing is more annoying than seeing your money go to waste as a donor. This year is huge and for a multitude of reasons. Mario has to break through to the Acccg / playoff . Or it’s just another wasted year.