You're taking what I said a little too literally, or maybe I didn't explain myself better.
What I mean is, of course the leader of the program is important, but ****ting all over this guy is very short-sighted because he, himself, is not what's going to dictate success. Who he hires is what's most important. And just because he's at New Mexico has absolutely zero bearing on whether or not he can hire qualified candidates. Yes, I, like you, want the best and most qualified candidate. But we just fired Blake, who had absolutely no AD experience. It was a disaster. This dude IS an athletic director. It's not like he's some green candidate with no experience in the job.
Also, I'll bet 99% of this board couldn't name 5 ADs across the country. It's a mainly anonymous job to the common fan. But they could sure as **** name 5 football coaches. That's what's important here. Scott Stricklin, who many think is a good AD, had 6 years as Mississippi State as his only AD experience prior to Florida. I'm just saying that a lot of these guys work at smaller schools before they get bigger jobs. I would love Tom Jurich, as most of you would, but I don't think it's reason to throw ourselves on the floor and kick and scream if someone like Nunez got the job.
To me, what's important is what Nunez, or anyone else does, once they do get the job.
If he comes in and says he wants to give Manny Diaz another year, and extends Larranaga, and tells everyone how great DiMare is, then he's an abject failure before he even starts. But there's no guarantee any of that happens. If he comes in and immediately fires Manny and gets Mario Cristobal to come here, then he's done more in a day than Blake did in a decade. So again, who does the AD bring? His leadership is important, certainly. But ultimately he'll be judged by his actions once he's here, and I don't think that hiring someone like Nunez would be a death knell to the program. Just my $0.02.