Meh, people calling for Manning's head 6 months after a NCAA tournament birth were premature. No AD in their right mind would have fired Manning this offseason. Also no AD in their right mind would have given a guaranteed 6 year extension (if the reports are true), but when a coach is in the midst of signing a top 25 class, and potentially a top 10 class (we were still in the mix for Devoe, Ayo, Montgomery) you can't fire a guy. Timing wasn't right. We would have ended up with another Dino situation where you make the right decision at the wrong time. Dino was fired a year to early, and we are probably still paying for it.
If I am flawed against making sure a head coach gets a fair shot, so be it. I didn't give [Redacted] the same leash I did Manning because Manning had to clean up so much crap (still not sure every fan understands the job he did for our recruiting image). Year 3 NCAA tournament birth + cleaning up the crap gives Manning a grace year in my book. When Crawford and Moore left it was pretty clear Manning was screwed, but you still have to let the coach fail (something we didn't allow Dino to do which became a hiring problem). Coaches want to know they will be given a fair shot, if they don't think they will get a chance to implement their program, they won't come. Everyone is getting paid, so fairness is paramount in finding a great coach.