The problem with college is there are too many instances where you must win with their people. Exhibit A - Harbaugh and Michigan.
What hurt Ed the most was his past - it wasn’t the best off the field. Image is a big deal in college when you are trying to get big donations. The NFL overlooks this as they have TV money coming in every year.That's very true. Even sadder is SC retained a hiring committee and paid close to half a million and look who they got.