The Bodda Getta

You know, I don't support a genuine "lynch mob," but I was offended by Ed Richardson's characterization of the fan base as such. This isn't 2008, where bad staff chemistry and suspect QB play doomed a team that was still competitive in all but a few games (the Alabama game is the only time I remember them getting whipped, and even that was 10-0 at halftime).

There is no better example of a program -- not just a single-season team -- coming off the tracks in a spectacular way. So when you lose 80 percent + for that reason, it's time to go.

Let's make a political analogy. There is a lot wrong with politics and our campaigns, but, on balance, most folks agree there is a long-view collective wisdom to our system and our electorate. What would happen to a first-term president or governor with approval ratings in the teens? Uh, you think his or her party would even let that incumbent run again? Would the incumbent even try? See Lyndon Johnson, 1968 for your answer.

Not a perfect analogy, and it's a good thing that our university presidents and athletics directors aren't subject to public votes. But, again, we aren't talking about hand-wringing over a bad luck season. This has long-term consequences. He has to go.