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Message: [QUOTE="djct1999, post: 2497271, member: 2281"] For me, letting KO go is far more complicated than it appears on the surface. Clearly, we need to go in a new direction so DB needs to do some work behind the scenes. With the size of the buyout so large, I don't think you let KO go without knowing in advance who the next hire is and on what terms. Settling for Tom Crean after a lengthy search is not going to cut it. So how do you fire an alum who won a national title and really helped transition the program in one of its most fragile times? To start, with grace and dignity. You definitely do not let him go mid season purely out of respect. Coaching is a fraternity, KO is family, and firing him now would send an awful message. Look at Tennessee with Schiano. What coach would want to come here if we did KO dirty mid season? In an ideal world, DB sits down after the last game with KO and they together formulate an exit strategy. Would KO resign? Would DB give him time to pursue NBA jobs before making this final? Optics matter here and because KO is who he is, I don't think it benefits anyone to ostracize him from the university or the program. To me, a very public firing should be the last resort and only happen if KO is uncooperative and makes things difficult. [/QUOTE]