A few thoughts:
I don't think Pres. Tressel is as involved in the football program as many think or hope. I am sure he is aware of all that is going on, but it would not be to the best interest of the program to hire a coach and then run the program from the President's office.
Second, I think Pres. Tressel has his hands full dealing with the problems of the university and the tension between faculty and athletics. This problem is at every university, but it hits YSU hard because of budget and financial justification.
That said, I am not sure that there is a big waiting list of coaches worth their salt trying to join the staff at Youngstown. Right now, the coaching staff is not complete and spring practice is 21 days away. Very difficult situation for a first year coach with high expectations; even more than Wolford started with.
If the program catapults in the right direction, a lot will be forgiven. Unfortunately, we have had years of results to fuel the skepticism.