Regardless of the ill-conceived extension, it has reached the point where the continuation of Phillips' tenure has become untenable. He won't resign. Nobody walks away from 300k. For the first time in YSU history, buying out a bad coaching contract has now become necessary to preserve what is left of interest in a once-proud football program. If we do not make the move, we stand to fall into an abyss from which there will be no recovery.
Someone on the game thread suggested a successful D2 coach as the replacement. I second that idea. Do you realize that since the time of Beede, Pelini has been the only person with prior head coaching experience hired for the job. We lucked out big time with Tressel, but everybody else failed. No more on the job training. A successful D2 coach with successful coordinators who would come with him is the sensible play.
