public business with the stock price essentially flat (which is the best, best case description here) for 5 years would be getting a beatdown from his or her board of directors, or would already have been replaced.

In college football, there is not nearly the patience that there is in the business world. The buyout is the key. We clearly made a mistake on the hire at this point - anyone thinking otherwise is just not seeing it. ODU, Liberty, UVA streak, 18-15 over the last 33 games, 3 consecutive bowl losses including against juggernauts like Cincinnati and Kentucky, 35-point HOME loss to Duke, the 2018 game vs. GT (also at home) where they never punted. It's officially a dumpster fire now.