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[QUOTE="kingottoiii, post: 74760"]
The problem is Marrone is an alumn and has a lot of backers at SU. That is how he even got an interview in the first place, because on paper he did not deserve one. If he wasn't an alumn then I would say 6 years is fair. While he isn't doing a good job, he isn't doing a bad one either. So it doesn't hurt to keep him here and give him a chance. But after 6 years if no progress is made, then he should be fired.

However since he is an alumn, I think he will get 8 years. That means the 6th year is our first in the ACC. If Doug doesn't make a lot of changes by then, he will be eaten alive in that conference. And it will be a lot easier to fire him. You can't fire a guy for making a Bowl every year. I think he will be able to achieve that while in the BE. But once we move to the ACC, the bottom will fall out.

So you likely will be watching Marrone another 5 years. Which means there is no point in asking him to be fired. Hackett on the other hand you can do 5 times a day.

The only other possibility IMO is for Marrone to resign. If he feels he is over his head or if TGD insists on a new OC, I could see Marrone leaving. He is too stubborn to change OCs and that might make him go back to the NFL. Again this is all assuming Marrone doesn't change things and/or get any better at his craft. It is too early to give up on him. But TGD should definitely be concocting an exit plan because there are a lot of red flags.
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