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[QUOTE="supp, post: 1550377, member: 702"]
That seems to me like an awful reason to keep a coach.  You don't want to put the guy you want to lead the program through a 12-game road schedule so you hold on to the lame duck w/ the idea that he's going to be ground up by that same schedule, making your decision a no-brainer?  This is what people in political science would call a conspiracy!  The scenario laid out sounds ridiculous and is ridiculous.  Further, what if the guy you're looking to lead the program is not there in a year's time?  What if another poor season with Shafer really damages our recruiting and makes the job less attractive to the next guy?

If Coyle is really looking to make a change, then he should make one.  There's little financial benefit to be had from keeping the current guy another year (if you're going to extend him another year) and there's no competitive benefit to be had from the keeping the current guy if you think he's not the man for the job.  If he keeps Shafer, I'm going to assume that Coyle thinks he deserves another year.  Any other reason is too horrible to imagine since it means we have bigger problems than just a losing football program.
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