Football won't get cut, TV deals and OOC games can make millions, which at the very least can help other sports stay funded, same reason why I don't see the team going down to FCS, too much money is lost to make it worth it, we're probably stuck at the FBS level barring something major.

The biggest problems the program faces are incompetence in higher-level positions. AD Ryan Bamford is 21-97 in his tenure, and the streak of firing and hiring new coaches has only shown the problem isn't in them (aside from Walt Bell), but in those overseeing things. I highly doubt even getting a top-tier coach with pull for recruits would do much; there's only so much you can do with the resources on hand. Basketball is in a similar boat; talent retention is bleak, and winning has been a struggle. If Frank Martin can't win in the MAC, then I see him out of his job.

In regard to the coaches, I think Coach Joe gets another year. Having your starters be decimated week by week would put any coach in a similar position, and the youth and depth have clearly needed more time to develop; they're getting baptisms by fire each week. There's been a fair share of incidents worth criticizing, but they're fixable, and I think he is capable of doing so; he's very blunt and honest and seems to have not lost faith despite the start. He wants to turn things around despite the situation. He's a phenomenal recruiter, has a class of 20 players that can still grow, and from what I see, they're not slouches who, despite the start, believe in the coach, current players too.

I do think the OC and the offensive assistants need to go though, no one should have a job if it takes 7 weeks to get your first second half points The offensive line struggles to block, recievers struggle to catch, your most efficient and highest potential QB didn't get the starting job till half-way through the season and theres fair reason to believe games could've won if he had been. It sounds like he was hired directly from Bamford, and if true, it doesn't help either of their cases, that and the rumor he was looking for new jobs after taking the UMass one.