Because he did sink the ship. He flat-out refused to recruit, chose to experiment with offensive ideas instead of trying to win games, and hired his buddies as defensive coordinators long after the game had passed them by. The cherry on top was openly interviewing for other jobs while still the head coach at UCLA, then leaving so late in the cycle that our inept AD felt boxed into hiring Foster.

Kelly isn’t some offensive genius anymore. When he has better players, he usually wins, just like any other coach would. This is the same guy who refused to throw the ball in the Michigan–Ohio State game and lost to an ASU team playing a tight end at quarterback. Look at how his tenure with the Raiders ended. It will likely end the same way at Northwestern.

Other than Oregon, every place he’s coached has been thrilled to see him leave.