The hypothetical isn’t firing him in the traditional sense, and then having a coaching search to replace him. This would a bird-in-hand situation where SM feelers were sent out while BU had his feelers out, and SM willing to put ink on paper. If you’re JW you need to pull the trigger in that situation, imo. Otherwise, yes I agree, that firing BU then searching for a coach doesn’t make sense.
Also, it’s not just the yelling and lack of tourney success for BU. Look at the program from an impersonal perspective and the program is in a bit of chaos, beyond the new normal of the portal.
3 Top 50 guards have transferred, as well as players like Alan griffin and Podz who would’ve helped their respective teams. No surprise guard play has been a chronic issue.
BU’s entire coaching staff quit on him one year. Red flag?
Come on guys, everyone else outside the fanbase can see and make sense of this.