Yeah, he went to bowl games every year from 05-11 sans one. With the OOC and schedule we had this year, seems straightfoward- not to mention I could easily see one of his teams winning yesterday.
Correct that he has been out of the game, what I am saying is that going into the Island of Misfit Toys he had an excellent class, with the B1G at his back it should be better.
I agree the admin is different. But the selling point to Barchi is simple, and to also address your media point, Schiano is the only guy who kept players out of the SL for the wrong reasons. He had the best APR in America. Barchi wants to focus on academics and by many measures RU has gotten better during his time here with that- so hand the program over to the guy that demonstrated his commitment to academics and having a clean program is not lip service.
I am not desperate, I have made peace with the fact that Ash may still be here next year and that I will be devoted to other pursuits come next fall. And, I am absolutely willing to consider another current or former HC who proved he can win at the FBS level. My thing with Schiano is I know he can win, can have a clean program, can recruit. It's more the devil you know- I'm willing to be upset by Indiana after beating the Cult knowing all the other boxes are checked. I also understand the anti-GS guys wanting to take the gamble and respect that position.
As long as Ash is canned and replaced by someone who isn't a demonstrated failure at this level (eg, Al Golden) I am on board.