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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Samuel S" data-source="post: 129380596" data-attributes="member: 1754664">Well, Orgeron at USC showed that despite the chances being lower that a midseason replacement can help that doesn't mean it never will. I don't have any data but I can't think of another example in recent times  where a team looked better and won more following a mid-season firing.    Of course, the Kiffin firing was not entirely based on poor coaching. A lot of USC people despised Kiffin (joining an already sizeable crowd).  There was a noticeable lack of complaining when Kiffin was fired. I don't think that  many WVU fans dislike Dana; a lot may have little or no confidence in his head coaching ability but not personal dislike.  I don't think you have to look any further than the message boards to see that a considerable portion of the fan base still retains confidence in him and would be angered if he was fired during the season. I even think there would be a few who would be angry if he is fired after another subpar season.As for Luck's unwisely creating expectations, what Luck stated was:"I didn't believe we had an opportunity to win a national championship with the direction of the program [under Stewart]," Luck said. "At the end of the day, results matter. And we weren't getting the results."I want our Mountaineer program and expect us to compete at the highest levels."I read that to mean he was claiming we could consistently  compete for (not win) national championships with the right coach because that's what it means to be at the highest level. I don't think we are even at a higher level after 5 years let alone the highest. I agree that 5 years  without improvement is sufficient to determine the prospect for future improvement is unpromising (yes, results do matter). I don't, however, think that anyone who thinks it is not long enough is necessarily either a stupid or bad person as many here seem to think anyone who disagrees with them must be.</blockquote>

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