Ok. Here's what I'm being told. Perrin flew in last night and was driven straight to Dodds home.
Perrin asked if he had the authority as interim to fire charlie at any point during or after the season. Dodds said he did.
Dodds made two suggestions. Option 1 force charlie to gut the staff. If that doesn't work, PERRIN won't be there anyway and it will be on the new AD to let him go and find a replacement. Problem with that is new oc's and dc's might feel like they have 1 year to save their jobs and so you're not going to get the coaches you need. Too much pressure.
Option 2: nuke the staff. Call in your big money donors and let them know of your plan. See if they agree and will help pick up the tab so the university isn't out much or any money. The trade off is the big money guys are going to want serious input about who the next coach will be. He'll have to find a way to get them on common ground. Be prepared to right a historicly HUGE check to get the guy they want. If they want him badly enough, they will help foot the bill as well.
Perrin's concern was that after a new AD was hired, how do we guarantee he doesn't move against the new coach and staff. Dodd's reply was "well you make sure you hire an AD that respects that coaching hire, and then you win. Win and it won't matter."
Perrin is obviously fuming about the game and asks what the repercussions of firing strong mid season would be. Dodds' tells him they would be worse than if he waited until after the season. The talking heads would shower texas with the race card, and not allowing strong to finish year two would be twisted by any media member with an agenda or "axe to grind".
Perrin seems content to let the season play out and go from there. Problem is the new AD search is well under way and depending on the candidates, they may want more input with the hiring. Egos are involved.
That's all I've got for now.