He was fired in November...apparently not PAC-10 HC material as he didn't win "enough" games. Seems the boosters didn't like him because he was shy and aloof and didn't do the backslapping that was expected of him.
I think there's a whole lot more to coaching than just X's and O's, unfortunately. Hopefully, Dennis Erickson knows the score (pardon the pun).
First, your tagline is a real hoot!!
I concur with your remark about Koetter not winning "enough" games. Sometimes, I forget that college football is a "business", a big one and that money talks.
Koetter's fate sounds similar to that of Mike Shula, 'Bama's most recent coach. He did win 10 games last year, but what did him in was his unimaginative, uninspired play calling. He was the one who called all of the offensive plays even though they had a coordinator. His teams were undisciplined, so much so, that players backtalked coaches on the sidelines. Part of that was Shula's fault. But the final nail in the coffin was the loss to lowly Mississippi State and then the 5th straight loss to rival Auburn.
Shula, like Koettter, was shy and not very outgoing. He was a good recruiter but not so effective with alumni.
What is going to be interesting is to see what 'Bama will do if Saban turns down their offer.
Some Bama folks were clamoring for Dennis Erickson but many thought he had too many NCAA liabilities, something Bama is only too familiar with.