I hadn't read about the recruiting scandal until it was mentioned on this thread.
It does explain why he would want to take another NFL job.
I still don't think that means he's going to be the next Belichick-who's still an asshat, regardless of how many games he wins, BTW.
For every Dick Vermeil there's three or four Nick Sabans, Steve Spurriers, or Bobby Petrinos, or-in the opposite direction-Charlie Weis's.
On a philosophical level, I think the idea that these kids shouldn't be paid-or even allowed to hold a job-while they enrich everyone else is a bit obscene.
Most of them won't make the NFL, or get a degree, but the wealth their coaches and the football programs/universities have made by exploiting their bodies will continue to accrue to the benefit of the people who enticed them with athletic scholarships.
I’m not saying he will be the next Belichick, only that he can’t be 100% written off as some here imply.
I held a job when I was completing in NCAA Div I sports, so I don’t see the problem there as well.