If I am KU, I go all-in on Emmet Jones. By that I mean, they make him the lowest paid Power 5 coach (and lowest paid staff) and wish him the best. Let the new AD "evaluate" Jones next year. With any luck, Jones wins 1 or 2 games, and they just keep the low cost train going in football. My gut tells me they may be preoccupied with a basketball coaching hire soon enough that the focus will entirely move away from football.