I believed this 100%. Currie thinks he has bigger fish to fry after going through realignment (i.e. need football to be good), and he was spending too much time, effort, and (eventually) money on Frank. Not that I feel this is right or wrong; it just was what it was.
I think that's why he essentially gave oscar Frank's contract and just washed his hands of everything. oscar was his perfect hire: clean, boring, willing to work for cheap, and someone you can just ignore while you focus on raising money and building crap.
I don't necessarily believe that he'll hire a great football coach, but I think he will be much more diligent, consult with better people, and be willing to spend way more money because he knows the importance of it to our university AND his career.
Want a job in the SEC? Knock it out of the park in football. Basketball is a luxury and should be treated as such.*
*Not that I agree with this assessment, but look at how they treat most basketball programs down there...
It seemed to me the vast majority of Frank - ADJC conflicts were instigated by the AD - Dillardsgate, CK, Jamar's receipt were all handled in the most ham handed fashion possible.
As these events unfolded (along with the Pay Frank saga and other rumors) I tried to tell myself Currie had a master plan to get his own guy in here and that is why he was poking a successful HC with a stick. However, a couple of days in a metroplex hotel room showed he likely is just an Unconfident Loser.
