I am not disagreeing with your assessment regarding Cousin Eddie and for the sake of my post I will assume you are 100% correct. Is this a trait of a TOP CEO? I think not. I feel it is clearly a passive trait. Sure loyalty is a great characteristic in personal friendships, but in business it can be harmful. And make no mistake about it, college football is strictly business. If Cousin Eddie "clearly sees" as you claim, then his REACTION to those sights is actually harmful to the program and team and allows others the opportunity to pass us by. Doing nothing is clearly a strategy, but if it needs to be done, then it MUST be done.