Perception is everything, man.
It's the same reason I wish we had bought out Oregon and Oklahoma.
What's a day or two of embarrassment if it means an easier path to a bowl game?
Nobody except Tennessee fans brings up the fact that Vandy cakewalked to bowls in 2011, 2012, and 2013. All they talk about is three consecutive postseason trips and back-to-back 9 win seasons. A bowl game last year off the backs of 4 cupcakes, South Carolina, and Kentucky would still have been a damn bowl game.
Back on topic: If Arkansas or Kentucky really had a breakout season this year, CBJ's rebuilding process would really come into question.