I am actually surprised this went down so quietly. It's almost like they had been planning this for over a year, despite him being AD for only 18 months. I feel like they hired him to make some key changes (specifically coaching) that the fanbases, donors, and alumnus would probably be hesistant to accept, then get rid of him as soon as those changes were implemented.
BTW Tom Jurich keeps getting thrown around here in Austin. Mack Brown is being mentioned, but not seriously it seems - thank the Lords.