If UM is lined up, he wants to protect his guys at tOSU. Thats something we've all agreed on. If you fire CTH now, all of that speculation about who's gonna be the next coach comes back, and his guys start getting heat. That's why you wait on firing CTH until tOSU gets eliminated from playoff contention. IMO. Obv, this requires a lot of assumptions about back room deals, coaching choices, and the likes.