I speculate but it is obvious to me that Herman's firing wasn't just a W-L decision. His record on the field didn't cost him the job. So it must have been his behavior/conduct that the University leadership did not like. We know about some of this behavior/conduct but I bet there is a lot more that we don't know about. Given the buyout and related inconveniences, I am sure Herman was given multiple chances/warnings by the Athletics Department (AD) and was either unable or unwilling to comply, resulting in the University approaching Urban. The flirtation with Urban should have been executed better and none of us should have known about it - this leak is a massive fuck up on the part of the AD. Herman was certainly pissed that talks with Urban happened and probably thought that the deal with Urban is likely. Herman got back at the AD by calling Ray Tanner about the South Carolina gig. The Urban deal never materialized but Herman's reaching out to Tanner probably sealed his fate.