I appreciate what Coach Mallory did for the program but I think some of you forget what those last years was like. I was there, I was on campus. I remember it. 3-21 in conference play his last 3 years (technically bumped up to 4-20 due a Sparty forfeit after-the-fact). There was absolutely no sign of it getting any better.
My hindsight take-away is they should have started pouring money into better facilities and whatnot in 1987 when the iron was hot instead of waiting nearly 30 years. Mallory could have been our Barry Alvarez with the right support in the moment.