I keep seeing these incredulous comments from the talking heads like Herbstreit where their voice gets high and they shake their head and say "where do these schools think all these great head coaches are going to come from???".
It's not the schools, its not the ADs. The reason the carousel is crazier than ever is because the $$$ controls the programs now. The guard rails are off. The donors no longer have enhanced access and influence over the programs. They ARE the programs. Their $$$ is the oxygen the programs use to even breathe. You cant field a competitive team without them. And if they want a new coach, they just make the phone call. There's no such thing as telling them no. If they pull their money, your program implodes and you can't even put together a competitive roster anymore.
Will they invest or not? Thats the only question that matters anymore.