It is the people who chose to hire him that are.
Arkansas State
10 wins under Freeze (conference champs)
10 wins under Malzahn (conference champs)
8 wins under Harsin (conference champs)
Blake Anderson
7 wins
9 wins (conference champs)
8 wins (conference champs)
7 wins
8 wins
8 wins
4 wins (7 losses)
He was on his way to be fired if he didn’t bounce back next year