Here's his records:
9-3
6-5
7-5
8-4
9-3
10-2
11-1
7-6
8-5
5-6
10-2
7-6
9-4
10-3
He was supposedly reassigned as the AD for one year. He was fired.
Chip Kelly took over and went
12-1
12-2
12-1
Now, does BYU have an offensive coordinator hot shot like Kelly that's been brought in to take over the program? No, they don't.
I'm not saying there's a guy out there that's taking BYU on a streak like Kelly did.
But Bellotti was an experienced, entrenched coach with an 8-5 average. He got forced out and it was absolutely the right call (unlike New Mexico and Nebraska).