Sit back and think about this: Did Kyle Flood get fired because he went 4-8 or did he get fired because of scandal?
Likely, the answer is a combination of both, as Flood's suspension was a black eye on the program that lingered throughout the season. But the questions remains, if Flood had gone 4-8, would he have been fired for performance? It was clear that Flood's team were trending backward and it wasn't unlikely he would succeed in the Big Ten.
The same goes for Eddie Jordan right now.
Jordan dealt with a minor scandal of his own, when Deadspin discovered he never completed his degree.