I need to figure out a way to have a buyout as a state employee, lol.
The 12 years thing reminded me of Spurrier. Sure, he left to see if his offense could work in the NFL, but what he verbally cites when discussing it is how high the fan expectations got. In 2001 (his 12th year), Florida went 10-2, but didn't win the SEC. We blew out Maryland in the Orange Bowl and his QB was the Heisman runner-up (should have won, but whatever). But Gator Nation was all complaints.
Leaving after going 10-2 and basically being the 2nd-best team in the country because the fans wanted more (preseason #1) vs getting fired for losing yet another big game and 2 where you were the huge favorite.
Hmmph.