Dunno. I'm not really buying that it was off the field. I recently read that if you're friends with someone for something like 7 years, you're friends for lifetime. Jancek followed Jones to 2 different schools and has been under him that long. Why would they all of a sudden not be able to get along?
The defense got worse this year (yards per play) with better personnel/experience on that side of the ball along with weaker opposing offenses on the schedule.
I don't think it was an easy decision, but I think it was football related. They probably butted heads about defensive strategies, Jancek ultimately decided how to call it, and it cost us games. It cost us the Florida and OK games and nearly cost us GA and SC as well. Jancek was a fine coach, and I'm all for consistency if he were retained, but this is an opportunity for an upgrade IMO.
I hope it was football related based on one rumor going around about what the "off the field issue" could be. Sometimes relationships just go sour for any number of reasons. Swain seems to think it was a personal relationship issue vs a football issue. Who knows?
I'll be curious to hear from Doug Mathews this weekend to see if he concurs or offers something different.