Based on record at previous schools?
Based on the $$ contract he has?
Based on his UT exploits?
Based on fear they would hire worse?
Based on Adm.liking his person as a human being?
I disagree about NW Ark....that area is far more like E.Tn with the Ozarks, etc.....W.Tenn is more similar to East Ark. with their bordering of the delta & Miss river.....
Steele looks good on paper, but he had some responsibility in getting his boss Gus M. fired at AU (boards).
Also, JH wants someone he can trust and has known, other words can he fit with the other coaches seamlessly and be trusted..no prima donna!