Hesbuirgh was pres for at least 5 years longer than he wanted because

Hesbuirgh was pres for at least 5 years longer than he wanted because
by irishbacker (2006-02-22 12:59:45)

In reply to: At his inaugural presser as prez, Hesburgh was given a football... posted by Scoop80

no one was prepared to replace him, and the BOT knew it. Then they put Monk and a couple of other guys in a position to prepare for the job and Monk was selected. One other point concerning Brennan. His 2-8 season in 1956 was only slightly worse than the 2-7 season that preceded the arrival of Ara. That one might have equaled Brennan's if not for the cancellation of the Iowa game on Nov 23, 1963 as a result of the Kennedy assassination.

The margins of defeat in '56 were a lot worse than they were in '60...

or '63, both of which were 2-win seasons. I don't have the scores in front of me at present, but there were 2 losses by 40 or more and another loss or 2 by 30 or more. It was kind of like 2003, only w/ a much worse W/L record.