Tubby was losing his abilities during his last couple of years as Kentucky. People didn't want to listen.
The fact is that he has seen his best coaching days pass him by.
A very scary proposition is that Smith wakes up tomorrow and signs the contract and then really gets comfortable with the results he's achieving. We'll be stuck with an NBA team bankrupting type legacy contract. Or, like borrowing money to buy a 95 Buick Regal in 2012. Fine car in its day, but not worth the money you're paying for it now, and certainly not at the end of the amortization period.