re: Anyone think that this wasn't Alleva's decision?

It is obvious, hiring Ed Orgeron was the plan from day one. The AD never did a coaching search. The only reason any other coaches were even approached was because O lost to Florida. Now, whether that was Alleva's decision or not is debatable but he shouldn't go out there and proclaim "I am the search" if he is bound by what his masters tell him. If anything, I would be distancing myself form Coach O as much as possible. Regardless, a lot of house cleaning is required but the farther up the chain you go, who is going to make that decision? Likely, Alleva and O are the only firings that occur as a result of this debacle.