I was thinking about why he's aiming for mediocrity at best (wanting to keep Wyking, the Fox hire) and may have stumbled onto it. He's got several kids. Presumably some of them are in school and have spring break. Many parents take time off to be with their kids. An AD can't do that if his team is in the NCAA tournament. So the solution is simple - ensure that your teams never sniff the tournament and you don't have to worry about working in March or heaven forbid early April. Maybe you'll reach the occasional NIT or CIT but unless you're very deep into those the AD doesn't need to personally attend.