I don’t really blame Payne because I don’t think he wanted the job.
But Former players who knew him, his mentality, his personality, his ambitions, de facto FORCED him into the job. They KNEW him, and still pushed him into a position to fail
And to fail miserably.
Shame on them. In reality they were, and are not friends. To him or to UofL.
Any anger and hostility should be focused on that group.
Side note:
Karma is a bitch. I don’t know how much Jr is affected, but Wendy’s recently closed 700 franchises. That had to hit him somewhere.