football coach not your AD?

Well I would say in over half of those scenarios the outgoing football coach WAS the AD. You don't really want them sending in resumes to the guy that just got fired. Makes more sense to send them to the basketball coach or principal in that case.

to the basketball coach? I am on board with Principal but to the Basketball coach, where as in most Oklahoma schools they are trying to get 5’10”-6’0” guards to specialize in basketball. Lol

I know for a fact that during the hiring process 3 years ago that the Supt and AD/Principal made the comment that they did not want to be a Davis or a Ringling, that they would rather be good at all sports and not just football. That is not what you tell a guy that you are trying to hire to run the biggest program in your school. I think the vibe those 2 put off has pushed some people away. I know that is what pushed the coach away that decided to stay with his commitment to Piedmont, where he would be driving an hour 1 way, 3 years ago when he was offered the job before they called Anthony. Something to keep in your back pocket if you know guys considering the job. 

I would argue that small school people put in the most time.

1 game per week?
Don't have field maintenance duties??? 

Maybe years ago but at least for the bigger schools it's a 12 month job now. Some schools have hour long practices on just learning to turn your hips in the off-season, after school.

Any sport coach can put in more time than another sport depending on the PERSON.  I have seen some FB coaches do the bare minimum and some do more work that anyone at the school.  Same for Basketball, Baseball or any other sport.  Since this thread is about head FB jobs I will post about my experience as a small school Head Football Coach.  Practice, weight training, laundry, equipment, maintenance, field maintenance,  janitorial services, mowing/weed eating 2 fields, painting 2 fields, Scout books, Inside Run/Pass Skel Practice Scripts, O and D Practice scripts, scout film study, film sessions with kids, JH/JV/Varsity Games, etc.  I have coached all the sports and in my experience I have not even come close to the time that I spend on coaching football.  Most don't get paid well enough to do the job correctly but we do it because we love it.  Same can be said for coaches of other sports that really love the sport and want to do their best for kids.

Even if a football coach does field maintenance, it is very minimal in relation to the field work baseball and softball coaches have to do. 

Lol someone got triggered. Out of All the coaches I have asked that have coached all the major sports. They said they are all equally hard and require the same amount of time. Idk why football coaches have to be so insecure about who "works the hardest" aren't football guys supposed to be mentally tough.