We can't speak as to what Pelini thought. We don't know, but I certainly didn't think he was gone.....I thought it would be way too risky to let him go (thus my HB vote)......and I believe ADs as a general statement are risk averse. With that said, I'm also referring to the here and now, and I don't believe Pelini is on any hot seat....but I know there is no source to confirm he is.....and the opposite is more true. To say he's on hot seat is an individual feeling toward the situation. But it is individual speculation, which is of course perfectly fine on the internet, ESPN or OWH.