Probably a good thing. Most of the coaches that are excelling predate him and our donor program has had some turmoil lately. Besides hiring Brown, he did hire coaches for our men's soccer, wrestling (both doing decent) and women's basketball (first season) teams. He is a WVU graduate and seems to be well respected nationally, participating in many committees. But, that last item may be part of the reason behind his leaving, as some feel he did not do enough at the school and delegated quite a bit.
I think this is the first step in removing Brown, either in the off season or after next season. I can't think of many ADs that don't want to have their guy coaching the money revenue sports (exception being HOF or coaches that are excelling). Bringing in a new AD now gives them time to evaluate and determine what direction they want to take the FB program.