I read it more as a "you went 1-11 and if you aren't ready to change everything about what you have been doing, pack your bags".... which is at least kind of fair.... they did go 1-11 and were an overtime away from 0-12.
I'm curious to see how this experiment goes... I'll say 40% chance it ends in scandal and he's fired within 2-4 years, 30% chance he's moderately successful and jumps ship in 2-4 years to something better, 20% chance he's middling and overstays his welcome, jumping ship laterally in 2-4 years, 10% chance it's just an absolute disaster and he's out within a year or two. 0% chance he succeeds and stays at Colorado.