Don't over think this. Woolard got the hook because he was awful. Under his stewardship, USF athletics regressed by all metrics.
Teams got worse,
Conference got worse,
Revenues got worse,
Fundraising got worse,
Attendance got worse,
Future prospects got worse.
In addition, Woolard was an ineffective administrator. . . . . nothing got done.
Sundome naming rights deal has been going on since 2007,
People left and were slow to get replaced (McGillis) or poorly replaced (Chris Freet)
Guys, Woolard was a disaster these last few years. Why look for reasons, when the reasons are right in front of us.