I guess Al and Shannon are judged on different scales. Al can do no wrong and Shannon could do no right huh.
Al has had a history of making the right moves and building up a program in Temple, where college football had gone to die before he showed up, not to mention Al has had glowing reviews and support from the same former players who stood by Shannon at first. While Shannon on the other hand, was given a chance to fix the program he played for, he coached for, he learned from, and new exactly what it took to win here and failed miserably. Al has yet to show that he has made a bad move, now he is human and will make mistakes, but he hasn't given reason to worry. Shannon on the other hand was given an opportunity and failed to the very end. So yes there are different scales, and well earned scales based on history. Not sure what you are trying to insinuate