There he would have pressure to perform, while at Ohio he's having success at a place he loves.
No pressure to preform? Interesting take.
When Boals came on board there was a big love fest for a treasured alumnus who many thought should have had the job years earlier. It didn't seem there was as much pressure on him to do well right away as there was on Saul, or JC, or even Groce. The expectation for success was there, but when he started with two fifth-place finishes in the MAC, nobody said hiring him was a mistake. People have been more willing to cut him some slack.