I have to believe if Keady had reached a final 4, the age regulation would have been waived. Indiana does have an age limitation for their state college employees. My mother in law was forced into retirement, received her gold watch and went back to work full time the next day at her desk on a private cancer research grant And continued to work until the day she died at age 80. There are always loopholes.
Unfortunately for Keady, his last two years were not successful ones, and the grumbling and outside pressure started.
My hope is that Painter is allowed to leave on his own terms rather than being helped out the door.