Faust was clearly in over his head but he got the job because of the arrogance of certain parts of ND. He didn't chase the job but took it when offered because loved ND. Everyone knew Faust was going to fail but he was kind to a fault to everyone. All coaches mis-use players. Faust doesn't rule the roost with that (need we talk about the mishandling of Montana by Devine?) My brother worked with Faust and, while understanding he wasn't a good college head coach, speaks very highly of him. My daughter worked with the team during the Ty days and she thought he was a worm.
Weis, Davie and Willingham were far worse people than Faust.
Personally, I despised Devine because I was around the program and saw what a total doucebag he was up close. I can tell you stories about the bs he would pull and his overt arrogance to virtually all the behind the scenes people who make any program successful.