Kirk is officially ranked #14 this week. I think this the first time he's been on the hot seat list since September of 2015 (just before the Hawks went on that major winning run). Even if he loses the rest of the games this season, I don't think KF gets fired, and the recent contract extension all but guaranteed that. But finishing this season with the same record as Hayden in his final season would be a rough look.
Pat Fitzgerald is ranked #4 this week. Fitzgerald is desperate for a win. He won 3 last year, not sure what happens if he only wins 1 this year. I assume Northwestern has alumni buyout money available even greater than that of the Southern oil barons, so money shouldn't be an issue for them. Fitzgerald always felt like their "forever coach" so it would be weird if he got the boot.