Quote Originally Posted by CoeburnCane View Post
Looks like the final 4 that Hocutt's going to look at doesn't include Leach...which disappoints me. Now--keep in mind that Kirby said something to the effect of: "We're going to go out and find the best available coach in America" during his presser after Shannon was fired.

Now here's the list: Tuberville, Sumlin, Edsall, Golden.

Do any of those guys look like the "best available coach in America" to you guys? Or am I just delusional?
I really dont know what Leach is. I dont know if hes a law suit waiting to happen, I dont know if hes a good head coach. I know hes a great offensive coach. I really dont know how he is as a leader. I know hes not that great of a recruiter in comparison to Tuberville...I just dont know.

If Golden or Edsall are hired, I think we are playing Beamer ball. That is, a coach who is a leader. Not flashy, but one thats going to minimize mistakes and make the team tougher. Talking to a former VT offensive lineman, he always told me the reason they beat Miami, is because Miami is soft in the trenches. I agree with that and Golden or Edsall is the type of coach to fix that problem. What I dont know about those 2 coaches is if they can bring anything to the table as far as using skill position players. Neither have truely had great skill position players because its difficult to recruit to those schools.

With Sumlin, you are getting the best offensive mind of those 4 but youre going to have to get him a great staff and good defensive cooridnator. I think hes probably the best recruiter of the 4.

Tubs, I think hes a retread. I just dont see what he has to offer. I know his D's will be very good, but I wonder how many offensive coordinators he will run through before he takes the blame for his teams problems.

For the record, I want Malzahn.