Quote Originally Posted by CoeburnCane View Post
See, that's where I draw the line. With the talent base that Miami gets year in/year out, Miami should be in Charlotte or Tampa or whereever every single year. I know that will upset some VT fans--but that's the truth. All that's missing is a coach to develop the talent that's already there and make it happen.

The ACC is an afterthought to me. That's why when VT fans or FSU fans talk about winning the ACC--I'm never impressed. It's expected at Miami--at least by most fans. Win the conference, and compete annually for the crystal football. If you build your team up good enough to win a national title, then the ACC is a piece of cake. I want a coach that has the ability to develop Miami to the point of being as good as the top tier ACC/Big T(welv)en teams. When that's the case, then Miami will be winning ACC titles w/o a problem and focusing on winning a national title.

Tuberville doesn't strike me as the guy for the job due to my criteria set out above.
Dont take this the wrong way, but you gotta contend for ACC titles before you can even think about winning a national title.
Miami has never won an ACC title, its unfair to a coach to say I expect you to win a national title in five years when they have not even competed for an ACC title since they joined the conference.

Miami needs a coach with experience at a big time program, a coach who knows how to build a program and a coach who can deal with the pressures of a big time school. Coaching at Miami would be awesome, but it wont be easy.

With the climate now and the UF job being open, Tubberville might be the best man for the job for right now. Let him coach for five years, get Miami back to a 10-win, ACC title contender team, then go from there.

Unless they get Gus Malzahan, who would be my #1 choice now.