Contin, I'd rather go for a guy with ties who left and proved himself elsewhere...

Posted on August 6, 2026 at 11:48:39 AM by Rich

Then you know he can coach and he understands the program. But with the right fit, ties don't really matter. Probably anyway. RR was not the right fit. Whit seems to be, probably, but he's still in his honeymoon phase. We really don't have any history of a true outsider doing well since Bo. Harbaugh was what I called an outsider insider; he had been gone for 28 years but knew the program/tradition. But internals are no guarantee as Hoke and Moore showed. We got lucky with Mo and Carr.

Total crapshoot.

The problem is internals you'd love like Minter and McDonald are in the NFL. Same with Jaybaugh although he has not been a head guy yet. I am still intrigued with Fisch if he does well at Washington but he might want to go to the NFL too. Hard to find a stud coach who wants to stay in college these days.

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If Whitt coaches 3-5 successful years, are you OK with an internal successor? - By Craig August 6, 2026 at 11:39:23 AM
- I want a search - By KeiTh August 6, 2026 at 02:46:37 PM
- not if Lane Kiffin is available* - By gratefultread August 6, 2026 at 12:28:09 PM
  - Lane kiffin is always available * - By ameriKa August 6, 2026 at 12:57:51 PM
- Jaybaugh* - By LewisBullox August 6, 2026 at 12:25:13 PM
- To clarify, the internal successor scenario would be that one of the coordinators (presumably) is an obvious rising star, and… - By Craig August 6, 2026 at 12:19:12 PM
  - I hate coach in waiting 100 percent of the time. Not worth it. If he leaves, he leaves* - By Rich August 6, 2026 at 12:38:44 PM
  - Yeah, so Whitt is retiring and OC Jason Beck is being coveted by other P4 programs.* - By gbmcq August 6, 2026 at 12:36:40 PM
    - In that scenario, there would be an external candidate more coveted than Beck* - By Rich August 6, 2026 at 12:39:39 PM
- Depends on how things shake out. If we have a dominant defense and it's Jay Hill, I'd be open to it. He was an outstanding lower level HC.* - By Bluebuck August 6, 2026 at 12:17:12 PM
- How successful? Minimum bar for an auto continuity hire is a natty* - By Voltron Blue August 6, 2026 at 12:17:11 PM
- National search and another outsider* - By crumbs August 6, 2026 at 12:00:17 PM
- Full search* - By brick August 6, 2026 at 11:51:14 AM
- Full search. If the internal candidate is THAT good, a sincere full search will select him anyway.* - By LKLIII August 6, 2026 at 11:48:53 AM
- How do you know who the internal guys are? What if they have been recently hired? How can you possibly know at this point?* - By MasterBates August 6, 2026 at 11:45:58 AM
- Full search. - By GritsGoBlue August 6, 2026 at 11:45:53 AM
- Full search, always** - By trae August 6, 2026 at 11:44:16 AM
- It depends on who the internal candidate is and why they are being chosen* - By WOK August 6, 2026 at 11:42:58 AM
- Probably not; would depend who else is out there* - By Rich August 6, 2026 at 11:42:19 AM
  - Contin, I'd rather go for a guy with ties who left and proved himself elsewhere... - By Rich August 6, 2026 at 11:48:39 AM
    - Someone like . . . - By Paul August 6, 2026 at 12:09:31 PM
      - classic* - By Rich August 6, 2026 at 12:37:56 PM

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Contin, I'd rather go for a guy with ties who left and proved himself elsewhere...