Is Tucker a better defensive mind than Smart, Saban, or Muschamp? Is he a better recruiter than any of those guys? Alabama had long passed Tennessee, Georgia has this year by a good bit, Florida is less talented but that will change quickly with Mullen, Carolina is poised to surpass Tennessee as well.
We had a chance to get someone like Leach who consistently beats elite coaches with less talent, Brohm who is like Petrino without the extra baggage, or even Morris whose record sucks but his offense is killing people at Clemson. All of the three above are thought of as great offensive minds. And if we land Mel Tucker, people will rationalize how great he is. We're going to get our asses kicked for the next four or five years if this happens.