If CBJ walks, here's my HC wish list:

[MOOOOONEY]

Those two are, I'm sorry to tell you this, pipe dreams of the absolute highest order.

You don't know until they say no.

 

[orange_iv]

Jim Bob Cooter

 

[Power T-Rev]

It's funny how all these coaching wish lists threads keep popping up, when Butch isn't going anywhere

 

[Power T-Rev]

Botch Jones is not going anywhere this year. We currently do not have an AD and from what I understand a new one will not be in place until June.

One more year of Botch!

Botch Jones...clever. How old are you? 10?

 

[MrVolton]

I don't think Butch will be fired. Nor do I think he should without the chance to overhaul his staff. But if he lacks resiliency and walks away on his own...

$6 million dollar men:
Chris Petersen - #1 on my list in 2008, still #1 on my list now. Make him say "no," then offer more.

Chip Kelly - make him say "no," but only after you've made Petersen say "no" at least 3 times.

$3 million - $4.5 million:
someone who's been a successful college head coach, knows the SEC, and/or has NFL experience.

MacIntyre - SEC experience. NFL experience. One of the most successful members of the Cutcliffe coaching tree. And he's gone 10-2 vs. a schedule in which virtually every opponent has had several cycles of higher rated recruiting classes, meaning this year's success is a product of pure coaching (scouting, player development, X's and O's, etc.).

Right now anything other than those 3-4 would concern me

I'd be pretty pleased with any of the top 5. Mullen would probably be able to attract better recruits than he's been able to at State and you would think we'd give him more $ for quality assistants. And even after I typed this, the more I've thought about what Schiano could bring, the more I've liked the idea.

But hopefully Jones can turn it around. I really think a serious upgrade of his coaching staff could be enough to get us over the hump.