Looking at the hot board on VQ

[Volznut]

all I can say is MEH

[PirateVOL]

all I can say is MEH

Ditto

[Volznut]

Ditto

we're officially Bama in the 90s. Remember when they hired Franchioni? This one could get that bad.

[murfvol]

I'd rather hire Chaney than any of the fallbacks, BUT the good news is my top two names from the start are still available: Petrino and Patterson.

[Volznut]

I'd rather hire Chaney than any of the fallbacks, BUT the good news is my top two names from the start are still available: Petrino and Patterson.

Patterson isn't going anywhere.

I'd call Petrino or Davis. They would take it, and can coach.

[SmokeyJoe]

Petrino.

[TallVol]

What exactly got Butch Davis fired at NC that he could later be cleard of by the NCAA?  I don't remember all of the specifics.  If he checks out pretty clean now, I say you go in his direction at this point. 

[BanditVol]

Patterson makes $3.5 M and is not likely to leave.  Would be a great choice.

Art Briles might be okay.  I need to check into him more though.

Petrino is probably a non-starter.  He would combine aspects of Kiffin AND Dooley.  No character AND a bargain bin hire.  The key is that he's in the bargain bin for a reason....a Kiffinesque reason.

No Thankyee!   

[Volznut]

Patterson makes $3.5 M and is not likely to leave.  Would be a great choice.

Art Briles might be okay.  I need to check into him more though.

Petrino is probably a non-starter.  He would combine aspects of Kiffin AND Dooley.  No character AND a bargain bin hire.  The key is that he's in the bargain bin for a reason....a Kiffinesque reason.

No Thankyee!   

Petrino has proven he can coach and develop players, as well as identify talent.

[murfvol]

Davis is a huge no. Have you seen his record at UNC? For crying out loud Dooley beat (in my book) his 4th squad with a bunch of freshmen in the Music City Bowl.

[BanditVol]

Petrino has proven he can coach and develop players, as well as identify talent.

And likely leave us with an even bigger dumpster fire than Kiffin.   Kiffin brought in a lot of hot players, he could definitely ID talent.  Heck, Hunter and Bray are mostly his recruits. 

But a telling fact is that of this year's seniors, there were only 10 on scholarship.   Eight with 5-year seniors recruited by Fulmer, and only 2....TWO!...were left from Kiffin's first class. There were also three walk-ons.

That's not to say that there might not be some rising 5th year seniors from the first Kiffin class, but I am too lazy to look.

Just saying...character does matter to a program.  Or did you see how Arkansas did this year?