Sorry, Austin Peay is below MAC, and people were ape shizzle about Butch being MAC. That would never fly.
Next, I saw many conflicting reports on Brohm. I didn't hear anything about a $5M buyout, I heard $5M a year was what was balked at. But I don;t think any of us actually know what happened.
I wouldn't mind Brohm, but I think of him as one of "Plan B" guys. That is, hire whoever now, make it as easy as possible in this day and age to let him go after 3 years, and then monitor the following:
1. Brohm
2. Justin Wilcox (also in first year)
3. Strong (yes...if USF consistently wins big)
4. Clawson...if Wake Forest improves more then consier
5. Norvell....can he do it without Fuentes players?
And for that matter, the buyout on Fuentes might go down.
Bottom line...I see a lot of promising coaches that it's just too early to tell. Be proactive and plan for the next caoch now.
You may laugh or scoff and that's fair, but I guarntee you that the Florida AD likely was targeting Mullen from the moment he set foot in Gainsville. Why else let Mac go in your first year as AD????