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They had a truckload of money for Chip Kelly too. How did that work out for them?

I think you are describing Lane Kiffin.

I find it really interesting to read all the stuff that LSU fans were saying about Saban when he was hired. He was not popular. From tigerdroppings: https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/lsu-sports/nick-basically-got-the-job-by-default-dean-said-we-didnt-have-a-leading-candidate/98191349/ “In...

Miami was front page news in 2017. Maybe the hottest program in the country. Ranked #2 going into Pitt. Everyone in the country knew about the chain and even NFL teams were copying us. And that wasn't even a particularly good team.

You could find reasons not to hire any coach if you looked hard enough. Here's a fun read: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-08-24-0008240290-story.html "Dean drew fire for spending so much money to hire a coach whose record at MSU (34-24-1) was virtually the same as DiNardo's...

One way or another, it was a good first job for Cristobal. The important thing is he didn't feel he was the smartest guy in the room and blame his fate on getting a raw deal from the AD. He realized he had flaws and went work for the best in the business to become a better coach. It seems to...

I don't think NFL record is relevant to the college HC discussion. As for Tennessee: they went 5-7 the year prior to Kiffin. Kiffin went 7-6, but they had a tough schedule. They lost to the #1 team at the time, UF, at Gainesville by 10, then later lost to the #1 team, Bama, at Tuscaloosa...

I actually ran the numbers in another thread that I'm not going to bother looking for. Long story short: Cristobal's winning percentage for his career at FIU was 9% higher than his predecessor (Strock). It was something like .340 to .270. I don't remember the exact % bout it was around that...

If you put Saban or Meyer in Miami, would they be able to turn Miami into national champions within 3 years? As long as the answer remains yes, I will continue to believe that Miami is a head coach away from being a contender again. Now obviously those two aren't realistic possibilities so...

He's worth the hype because he is an elite recruiter and if he was in S Fl he could put up a recruiting wall around Miami. Elite recruits+elite S&C+practices that are tougher than games= an absolute cakewalk through the ACC coastal. That's what it all comes down to, IMO.