Also to add: the most encouraging thing I heard in this conversation was that UM is shooting to be in the top 10 nationally on overall coaching salary, ( head coach, coordinators, position coaches combined). This could put us in contention for an all star type of staff.
If so, they need to link up with Adidas and see if Chip or Patterson might be interested. You never know.
I also think Herman should be heavily considered, he is the next big time coach i.e Urban Meyer.
They need to forget about guys like Strong, Schiano, Tuberville, Mario, Shula, and even Chud. If what you say is true, UM can do way better than these mediocre choices.