Saban is the same way. It was astonishing at the combine when they had him break down cornerback technique, specifically the backpedal.
Ultra sharp wins. You need someone a cut above. That's why I'm not as obsessed with spread offense or whatever. The key is finding someone who wins the decision process all year long. Swipe the vital 2 or 3% from the norm in one category after another. At that point all the sub plots fall into place.
When I was a kid the local sporting aspect that stood out above anything else was that the Dolphins had tons of smart guys atop the franchise and in key positions. You could listen to Joe Thomas for 3 sentences on personnel evaluation and sense how rare he was. Likewise Bobby Beathard and George Young. Then once it shifted to Chuck Connor and he was appearing on late '70s WKAT radio programs approaching the draft alongside a very young Chris Myers, now the ultra sharp was gone. Connor sounded liked just another fan on those programs. It was emblematic of what the Dolphins were experiencing as a whole.
No different with the Canes recently. That's why I'll stick with my 8--4 summary. Which person high in the football program recently stands out as 10-2 caliber and not 8-4? Same thing with USC if they realign with Clay Helton.
When the Canes have a coaching vacancy it shouldn't be baffled and scrambling from scratch, wondering what the heck our priorities are and who might fit them. That's why I think the smartest young guy in the athletic department should be assigned to that type of evaluation. Calmly hand over the list. The adjacent dunderheads are not allowed to scope it in progress or question it upon unveil.