New guy here. Been a lurker for way too long (few years). Has anyone suggested Bronco Mendenhall? He has a good record over at BYU and he made a gutsy call to hire new assistants and run a fast up-tempo offense. For those who didn't see the BYU/Texass game, they kept pounding the rock because it worked, and the Laghorns couldn't stop it. I think he hired assistants that learned from Rich Rodriguez' offensive style. Can you imagine us running an offense like Rodriguez had over at WV?
I've seen in other threads Tressel was mentioned. That's a gamble. Richt is BP 2.0 except can get talent easier and doesn't have anger problems. So, I'd say no to that. I'm also not for another learn on the job type of coach. I think at this point, we need someone who can UPGRADE our team from being "almost there" to we're right around the corner.
What if we went after Mendenhall without having to go overboard on paying him since I believe he makes $900k over at BYU and bring Frost in and double maybe even triple his salary at Oregon? As far as defense goes, I'm not 100% sure but I think Mendenhall is supportive of a 3-3-5 blitzing/aggressive defense. Could that work in the B1G? Anyway, those are my thoughts.
I would say Mendenhall has a bit more to prove, but I like where you're going with picking someone like that.
IMHO it would be great to find someone similar to the HC who just beat us - Mora - someone with HC experience, either in FBS, FCS or NFL, who is a genius of a coach and capable of getting a very good staff in place. I don't have names at the moment, but it seems like UCLA has a nice blueprint for a program (like Nebraska) that wants and needs to get to the next level.