All good points on the recruiting thing, and on Cam Newton.
Again, looking at your alternatives:
- Lane Kiffin is not coming.
- Hugh Freeze may, in fact, be coming, and I actually think will be a good head coach and a winner at Auburn, but apparently the fan base is divided on him because of his obvious shady past, which I completely understand.
- Dan Lanning knows the territory but may not want to go head-to-head with Smart, Saban, Kelly and Jimbo right now, after having lost to Georgia by 46 on the field to boot, when he can compete with a weak field in the Pac-12.
- A young NFL assistant that's not proven might be the way to go -- but it's hardly what will excite a fan base that desperately needs it.
- An energetic Cadillac Williams whose only negative seems to be a lack of coaching experience and gravitas on the sidelines, but apparently is a recruiting beast.
- A litany of names that most people don't know, i.e., another Harsin hire.
Fact is, Mullen may not want to coach and has some down side. But he also has ties to Cohen and has been a proven winner in the SEC. I'm trying to think like your leadership might be thinking.