Did anyone know who Nick Saban was 45 years ago? Kirby Smart, Chip, Dabo 20 years ago? How about Ryan Day, Fickel, Lincoln Riley, even 10 years ago? Let's hire the long time assistant that bleeds P&G...oops, sorry Lambo. Let's hire the young, flashy dude on the up...Hi Rick! Former (good) assistant with P5 HC experience...Gilby, come on down! How about the guy who comes from academic prowess, and won an RB? I give you Ty Willie...Hot coordinator with a couple natty's? Bark for Patron. Or, the top G5 guy in the nation? Burn-out Pete...
There are good football coaches that don't win natties every other year. There are shit coaches that luck into it.
I'm reminded of my dad (he was a Cowboys fan) going off that "Jimmy Johnson is horse shit" after his first year with Dallas (1-15). I reminded him that Tom Landry went 0-11-1 his first year. You have to have culture, time to instill it, and you have to have dudes within the culture. LIFPO, for the love of Mike...
Just because we don't know most (if any) of these guys, other than wikipedia, doesn't mean they are shitty. Doesn't mean they are good either. That's why we play the games.
Sorry for the rant, but if this hire fails, it goes directly to what most, if not all of us have suspected, if not already believe...upper campus has what they want in the AD.
I'm going to go take a long walk off a short pier for some perspective...