I know you guys are going to kill me for this, but the more and more I think about it, I think Muschamp may be the best choice right now. I think it is a moot point, but if we could get him, I think it may be a good hire.
Muschamp knows Saban. He knows how he works, he knows how he recruits, and he knows how he coaches. He would know what it takes to compete on the recruiting trail...which is BY FAR what Saban was kicking Tubs ass in. He is a young, aggressive dude. HUGE name! Could generate A LOT of excitement. We would have a solid defense still. I would almost bet that our recruiting commitments would stay put if he was announced. AND I bet that since he is such a defensive mind, he would try to hire a great OC and then he would STAY THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY. He is a young dude and he could be aroud for a while if we treated him right.
I'll say this, he has got IT. Not sure what IT is, but you don't get to where he is, which is in negotiations (as a 30 something) to take over a TOP 3 PROGRAM in the country without have IT. Name another coach that you could say all of these things about. Sure, he has no HC experience...but he has BIG GAME experience and BIG TIME PROGRAM experience. If he yook the job, he would know EXACTLY what he was getting into.
The coach from TCU, Tech, Natti or any of the other schools can't say that...