i read, and it seems obvious i guess to most but was a new insight to me, all of this rotation- especially in the SEC, is trickle down for the Saban effect- but not in the obvious most often spoken way.
there seems to be an expectation Saban is bouncing in 3~5 years. he's stacked enough right this second that nobody is going to be able to consitently and truly compete/contend for those three, and possibly four- while it's expected he won't slip in the remaining 1/2 if he stays five more.
this 'movement' isn't in effort to compete with Saban so much as it's staging to grab the seat when he leaves. and, the timing makes sense.
UGA most likely got lucky last year, but aTm picking up Jimbo is presumably 2~3 years out from his having his select people in place on the field and the culture in rhythm to his drums. That is good timing. UF picking up Mullen is a good hire and will allow him the same courtesy (though UF really doesn't need ponies- they just need trainers), and by extension MSU is gearing up... Arky dropped big Bret, knowing the SMU guy (if reports are accurate) will have time to develop his players/culture... Mizzou's inline though it seemed a bumpy road ahead... USCe is set about as good as USCe can be set struggling against trying to rise... UT was screwed one way or the other, and had to move- and they'll most likely being moving again in three years..... but all of this is on a three to five year projection with a plan to make a grab in 3~5 while holding steady in the interim.
if all of this holds true, and i'm still entertaining the concept, the shifting in the SEC and the tremors across all of coaching because of it does in fact make this about the craziest coaching carousel ever.
