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I view most coaches who last a while as good coaches, but not singularly elite, that takes a while to become clear of course.  Somebody spotted Urban Meyer and gave him a shot, he had success everywhere.  Saban of course reloads each year and has an incredible run.  Who else?  I would lump the rest in the "pretty good" category, interchangeable in effect, you could swap them out with the coach at another school and see about the same results, aside from the "gimmick" coaches like Paul Johnson.

I view most coaches who last a while as good coaches, but not singularly elite, that takes a while to become clear of course.  Somebody spotted Urban Meyer and gave him a shot, he had success everywhere.  Saban of course reloads each year and has an incredible run.  Who else?  I would lump the rest in the "pretty good" category, interchangeable in effect, you could swap them out with the coach at another school and see about the same results, aside from the "gimmick" coaches like Paul Johnson.

As much as I dislike the guy, Dabo should probably be in the elite category.  Brian Kelly is another worth considering, while Day, Riley, and Smart will probably reach that in a few more years.

As much as I dislike the guy, Dabo should probably be in the elite category.  Brian Kelly is another worth considering, while Day, Riley, and Smart will probably reach that in a few more years.

I agree, though I'd put Kelly and Smart more in the successful category, which I view as different.  Napier MIGHT be elite.  Maybe.

Lincoln Riley to LSU? For $12-13 million a year. LSU rumors heating up that it's happening.

Thamel named Penn State coach James Franklin, Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, Baylor coach Dave Aranda, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal and Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin as the top names and quoted an "industry source" who said there might not be enough quality candidates for all of the open jobs.

Hoping this is true so that the Washington Huskies get boxed out of the higher market by the likes of more competitive jobs. Falling back on having to hire Justin Wilcox will serve the Huskies right - the whiniest, most embittered and ungrateful fanbase west of the Mississippi. Go speak a dead language.

They have to write and often, so they write speculative stuff no better than what we post here, with few exceptions.  Anyone can write a speculative piece on X going to Y.

They add a lot of qualifiers of course.  And then in a few days the truth is announced, I can wait.  Washington would be a good job, I think, fairly lowish expectations, decent recruiting options, nice place generally, less rain than Atlanta gets.

Ahh. I mean, I buy that to a degree. But, a guy like Thamel is on the phone with agents, coaches, admins, power brokers basically non-stop this time of year. So when he's reporting stuff, it likely respects talking to some or many of the players. 

That said, it is a weird kind of news because it is the kind of thing you'll find out later if it happens. Though if it doesn't, it's some interesting reading.