coaching hires can be a decent measure, but can also be faulty.
aTm stole a coach from bama. one that bama wanted to keep and was doing seemingly good job. anyone wanna argue aTm over bama?
petersen told usc no/wash yes for some very personal reasons from what i've heard/read.
and there are a ton of schools that if they had the right coach, blah blah blah, but can't find him. nd, anyone? nebraska? tennessee is in that right now. texas if this one doesn't work out. bama was for about 15 years before saban. usc looks like they might be coming out of that, but suggest this last year and everyone laughs at you. looking for the right coach doesn't mean you aren't helmet.