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Fans tend to be optimists, and deep pessimists, all in the same week at times.

I expect Bama will get a good coach and keep top tier assistants, facilities, tradition, and recruits.  Of course they might go 3-4-5 years without an NC a la Ohio State and the fans get restless.

it's a crap shoot

Scott Frost isn't a sure thing at Nebraska or Florida or Tennessee

MDot thinks of Chip Kelly as a sure thing at Nebraska, but not many other folks are quite as certain.

Even Urban got off to a great start at OSU and Franklin won the Big Ten last season, but they may not be able to sustain that success.

Jimmy Harbaugh was a sure thing at Michigan, but it's taking more time than some expected.

crap shoot, with more crap than anything

it's a crap shoot

Scott Frost isn't a sure thing at Nebraska or Florida or Tennessee

MDot thinks of Chip Kelly as a sure thing at Nebraska, but not many other folks are quite as certain.

Even Urban got off to a great start at OSU and Franklin won the Big Ten last season, but they may not be able to sustain that success.

Jimmy Harbaugh was a sure thing at Michigan, but it's taking more time than some expected.

There are no sure things in life. But I absolutely think Chip would be as close to a sure thing at just about any college program.

Urban walked into a pretty sweet roster at Ohio State and he just expanded that thing. Did the same thing at UF. Lot of great players were already there- that is part of the reason why he was able to win so quickly. Other part: he's just a great coach. I don't get the Urban bashing. He's an amazing coach.

Never been a believer in Franklin. Still ain't. I think last season was probably a fluke for them.

Harbaugh lost damn near all of his starting offensive tackles to injuries/transfers the past two years, been a shuffled line. Still hasn't found a QB. Peters could be the guy, but that is still a TBD. The lack of creativity and the stone-age style offense he runs- he won't be accomplishing jack-shit until he finds a real life QB and some future NFL offensive tackles. Lots of offensive systems can hide the QB and make things easier for the OL- use creativity, tempo, all kinds of things. Not Harbaugh's offense- that offense is a basic ass bitch. Even MSU and the much maligned Dave Warner throw in more wrinkles, have a more creative offense than a Harboffense.

Urban Meyer should be fired TODAY.  Well, I read that somewhere on the Interwebz.

I would feel sorry for these coaches but then I look at the salaries.

I was somewhat friendly with one of our VPs.  His personal life was not something I'd like in that he had 6 weeks of vacation, took about two of that each year, and worked almost the entire time he was out.  He got paid a lot, but was getting pretty burned out by 50.  His day was meetings after meetings listening to people (like me) telling him things he didn't care about but had to show interest.  He usually was in about the same I was, around 7:15 and left long after I left.

Long ago, I had a chance to follow a director around all day to see what he did.  I'd been with the company 6-7 years I guess.  I hated his job, and I was just an observer.

I'd love to see Chip Kelly and Will Muschamp on the same sideline.  WM bitching about how quickly the offense keeps scoring and Kelly trying to be even quicker, just to mess with his own DC.  

Cincy, you'd get your Mount St. Muschamp moment you're pining for.

I think Chip Kelly at Florida would be a definite upgrade, and almost unfair, except when UF would play LSU and Bama (and maybe sometimes UGA) - where that big-boy style almost always defeats Chip Kelly style (think Stanford over Oregon).

rumor in Lincoln that UF has offered Scott Frost 34 million over 7 years

I'm guessing the guys at UNL will offer more than that

will be a new era in the state.  Dirt farmers in the state won't like spending that much, but it will get done