There is NO way for the new coach to put together a staff, re-recruit the players who are still being recruited by other schools, and what new head coach will want to keep the former coaches key assistants? We got hosed by Monken. I suppose Bill wasn't offering the numbers, or the terms, Monken liked so he bolted. He'll get a million or so, maybe a little more, (Norv Turner make 3 million but he is an anomaly) to be a pro OC. I wonder if we were that far from that? Maybe the NFL was his dream and so he went. I know the NFL won't run Monken's frenetic quick snap version the spread. Or any version of the spread.
Anyway, I think coach Duggan is the odds on favorite. Time is really of essence, we need staff stability, we need to keep our recruits, and it is too late to make those broad sweeping changes. One thing I'll betcha, there will be no shortage of candidates.
If they look outside the program, and they must, then Bill Clark (UAB) would be a good place to begin interviewing. I guess Chip Lindsey wishes he would have stayed around. I would NOT invite him back for an interview if I were the AD.
I don't blame Monken for leaving and following his dream. I think his timing is unconscionable.
