brobdingnagian splashes to announce ourselves as big boys and seize the attention of the sport: Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney, Chip Kelly, Urban Meyer
College retreads worth considering: James Franklin, Jimbo Fisher, Dave Clawson, Dan Mullen, Bronco Mendenhall
Buying low but still very expensive on a big-time coach (depending on coming weeks some could become retreads): Swinney, Mark Stoops, Steve Sarkisian, Mike Norvell, Billy Napier, Luke Fickell
Going big to throw resources around and try to poach a big-time coach: Matt Campbell, Lance Leipold, Curt Cignetti, Jonathan Smith, Bret Bielema, Scott Satterfield, Dave Doeren, Kenny Dillingham, Willie Fritz, Chris Klieman, PJ Fleck, Mike Locksley, Fran Brown, Barry Odom
NFL guys: Kelly, Brian Daboll, Doug Marrone, Doug Pederson, Mike McDaniel, Jerod Mayo, Greg Roman
Top G5 Coaches: Jon Sumrall, Alex Golesh, Ryan Silverfield, Charles Huff, Mendenhall, Mullen, Ricky Rahne, Jason Eck, Sean Lewis, GJ Kinne, KC Keeler, Eric Morris, Bob Chesney, Eddie George, Jason Candle, Jim Mora, Lance Taylor, Jimmy Rogers, Blake Harrell
Top Coordinators: Will Stein, Glenn Schumann, Andy Kotelnicki, Corey Hetherman
Very Stanford Thing to Do But Less Appealing: Tavita Pritchard, Troy Walters, Mendenhall, Ken Niumatalolo, Jeff Monken
My call list would prioritize back channel feelers for the first four categories (I especially love the fits for Swinney, Stoops, Leipold, Klieman, and Smith) and among G5 coaches Silverfield and Huff are my favorite fits but lots are plausible. My backup plans would be Lewis, Mendenhall, and Pritchard.
College retreads worth considering: James Franklin, Jimbo Fisher, Dave Clawson, Dan Mullen, Bronco Mendenhall
Buying low but still very expensive on a big-time coach (depending on coming weeks some could become retreads): Swinney, Mark Stoops, Steve Sarkisian, Mike Norvell, Billy Napier, Luke Fickell
Going big to throw resources around and try to poach a big-time coach: Matt Campbell, Lance Leipold, Curt Cignetti, Jonathan Smith, Bret Bielema, Scott Satterfield, Dave Doeren, Kenny Dillingham, Willie Fritz, Chris Klieman, PJ Fleck, Mike Locksley, Fran Brown, Barry Odom
NFL guys: Kelly, Brian Daboll, Doug Marrone, Doug Pederson, Mike McDaniel, Jerod Mayo, Greg Roman
Top G5 Coaches: Jon Sumrall, Alex Golesh, Ryan Silverfield, Charles Huff, Mendenhall, Mullen, Ricky Rahne, Jason Eck, Sean Lewis, GJ Kinne, KC Keeler, Eric Morris, Bob Chesney, Eddie George, Jason Candle, Jim Mora, Lance Taylor, Jimmy Rogers, Blake Harrell
Top Coordinators: Will Stein, Glenn Schumann, Andy Kotelnicki, Corey Hetherman
Very Stanford Thing to Do But Less Appealing: Tavita Pritchard, Troy Walters, Mendenhall, Ken Niumatalolo, Jeff Monken
My call list would prioritize back channel feelers for the first four categories (I especially love the fits for Swinney, Stoops, Leipold, Klieman, and Smith) and among G5 coaches Silverfield and Huff are my favorite fits but lots are plausible. My backup plans would be Lewis, Mendenhall, and Pritchard.