re: Well, we are about to see if S. Stricklin

I think his hires have not been too bad. Even though I have a (probably irrational) dislike of Dan Mullen (and I HATED that hire), looking back, it wasn't the worst hire given the circumstances.

His main issue has been giving bad contract extensions to mediocre to bad coaches. But, even then, he has found ways to structure those extensions in such a way that makes it easier to fire coaches without having to pay the full buy out. And how he got rid of Mike White without having to pay the buyout was very shrewd.

If he's half as good at hiring coaches as he is as firing them, I think we'll be alright.