Freeze would be a good selection. I doubt Bama could do much better choosing only from the SEC. Les is successful, but I don't see him as a good fit at Bama. Richt doesn't have the necessary drive and, let's face it, the ability to close the deal. Muschamp would be a good fit but the jury's still out on how great a coach he is (very good, imho, but I'm not a jury.) Franklin and Sumlin are also good coaches, but Sumlin still has lots to prove, i.e. can he maintain success without fortuitous quarterback inheritances? and Franklin belongs to Vandy, so no touching. That basically leaves SOS, who's getting old, and Gus, who absolutely isn't a good fit for Bama in terms of coaching style and philosophy because places like Bama and LSU don't need to rely on his gimmickry with their recruiting pool (and he still has much to prove concerning whether he's even a great long-term HC.) If I'm Bama, and the BoT decides to hamstring me by forcing me to pick a current SEC coach, I'd probably put Freeze at the top of my list. He suffers from from some of the disadvantages Gus suffers from, but I think he's a very fundamentally sound coach once you look past that stuff.

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