re: Let's all take a moment to point and laugh at what is going down on the 40 Acres

I'm trying to avoid the Spav debate but despite the A&M fanbase opinion, he's very highly thought of in coaching circles still (but radioactive). OTOH if Manziel sticks around another year, Spav is a head coach in a P5 conference right this minute.

Kingsbury got a head coaching gig because he got the right job at the right time. Stick too long (Chavis/Foster) despite consistent longterm success and you may never get a shot.

Jon Tenuta was the hottest name in DCs (and I believe the highest paid) but when he took the ND job, he was out with Weiss a year later and spent the next 5 years as a LB coach. And now is unemployed again.

My point is situation has maybe as much to do with success and failure in the coaching business as talent. Don't think of the money or job prestige. Examine chance for success. That's what opens the next door for a young coach.