re: Elko is gone

Before he got to A&M, his P5 coaching stops were Wake Forest and Notre Dame. He went to Penn. The assumption was that Elko was going to wait for the right opportunity. It's just that no one stopped to consider that, for him, that means being at a high academic private in a nice place to live. I think he will do well there and be a really good fit with their culture.

I would rather promote E-Rob than retread Muschamp, Mason, or DeRuyter. I be intrigued by Patterson because he was one of the originators of the 4-2-5 we use. But I doubt he is a good enough recruiter to be on this staff.