re: Coaching Changes Discussion - Chief locked up, what about rest?

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USC has a recruiting dominance in their region and is the closest team to an almost untapped North Carolina and Virginia.

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Actually, Clemson typically has a slightly higher rated class than USC.

I get that there are some things working for Auburn, such as wife's preference, but if Muschamp really has ambitions of returning to the coaching ranks, is he really going to take an inferior career opportunity just for the sake of living in a familiar place for two years before leaving again? Because he's not going to get Malzahn's job anytime soon. If he really is thinking about looking to be a HC after a two-year stint as a DC, then his wife isn't going to be living in Auburn for very long.

If he thinks that A&M has better defensive talent on campus and coming in, then coupled w/ opportunity for a huuuge turnaround presented by our current dismal defensive ranking, a persuasive pitch can certainly be made.

That said, he isn't the only fish in the sea. Let's assume he's the best available, but he goes somewhere else. If we merely get a good DC, or even a DECENT DC, that will make an enormous difference. And with names like Venables, Narduzzi, Foster, even Randy Shannon floating around, we aren't SOL if Muschamp doesn't come to Aggieland.