Rank the SEC hires

Mullen is the best. Moorhead is the darkhorse

Moorhead will probably beat Mullen next year.

Mullen has a long way to go here and Mississippi State's players will be pissed. Add in the fact that Florida never plays well in Starkville (save 2009), and I honestly see Florida losing.

Moorhead
Pruitt


Morris







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Jimbo

Jimbo- Name brand. Should be able to recruit very well. Most accomplished coach on this list by far. Still think it has a high level of risk mainly because of the fully guaranteed contract. Would not surprise me to see him coast. Best on paper hire though. No doubt.

Mullen- Did some really good things at MSU which is a tough place to win. Great with quarterbacks and a good offensive mind. Offense has plagued the Gators recently and he should remedy that. Higher ceiling at Florida and he's still young. I actually think this hire has the best chance of working out. Don't see a lot of downside or risk.

BIG DROP OFF

Morris- Good offensive mind. Seems to be well respected. Recruiting ties in TX which is important at Arkansas. Will have to turn over that roster though and his success will rely heavily on what kind of DC he can bring in. That's side of the ball has never been very good under him at SMU.

Moorhead- Almost put him above Morris as I think he's a better fit, but the HC experience was the tiebreaker. What I've read about him seems to indicate he is one of the most respected coordinators in the country. I also like the way MSU handled the search. I think it's a good continuation hire from a formula that worked before. I expect he'll do pretty well.

Pruitt- Has been the DC of some great defenses, but he's always had elite talent. Probably good enough recruiter to get comparable talent to UT. His success will also rely heavily on his OC hire. The problem with defensive hires is that great OCs are a lot more likely to be lost to HC jobs. More turnover. Questions about his demeanor and frankly he seems kind of stupid. Above all though, Tennessee should be able to do MUCH better than having to take such a gamble. Epic bumblefrick during this coaching search. Will be talked about for years.

Luke- What can you say? I don't think OM had much of a choice. I doubt he'll have much success and a lot of it won't be his fault. I do think they made a smart decision though. Just hire the alum who loves the school and let him take his lumps until you can get all of the NCAA stuff behind you and start over.

My take anyway

I’d put Mullen above Jimbo

I think Moorhead will have the best record next year.

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Probably has the team most equipped to win right away with the MSU QB situation.

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The whole team coming back will be pretty good. This is credit to Cousin Eddie for leaving behind such a fine team.

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