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I think before you hire a guy like Golden, you just get a proven older coach like Cutcliffe or Solich, let them get you back to respectability, and then take another look in 2 or 3 years to see if there is someone out there that can truly transform the program.

If the expectation is that the new coach better win in less than 3 years, you probably are going to have to (A) hire someone who is good at doing more with less (like the LA. Monroe coach, dude from Boise St., Cutcliffe or Solich) or (B) someone who is such a big draw that the get an inordinate number of 4 and 5 star players to sign in their 1st or 2nd recruiting classes and improve the talent level tremendously on impact (maybe Gruden, maybe Butch Davis?, not sure who else?). If Gruden talk is all BS, is more likely you get a coach from a smaller program. If No on both counts and you take someone like Golden, UT fans are likely in for disappointment. Next year's schedule isn't easy. No matter who is coach, UT will be very, very, very lucky to win 1 of the 2 early road games at UF and Oregon with the current roster and recruits. Starting off 0-2 in the SEC is rough no matter what year it is (and the OR game could be ugly if D is not markedly better). Facing AL and Mizzou on the road is no picnic either. I think Golden is a compromise candidate that does ot make much sense given the urgency to win Now.

In most cases, I'm all for a great coordinator (IE Kirby Smart, Mark Helfrich).. However, I don't see that being the case with UT. UT needs to hit a grand slam or at least get a great HC at the mid-level of the FBS (IE Butch Jones)..

Cuts not the top of my list, but he's above either of those names for me.