…and they are, to say the least, excited…

But I’m not necessarily scared of this hire. Muschamp could be an amazing head coach, but fiery defensive coordinators aren’t gimme successes in the head job. I’m definitely taking a wait-and-see approach with this one…and yeah…we could be waiting to see for quite a while…

for what a fiery d coordinator can do

I mean, I know he’s achieved cult hero status down there, but honestly, he’s been their defensive coordinator for less a full season, and they’re already going to just give him the job after Mack leaves? It’s one thing to be worried you’re going to lose him at the end of the season, but this just seems over the top.

Then again, it probably also means Muschamp’s got one hell of an agent. He’s got job security in a career that generally offers very little.

UT is digging one hell of a hole here. If, for any reason, Muschamp f’s up, and they get rid of him, I have to think that there is language in his contract giving him a massive buy out. On the other side, having the “coach in waiting” is great from recruiting, if only that you there’s always the knowledge that the program really won’t change if the head coach does.