Venables or Brohm are the ideal - but to add a dose of realism we will likely have get someone on the cheap by giving an OC or DC their first opportunity to as a head coach (3-4 mill a year on the high end). That shouldn'tbe upsetting for anyone as we've had our greatest success in the program by giving Strong and Bobby 1.0 their opportunities. Snatching up a HC from a smaller school is of course on the table as well.
Names that fall in that criteria for me are
Mike Leach
Jedd Fisch
Chip Long
Friggin Neal Brown
Pep Hamilton
Dan Enos
Phil Longo
I'm curious as to what everyone thinks if A) Are we destination job in our current state and B) Do we have the resources to lock that down. Yeah I know ACC and big stadium, new facilities, fanatic fans and an obtainable route to the playoffs; however, does a fresh AD with budget issues and an immediate recruiting crisis (with fanatically angry fans) and pressure fort attendance put us in a spot to be a stepping stone one more time?