The ‘You kiddin’ me?’ guys
Calvin Magee, offensive coordinator at UNM: Stop laughing; it’s not as though the suggestion here was defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove and his 119th-ranked unit that’s somehow better than another Mountain West team (San Jose State) and five spots better than the Aggies (124th).
In his first season with the Lobos, Magee has had to retool a triple option offense using three quarterbacks, none of which is suited for the job, let alone an offensive line that was built specifically for the straight-ahead and pulling scheme of running the ball.
The Lobos do rank 109th in offense, but they’ve somehow managed to improve to 190 passing yards. Plus, he might be a bargain; even doubling his base salary means you can pay him roughly two-thirds of what you did with Davie.
Rich Rodriguez, former coach at Arizona, Michigan and West Virginia: This flies in the face of going young or going home; he’s a retread and presumably too expensive, but he’s also available. Fired at Arizona last year, he and Magee could be reunited to bring whatever fast-forward offense they want to a fan base that is just begging for a shot of adrenaline.
Whereas Rich-Rod was once one of the hottest coaching names in the biz, he’s now somewhere along the lines of a Mike Leachtype; had his shot at the big time and now just looking for a place to hide and work privately in his secret lair.
Les Miles, former coach at LSU: Oh, shoot, never mind. Dangit! Kansas beat the Lobos to the punch and, it appears, not a moment too soon. Did you see the guy’s introductory press conference? “Yeahhhhh, OK, we’re good,” you said. Go ahead, admit it. Looks like Nuñez will have to look elsewhere in his LSU Rolodex for a potential candidate … thank goodness.