Stop with the pessimistic posts. He is our coach, and you can play 'what if' all day. He will bring an attitude that will resonate with the player, and we will have a defense that will be tough. I'm tired of reading the doom and gloom posts on this site. In addition to the d&g, there is a...

Good luck in San Fran... I've been out here for a few weeks and this is the stark opposite of a place that would be okay with guns.

He has been our coach for less than a month. Do you really expect him to sway tons of kids that have been on the fence or expecting to sign elsewhere? The shear amount of pessimism on this board is absurd. Give the man an opportunity. Looking at the classes that Mack pulled in between 2002-2009...

Don't jump the gun and be pessimistic. We are in a transition period. Charlie will be able to change things, and you need to give him an opportunity, and even the kids we're signing, a change to perform.

So, OC candidate up North? Might migrate South?

Would Brewster leave FSU after one season? Has anyone heard what will happen to Suddes?

To be honest it really doesn't matter about what went down during the interview process. Strong will prove to be a phenomenal choice. I believe he has a chip on his shoulder, and him/new staff are going to bust their tails.

I do not want Major to stay. Not to sound rough or blunt, but I feel like Mack brought him back to compensate from his playing days. His only good season was at Rice.

I think he tweeted that he favored Franklin over Strong.

We'll see what happens. Looks like Golden is going to Penn State so that's what may have pushed us to move things along with Strong.

I'd take Franklin... Vandy had 1 winning season from 83-2008.

^ He backed out of the Tennessee job just last year.

Just a thought, what if this roadblock or whatever you want to call it is from another coach still showing interest. It sounds like what "insiders" have said that Strong was a contingency plan, then with rumors swirling that Golden could go to Penn State forcing Miami to act could have expedited...

Powers has no option but to accept who is chosen. He was almost ousted last month.

Well I'm sure that they fell comfortable with Strong and know that he will come. They're waiting for this weekend round of games to finish so they will be able to court everyone they feel could be the next coach.

Well he builds his entire program to compete against SEC style of play which is greatly different than the Big 12 (KSU might be the outlier.) Just look at the success A&M and Mizzou have had against SEC conference foes. You get the right supporting staff in, if Saban decided to make a move...

^ I agree with what you say about B1G. Would the University of Texas be able to grow without being part of the B1G and CIC? Yes, obviously. The academic arguments bother me. What happens on a football field does not dictate whether or not one university will have a research agreement with...

Pac 16 "dream" will never happen. Who knows what will happen in the next few years with the conferences. Could there be a breakaway? Possibly. Everything could drastically change in the next few years, so who truly knows what is to come. To be honest, aside from where we currently are, I think...

Not to step on any toes or bring any doubts, but I am not too sure about the program at Baylor. Some of the athletes are a little questionable, and if he were to stay is it outrageous to think of possible investigations? Might just be me... Anyways I do not believe we will go after either Briles...

Are any of the kids Mack is seeing targets for Alabama?