Who cares if he is a former 4 star and FSU QB. He literally doesn't show a single other offer than FAU. That should tell you something. I'm an alum, and I honestly don't see the Kiffin hire as anything special for the school. I'm as worried that he is going to leave scorched earth in his wake as bring any talent there. Small schools like them need to get coaches who can actually coach. Like the guy at Western Kentucky. Kiffin is the exact opposite of that.
This is an underrated post. Very good point. Frat boy can create a lot of publicity, and probably attract some former four stars that have been kicked off teams.
The most important question though is, can he coach, can he build up a team from nothing or from very little. Can he actually do the work and build the infrastructure required to make them a good team. Just throwing some former four stars on the squad doesn't guarantee anything.
This could easily be a case of the school hiring a famous name, but one that doesn't accomplish anything. The same way some people are predicting that he will succeed and be gone to greener pastures in a couple years, it could also be just as likely that he turns FAU into even more of a dumpster fire and leave the place worse than how he found it.
IMO, this is not a slamdunk hire, this is a high risk hire. There could be a reward, there could also be an unmitigated disaster. I think the latter is more likely.
