LMAO so many ****** arguments y'all make to avoid the obvious.
Kendall Briles is not coaching at Montana State, he's coached at Houston, FSU, and Arkansas. That's just one example of many...
I also have zero problem promoting a position coach, as I've said like a million times (to no avail I guess). But I simply prefer someone who's proven themselves over someone who's a complete unknown. Risk mitigation.
Dorsey/Whipple would be good hires. But you know who'd be a better hire? Briles. And you know who'd be even a better hire? Whoever the top OC is in college right now. Cause that's what he hope Dorsey and Whipple will turn out to be.
So you think we should, or even could, hire "whoever the top OC is in college right now"? Sure. Because you can do that on PlayStation.
Look, I've already gone on the record as saying I would be fine with Briles. And having no idea whether Mario has offered him, or would ever offer him, I also know that employment contracts are bilateral, and Briles might not want to come to Miami. Therefore, outside of "whoever the top OC is in college right now", we have to be practical and try to hire the best-fitting candidate with mutual interest. And there are reasons why Dorsey and Whipple could have mutual interest that, say, another coach at another school might NOT have.
You continue to ignore the reality that Mario has worked as an OC before. Nobody is suggesting that we hire three virgins as HC, OC, and DC. We are also not going to be filling the trophy case with "made a better hire" awards.
People like to complain about the hiring delays, but nobody yet has provided the realistic "whoever the top OC is in college right now" name who would entertain a Miami interview, let alone accept a Miami offer. And that is not "woe-is-me-Miami-sucks" thinking, that is just realistic "not-every-coach-wants-every-job" thinking.
I'm tired of this fake bullcrap. Nobody is saying "don't hire Briles". Except, maybe, Mario. And if Mario is OK with hiring Dorsey or Whipple, I'm OK with it. Because we need MARIO to be comfortable with his own hire, not "a majority of CIS geniuses".
Because, to be honest, and with an HONEST "with all due respect", YOUR "preference" really doesn't matter. Mario's does.