Now that Al Golden is officially out at the University of Miami, the rumor mill for who will replace him in Coral Gables has hit warp speed.
So let me cut straight to the chase and list six reasons why my list for Miami’s next head coach begins and ends with Butch Davis, who has done everything but fly a banner over Sun Life Stadium begging for the job.
1. Chip Kelly, Jon Gruden and Chuck Pagano are pipe dreams
Stop it. Just stop it.
Miami is a small, private school without a national fan base or even its own football stadium that simply can’t afford coaches like these despite the program’s history and fertile recruiting ground.