Do I want this?
Rich Rod seems like a mistake. Don't know enough about Jimbo or Odom to like it or hate it. Jimbo has an NC which is something I guess.Andy Staples said on his podcast yesterday Jimbo wants the WVU job. He doesn’t think WVU will go that direction though.
He seemed to think Barry Odom at UNLV could make the most sense. WVU’s AD Wren Baker was at Memphis & Missouri with Odom.
He mentioned Rich Rodriguez possibly too.
Staples was laughing when he/they mentioned Jimbo. He said Jimbo definitely wants the job but he doesn’t get the sense WVU wants Jimbo.
He mentioned Jon Sumrall at Tulane too. He thinks WVU will/would have a lot of interest him. But he seems to think Sumrall might be the top choice on the market. So he thinks Sumrall might get better job offers (perhaps North Carolina).
He mentioned Shannon Dawson (Miami OC) & Mike Denbrock (Notre Dame OC) as far as coordinators go. Dawnson coached at WVU before.
Dawson sounds like a fit. You never know how these guys will recruit, but that makes a ton of sense. Less gimmicky than someone like Jamey Chadwell. Alex Golesh feels like a middle ground between the two. He’s gimmicky but in ways that exploit CFB specific rules in positive ways.