Like Judge, he's a gamble but for different reasons. I think these past few years as a coordinator with the Falcons and Bama have been good for him. Any experience under Saban is good. If the rumors of him being able to eliminate his alcohol problems are true, I'd be fine with giving him a chance.

- He's been a successful P5 coach at Washington and USC
- He's a west coast guy, and while the culture compared to the south is very different, it's not a polar opposite like people from the northeast are. Plus he's lived in the south since 2016 so it wouldn't be a complete culture shock like I think we saw with Moorhead.
- He's an arrogant asshole. But is that so bad? Look at Dan. Look at Saban. Hell, look at all successful head coaches. They're assholes.
- Offensive guy, which I think is the best choice for an MSU coach
- He has something to prove. The embarrassment from his time at USC will follow him wherever he goes. It just will. He'll have an edge that we so desperately need in our program.
- He's the perfect counter-move to Kiffin. If us and OM are recruiting a kid, he can walk in that kid's living room and tell him that he's been the guy to replace Lane Kiffin on 3 separate occasions. If the rumors of him and Kiffin not liking each other are true, you wouldn't have to worry about him being motivated for the Egg Bowl. He'd want to beat that ass.

Blast away bc I'm aware this isn't a popular opinion, but I'm on board with this more than any other guy not named Napier at this point.