re: Would you hire Dabo Swinney?

Hes a good a choice as any unless a saban like hire is available. I don't think he would be able to deliver the same, but he'd be a solid hire. He'd coach forever at a school with expectations like uga or auburn (assuming he didn't lose to his main rival 5y in a row without any titles to compensate like he did at Clemson; that would get you shitcanned at either school).

I don't know if he would still be the coach at a school like Alabama in 5 years but you could do a lot worse.