re: 5 Coaches I've seen mentioned on TD that I guarantee won't get the HC job

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Doesnt seem like he would fit the culture, hasnt recruited in the southeast, knows nothing about the SEC,

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Urban Meyer, Les Miles and Nick Saban all coached in the SEC at the same time. During that time the best recruiters in the SEC were Meyer, Miles and Saban. The best coaches in the SEC during that time were also Meyer, Miles and Saban.

Guess what, none of the three are from the south. None would have been considered to fit the culture. Nick (WV) never coached college football in the south and did well coaching and recruiting at LSU. Urban had never coached anywhere near the south and did alright at UF. Les' tenure at Ok State was his only southern college coaching gig which would not qualify him as a coach who could recruit Louisiana and Texas very well and he did just that.

I am in no way endorsing Shaw. Hell besides his name and the fact that he coaches Stanford I know nothing about him. But, for anybody to think someone will have trouble recruiting Louisiana, Texas or the rest of the South based on where they are from or where they have coached is just flat out ridiculous.