We need to win more than we need to be "flashy".
A Dave Clawson type approach would work for a period of time. A coach that has had experience at a private or academically elite public to satisfy the administration, build a solid program and still be able to win 8-9 games a year.
Monken has proven himself.
Sumrall might work if he can sustain Fitz's program.
Chadwell, A huge leap from a CUSA school. Would we take a chance on another coach from East Tennessee?
Chadwell has won at every level, but in 1A (FBS) that is just CUSA and Sunbelt. It is a pretty big step up. However, he WINS everywhere, and knows HS football across the Carolinas and VA and into GA and TN very well. He would be certain to start at UNC with good HS coach relationships in the region.
Chadwell is from East Tennessee, but Mack is from Middle Tennessee. For us native Tennesseans, those 3 regions are hard and fast and matter all the time. Mack's home town Cookeville is in the easternmost part of Middle Tennessee but Middle Tennessee nonetheless.
I'm not sure how much UNC ADmin types see Army as academically Elite. In the old days, probably so. Now? Not so much.
Tulane meets the definition. And Sumrall was an assistant at Tulane. He also was the only candidate Tulane wanted to replace Fritz. So far this year Tulane is 5-2. Both losses were to P4 schools: Kansas St (which remains ranked) and to then ranked OU.
Sumrall also checks the box of Experience at Basketball School, as both player and coach. That is important in trying to build UNC football to what it should be.
He has 6 years as an SEC assistant coach.
And then we have the fact that he has only competed 2 years as HC, and he won 2 conference championship and a total of 23 games.
If Sumrall has a specific vision for how to make UNC ACC Champs, he is the guy I would hire.
