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part of me is really worried about how much influence mack will have with the next guy.
I get the feeling Bubba is putting Mack in the rear view. And he doesn't need Mack. He might not have even wanted Mack the first time around, since apparently it was big buyout money (for Fed) which pushed for Mack.

It would be awesome to have Mack hang around as a fundraiser type, or lend us his connections for things like recruiting and scouting, but all that isn't a "must have" IMO, not worth indebting ourselves to his opinions in any way.
 
Chadwell ... 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.
In this ERA of transfer portal and NIL I feel like HS recruiting is much less important than it used to be. It obviously is important, can only be a positive, but less important than it used to be. Fed got very good offensive recruits almost immediately, despite the NCAA santions looming. The defensive recruiting either floundered or didn't pay off, but i think the "regional connections" stuff is probably over-rated these days. Give me a great coach first (x&o's, toughness, discipline), then evaluator who knows how to work the transfer portal, then can boost NIL, then can recruit local highschoolers.
 
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If you spend too many years as a Hot coordinator, many ADs will assume that that you are satisfied with that and stop trying to woo you as HC. Schumann has learned directly from both Saban and Smart. He's been DC for years. He should be ready to fly on his own as HC.

He may well want to wait another year to see if Florida or Arkansas or even LSU might open, but he needs to take that next step before he becomes seen as too comfortable under Smart to be HC.
 
If it is Schumann, we will have no idea about his staff of assistants until he names them. If it is Sumrall, I assume he will bring almost all his staff, u les one his coordinators gets the Tulane HC job and keeps 2 or 3 guys. \

Schumann might use his Saban ties to get former Bama assistants. For example, Bama offense this year has not been as sharp as it was last year. DeBoer did not keep Saban's last OC Tommy Rees, who played at ND and had been ND OC before going to Bama. Rees is now Cleveland Browns TE coach. Rees might make a perfect OC for Schumann at UNC.
 
If it is Schumann, we will have no idea about his staff of assistants until he names them. If it is Sumrall, I assume he will bring almost all his staff, u les one his coordinators gets the Tulane HC job and keeps 2 or 3 guys. \

Schumann might use his Saban ties to get former Bama assistants. For example, Bama offense this year has not been as sharp as it was last year. DeBoer did not keep Saban's last OC Tommy Rees, who played at ND and had been ND OC before going to Bama. Rees is now Cleveland Browns TE coach. Rees might make a perfect OC for Schumann at UNC.
My top 2 right now are Sumrall and Schumann….
 
Schuman could bring back Stacy Searles. I kid, but for a second let's remember that Bama and UGA always have a very different set of jimmy/joes. I'd rather have someone that has done well away from a powerhouse.
 
Schuman could bring back Stacy Searles. I kid, but for a second let's remember that Bama and UGA always have a very different set of jimmy/joes. I'd rather have someone that has done well away from a powerhouse.
That is the reason I would have a slight preference for Sumrall. But Schumann could use all those Bama and UGA ties to build a major staff and pull in top portal talent.

And I also recall that Bill Dooley came to UNC from being a coordinator at UGA.
 
After that beat down by JMU, of the names I mentioned as a possible good replacement for Mack was Memphis HC Ryan Silverfield. Now that Memphis has upset Tulane and finhised 10-2, more people may see what I see in Silverfield. The guy is sharp. He will be a Major conference HC within a couple years. I would prefer Sumrall or Schumann, but Silverfield could prove a really good hire.
 
Glenn’s always been wise, innovative, great teacher,” Smart on Tuesday amid the coaching rumors. “Both his parents were educators, and teachers, and coaches. And you can see he enjoys being in front of the group, in front of the room, and teaching different ways, thinking outside the box. And he works extremely hard. So he’s dedicated and spends a lot of time on his craft, whether it’s scheme, or fundamentals, or relationships. He was good when he started, but he’s just more experienced now.”

Kirby Smart talking about his DC…
 
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