They just said on the game that Fedora recommended Bell to Durkin. If true, it means Fedora does not want Bell.
And that means that if we get a lame OC, we all will blame Fedora for doing the opposite with this OC hire that he did last year with the DC hire.
That would explain Fedora not wanting to look at Bell before setting him up to be OC at a place like Maryland. Durkin is a wunderkind, but he is a 1st time HC, and the division includes Harbaugh, Meyer, and Dantonio, as well as recruiting whiz Franklin. Durkin is not going to take Maryland to the top.I said this in another post,(and just my opinion), but I really think Bell may of burnt some bridges with Fedora, after he turned down the offer of co OC to go join Anderson.. Being the young age Bell was at the time, that was a huge opportunity.. In hindsight, Fedora's last 2 OC are now head coaches..