That is a CBS Sports question. It is valid, because for LSU fans a host of 10 win seasons plus a Heisman have little meaning unless you win the SEC or the National Championship.
As Kelly is just 62 and is a native of the northeast and has extensive experience aorund the ACC at ND, he might make a great ACC HC. Right now, he is better than Mack was his final few years at Texas, and much better than Mack is now or ever can be again.
And that got me thinking about Florida's Billy Napier, whose seat is hotter than Kelly's. While Kelly might get a 4th season if this team finishes 9-4 because of his ND experience, Napier has no such background. His previous HC job was at lowly Louisiana (Lafayette). For that place he did a superb job, which is how he got the Florida job. But as Gator headman, Napier is a very poor 6-7 and 5-7. He probably needs at least 8 wins to save his job. Napier's UF predecessor Dan Mullen won 3 consecutive major Bowls at UF and then was fired last in his 4th year with a 5-6 record.
Mullen won 3 Major Bowls while at UF and got fired, while Mack has won 0 Major Bowls at UNC over 15 seasons.
Mullen is only 52 and certainly will get nice offers to return to coaching. Napier, who spent 7 years at Clemson and also 5 at Bama, is only 45. He too will get another HC shot at a P4. I'd take Napier over Mack right now, because while Mack is clearly an old and arrogant dog who will refuse to learn any new trick, Napier is young enough to learn from his failures at UF and become a 1st rate HC at a P5.
As Kelly is just 62 and is a native of the northeast and has extensive experience aorund the ACC at ND, he might make a great ACC HC. Right now, he is better than Mack was his final few years at Texas, and much better than Mack is now or ever can be again.
And that got me thinking about Florida's Billy Napier, whose seat is hotter than Kelly's. While Kelly might get a 4th season if this team finishes 9-4 because of his ND experience, Napier has no such background. His previous HC job was at lowly Louisiana (Lafayette). For that place he did a superb job, which is how he got the Florida job. But as Gator headman, Napier is a very poor 6-7 and 5-7. He probably needs at least 8 wins to save his job. Napier's UF predecessor Dan Mullen won 3 consecutive major Bowls at UF and then was fired last in his 4th year with a 5-6 record.
Mullen won 3 Major Bowls while at UF and got fired, while Mack has won 0 Major Bowls at UNC over 15 seasons.
Mullen is only 52 and certainly will get nice offers to return to coaching. Napier, who spent 7 years at Clemson and also 5 at Bama, is only 45. He too will get another HC shot at a P4. I'd take Napier over Mack right now, because while Mack is clearly an old and arrogant dog who will refuse to learn any new trick, Napier is young enough to learn from his failures at UF and become a 1st rate HC at a P5.
