I agree with the concensus here that Calhoun would be the best choice on the list. I suggest two more that are more off the beaten path, but would be good hires.
First, coach Tressel from Ohio State. Not that coach Tressel, Dick Tressel who is Jim's brother and is on the staff at OSU. He is the former Hamline University head coach. Coach Tressel has big time big ten experience and is a key part of the OSU staff. He has been a a successful college head coach (over 100 career wins, and a national coach of the year award) and is highly respected at least in the coaching community. He would be a solid hire that would improve the program.
Second is Joe Moglia
http://coachjoemoglia.com/index.html who has been a defacto part of the Nebraska staff for the last two years. His last coaching experience was coaching a conference championship caliber defense as a DC, it was almost 30 years ago, but he was so good he was offered a job at the U of Miami (a team that was on the brink of becoming perennial national championship contenders). He hasn't coached in a while because he was busy becoming one of the best executives in the finanace industry turning TD Ameritrade into a global powerhouse and increasing its value 10 fold. I think this hire would makes waves and put the U on the front pages and build some real recruiting buzz. At worst you end up with the team just as bad as they are now.
