Best of the Tier 2 Guys?

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The thing about all of the tier 2 guys is that they all have shortcomings or they wouldn't be tier 2 guys. It seems like just a few weeks ago most of us would have been satisfied with many of these candidates, but the board seems to have gotten pickier as we've had more time to study these guys.

If you look beyond their head coaching gigs, many of the tier 2 guys have pretty good backgrounds being coordinators, lower division coaches, etc. So for me, it's pretty much a wash. Throw them into a pile and pick one (if you have to.)

If we totally ignore all of the tier one guys, is there a tier 2 guy that stands out as "the best of the rest"? Why? Since they all carry risks, could any coordinators out there be as good (or better)as these guys?

I'm truly undecided about the tier 2, but I'd like to have a favorite so I can bitch along with everyone else when my guy isn't chosen.
 

There are 3 current coordinators / position coaches at DI schools that I would be completley happy with if hired. I do not think any of them will be hired. Only one of them has HC experience in college, none at the DI level. Under different circumstances, I think they would be good hires, however, that begs the question, should the circumstances matter if it is the right guy? Of the three, I would be the most wary of Malzahan and the most confident in Martin.

1. Chuck Martin, DB Coach, Notre Dame. Former Head Coach at Grand Valley State.
2. Gus Malzahan, OC, Auburn, Former Head Coach at Springdale High School, Arkansas.
3. Dana Holgerson, OC, Oklahoma State, Leach protege.
 



Why? I know he's unproven as a HC, but so was Chip Kelly. I feel like Malzahn is on that type of track right now.
 


Just that fact that he not that far removed from being a High School Coach. We have seen how that can be an epic fail. See: Faust, Gerry & Dodge, Todd.
Kelly is a good example and has far less DI experience than I thought. (Only in DI coaching since 2007). However, the difference is that Kelly stepped into a program that was already in good shape and was a hand-picked successor. IMO that is much different than walking into a totally new situation.
 

I agree about Martin and Halgorsen, and even Malzahn (to a lesser extent).
 

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