If the decision was up to you, would have have picked Jimmy or Luke?
You didn’t ask me but unless you are 100% sold on Leonhard you Had to hire outside.
Wisconsin is 13-11 over the past 3 years in the west but they’re still seen as a national top 20 type program.
If you’re only 80% sold in internal and the next 4 years are 6 wins, 8 wins, 7 wins, 6 wins….that top 20 vibe goes away and you don’t have the chance to pluck the hot name.
This was their chance to hire big.
There are 10 conference in FBS.
You just plucked to top coach from the 6th best conference. I don’t think Minnesota could land Fickell if we were hiring. They’re one mediocre cycle away from being more similar to Mn than different.