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Message: [QUOTE="WickedOrange, post: 1598475, member: 915"] [B][SIZE=6][B]Coaching carousel winners and losers[/B][/SIZE] [URL]http://sports.yahoo.com/news/coaching-carousel-winners-and-losers-210455034-ncaaf.html[/URL] WINNERS[/B] [B]Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division[/B]. The weaker half of the ACC now looks to have its strongest coaching lineup since the league split into two divisions. Mark Richt fell into Miami’s lap when he was fired at Georgia, suddenly giving clarity and unanimity to a search that seemed unfocused at times. Richt must navigate the idiosyncratic recruiting ground of South Florida and demonstrate that he still has the fire within – but he’s easily the most proven coach The U has hired in a long time. It sure beats bringing back Butch Davis and all his NCAA baggage. Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock probably had the most skillful coach-management season of anyone. He managed to ease legend-in-residence Frank Beamer into retirement with a minimum of acrimony (something also made possible by Beamer’s inherent class). He managed to outflank several competitors to land highly-sought Memphis coach Justin Fuente as his replacement. And he managed to both bypass star defensive coordinator Bud Foster as head coach but retain him as DC. Well done. Virginia made the Stealth Hire of the Year, locking up BYU’s Bronco Mendenhall without anyone hearing a peep about it until the day it was announced. While Mendenhall will have to familiarize himself in a hurry with a very different recruiting territory and recruit demographic, he made a couple staff moves that should help in that area by retaining Virginia assistant Marques Hagans and hiring fired East Carolina coach Ruffin McNeill. Mendenhall certainly brings an accomplished track record to Charlottesville, having averaged nine wins per year in 11 seasons at BYU. [B]Syracuse[/B]. The Orange’s yardage production has declined every season since 2012, which is a big reason why Scott Shafer was canned. In comes Dino Babers, whose Bowling Green team was No. 4 nationally in total offense. It will be tougher sledding going against Clemson and Florida State annually than anyone in the MAC, but Babers’ offensive résumé fills Syracuse’s immediate need. [/QUOTE]

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