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[QUOTE="IthacaBarrel, post: 5589246, member: 363"]
Hiring a head coach with actual head coaching experience versus a position coach who had never been a coordinator is always the safer bet, IMO.  Hiring a guy who has actually done the job that you are hiring for even at a smaller school or even in business is always the safer hire, IMO. They have the experience for the exact job you are hiring for albeit at a smaller level.  He had hired and fired a staff, dealt with administrators, parents etc., made difficult decisions that a head coach has to, had experience in a true leadership position. It's not always the right hire by any means but it's a safer one for sure in any business.

Fran was hired for his recruiting prowess, nothing else. The rest was a complete unknown.  Chesney was always the much safer bet. Fran gambled again, by hiring a DC with zero experience when he himself a defensive position coach had no real coordinator experience.

People judge football coaches on wins and losses, they like coaches that win, want coaches fired that don't. Fran has had one great year, one horrific year.  Has to get things leveled off next year.  7-5 would be just fine
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