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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4093920, member: 40"]
There are only four scenarios / use cases that justify hiring from within:
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[*]The program is experiencing a high level of success, and there's incentive for continuity -- such that an internal hire might sustain the wave of excellent recruiting / performance
[*]The program is a low level program with limited resources, so hiring an unproven candidate internally basically represents the same level of risk as hiring an external candidate, who is similarly low level / generally unproven
[*]There's an internal candidate who is viewed as a rising superstar
[*]The AD gets "forced" into temporarily hiring an internal candidate, because the head coach manipulates circumstances -- such as an unannounced retirement at the 11th hour right before the season starts, the timing of which prevents a legitimate search for a replacement
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I think it is safe to say that scenarios #1, 2, and 3 don't apply here.

I think #4 could occur, but given JB's love for Syracuse University, I find it difficult to envision that he'd put the program in that position.  But this is the only use case that I could envision where Red / GMac get the job, and if that happens then it would only be a temporary situation.
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