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[QUOTE="mgurtz79, post: 475317, member: 1006"]
Coordinators from big time schools (Clemson, Notre Dame, Alabama, Texas) made more than Marrone did as assistants this year, why would they even consider coming to a university that doesn't pay, and doesn't (at least from the outside looking in) value football as high as basketball?  On top of that if any of those high end assistants did take the job they are going to be Lane Kiffin-eske and only stay until the higher profile job opens up.  
 
Personally I think the next hire depends on two things.  How many assistants go with Marrone? The one difference between Marrone and Schiano is he was in the NFL recently, Schiano had been out for 10-12 years at least and probably didn't know as many assistants as Marrone did.  If Marrone has any respect for the university left can he leave the (majority) of the staff here, and hire from his contacts in the NFL?  If that is the case promote whatever assistant is ready and keep the class and players happy.  I think Shafer is probably more ready than Hackett, but you may have to give Hackett the job to keep him.  If Marrone takes the staff you are probably better off going with a smaller school head coach (many of the names listed in this thread) with some ties to the northeast and try to keep a few key cogs (Adkins, Anselmo) and move on.  The problem with this philosophy is Marrone did this a month after everyone has cherry picked everything the cream of the crop...
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