The difference from the past, is if he is truly working with Marion, then he will have picked up many of the skills needed to be a good head coach. When was the last head coach at UNLV that was good enough to even train an assistant let alone keep their own job?
I agree. Like I said, hiring a legacy player from a successful program tends to work better than bringing an outside coordinator.
Its a good problem to have IF it comes to that. But it is still a problem.
My point is that if we become a top MW team and a true playoff contender, then this job is going to look way more attractive than it did when Odom took the job. Do we want to pass on that potential just to go with Marion?
Maybe. It also depends on this offense. It was good last year, but could also stall quite a bit. The WR Corps looks stacked, a good RB group, and a veteran OL. The offense
should be fired on nearly all cylinders this season. If it truly becomes something special, than that would make Marion look much more attractive as a HC.
All of is this is probably moot. I think Marion getting poached as a OC at a top school or a HC at a lower tier school is much more likely than Odom being poached after this season.
