On a more serious note, names that sound good to me at first blush: Mullen, Whittingham, Sumlin, Mendenhall, Patterson. . .

…is that they all had ties to the university at one point or another (Yes, even Shanahan, who was offensive coordinator during the early 80’s). One compelling candidate, and one particularly compelling storyline, is Steve Spurrier leaving South Carolina and coming back for a second stint at his alma mater, although I wouldn’t bite. Things just wouldn’t be the same as they once were. You can pretty much tank Ron Zook and Galen Hall for nearly opposite reasons.

Again, I am on record as to giving my vote to going outside the university and making a serious run at Chris Peterson. First off, though, we must note that Meyer himself was hired from a BCS buster at Utah. He has an established resume, he didn’t already leave for a better job like Brian Kelly and didn’t sign an extension like Gary Patterson. His offense has shown signs of working, and working very well, at the college level. He’s actually a few months younger than Meyer is, and Meyer was still considered fairly young by coaching standards. And besides, aren’t the Broncos already orange and blue?

Even if Foley can only make a serious run at Peterson but Peterson doesn’t bites, I will still be happy.