Kirby Smart to USCe?

[Catch Prothro]

Vegas odds currently have CKS as the favorite to replace Spurrier at USCe:

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier announced his retirement Tuesday afternoon and shortly thereafter odds were posted in Vegas on who will be the next Gamecocks head coach.

According to Bovada, Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is the favorite to be the next head coach at South Carolina with 5-2 odds.

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And Chris Dodd says CKS leads list of possible replacements (in a list that includes Will Muschamp and Lane Kiffin.)
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But Not So Fast says AL.com writer Michael Casagrande, who believes schools are moving towards hiring offensive minded head coaches:

It is notable to see Smart's name being floated, even if it's not from anything concrete. The 39-year old was a hot name after the 2012 season, but has since cooled in the realm of head coaching rumors. Defensive coaches aren't quite the same commodity in these days of hurry-up, spread-em-out offenses.

Most of the other names under South Carolina speculation ― Houston's Tom Herman, Memphis' Justin Fuente, WKU's Jeff Brohm and others ― coach high-powered offenses.

Among the biggest coaching swaps last year was offensive-minded Jim McElwain replacing former defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. At Michigan, Brady Hoke came up coaching defense but was fired and replaced by former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh. The other home-run hires were offensive gurus Herman and Chad Morris at SMU. The rare exception was Pitt hiring Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi.   

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Regardless of all the opinions out there, I haven't seen CKS exactly looking for a head coaching job in the past few years.  And I'm not sure USCe is the best place for him to start.

[SUPERCOACH]

I don't think CKS is interested in an SEC head coaching job.  He will probably follow CJM's plan and go to a small school first to get his feet wet without too much pressure while he is starting out.

[Marshal Dillon]

I don't think CKS is interested in an SEC head coaching job.  He will probably follow CJM's plan and go to a small school first to get his feet wet without too much pressure while he is starting out.

EXACTLY!! This is what several of us have been saying for a while. A rookie HC in the SEC is almost certainly a fail proposition. Learn the job at a smaller school.

[Catch Prothro]

I don't think CKS is interested in an SEC head coaching job.  He will probably follow CJM's plan and go to a small school first to get his feet wet without too much pressure while he is starting out.

EXACTLY!! This is what several of us have been saying for a while. A rookie HC in the SEC is almost certainly a fail proposition. Learn the job at a smaller school.

There have been a few rookie head coaches who have had success in the SEC at traditionally terrible schools, like James Franklin and Dan Mullen.  Admittedly it is a tough proposition.  But it's like the New York New York song -- it you can make it here you can make it anywhere.

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