Sorry, but a lateral move to high profile college job involves more money. I have a hard time believing more money from somewhere does not go with the job.
I don't think he would have a cakewalk in either conference, but at AU he would have had players in his system for multiple years. And AU is bringing back and in some serious D talent for next year. Texas has the potential to take the bloom off the rose for CWM. Beyond graduation, folk leaving early for the pros and player arrest, the horns face: You mentioned Arkansas, they play UT next year. Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri all rotate into the UT schedule. tamu has a new coach, and they always have enough talent to beat UT TTU brings back the entire O except one player, the D will be in for Ruff's second year, and the game is in Lubbock. And of course the OU game
I think this is mostly face saving bull****. In general I believe this is a very good move for Muschamp. It's not about which program is better, but which program has the most to offer him wrt his goals at this time. First, it lets him be his own man in running the defense. He has worked for two defensive coaches. While I would guess that Tubbs is more collaborative, he is every bit as good as Saban and it is clear that AU's defensive schemes are his. TX will be the Will Muschamp show. Second, program management is more than just x's and o's. There's recruiting and booster relationships and no one is better than Mack at these. My guess is that Muschamp could benefit from some smoothing of the edges. Third, wrt recruiting he will now be able to develop broad and deep relationships in the state of TX. That will give him a solid base from TX to FL and GA which will enhance his value to any school. Fourth, moving to another conference greatly increases his exposure. More schools, ADs, power brokers, and fan bases will be able to appreciate his work. I think Muschamp is building a resume that will get him a shot at a high level program. In the SEC, the best programs (imo, LSU, AU, AL, GA, FL, and TN) are set at HC (possible exception of Fulmer) for the next several years. FSU and Miami seem set. It's best that he broadens his horizons and make himself appealing to the greatest number of teams. TX does that, but AU doesn't and neither does LSU given our current situation.
