1. Diaco is Diaco... we seem to know the plusses and negatives with him.
2. Sullivan is an excellent coach and I think would make a very good college head football coach. He is highly organized, hard-working and runs a pro-style offense. The guy played DB at Army. Coached under Tressel at Youngstown State. Became a Coughlin staple in Jax and his entire time with the Giants. And, now is learning from the world's greatest snake oil salesman. I only question his ability to recruit and sell the program (I know, those are huge). But, my hope is that he has been around enough to have made some nice connections with coaches who he'd hire (Hafley).
http://www.buccaneers.com/team/coaches/ ... 0e7ed36153BTW... here is his latest Press Conference:
http://www.buccaneers.com/multimedia/vi ... a921abe2f8He comes off great. But, where my recruiting/sell the program question comes from is that he is very reserved (which is fine for a presser). It's hard to say what kind of motivator he is or closing on a kid. He's basically a more polished version of TOB... that's a good thing for what the program needs right now.
3. ATL's father-in-law: I don't think Lembo is someone the fanbase will quickly rally around. Looks aside, hiring what is perceived to be the 3rd or 4th best QB in the MAC isn't going to play well Nationally or locally. While he has won at Lehigh and Elon, his teams have all tailed-off the longer he has been there (Elon was 6-5 his last season). Elon replaced him with... Jason Swepson who went only one game worse the following season. He also has never coached (or recruited) at a BCS school. It's really hard to blame BC fans for being underwhelmed by Lembo's inclusion when Ball effing State fans reacted similarly:
http://www.hustlebelt.com/2010/12/20/18 ... ly-wow-youIf BC wants to roll the dice with someone completely unproven, I'd much rather have them go on Wilder (who runs an offense that put up 700 yards and is one hell of a promoter/motivator).
As for who gets the job? Well... if this is really the final 3, then the next round of interviews will be with Leahy who will have significant influence on the final decision. Does he pick the guy who already knows how to sell a Catholic school? Or will he pick another TOB disciplinarian (figuring BC had success when he did so the last time the program was in shambles)? Or will he pick the guy that looks exactly like him? Personally, I think BB is stupid for allowing Leahy to even talk to Lembo (who could sell Leahy on his Lehigh days). But, while it's our program, this hire is BB's legacy and the only thing that will get the Flynn Fund back to viability.