that you are referring to if Major got the HC job at SMU

Hire the guy who taught the best candidate everything he knows!

The only thing being talked about regarding Major here right now is Southern Miss, and I just heard that a few minutes ago. Of course, the media is all-consumed with the Tuberville-to-Arkansas rumors right now, so it's easy to see how Major's career path might slip under the radar for the time being.

I expect an announcement sometime after Navy beats Army tomorrow.

of being sacreligious, am I the only one who thinks that the Major hype might be a little overblown?  I love him as much as the next guy, but why exactly are we convinced that he's such a sure thing?  I understand the "he's gotta be better than GD" logic, but beyond that I think I need a larger body of evidence to buy in completely.  He might develop into a very good coach, but I'm not quite ready to turn the program over to him.

Barking Carnival said Major is a candidate to replace Art Briles at Houston.

Of all the schools mentioned above, I can see Major going there if he leaves Alabama at all (which I don't think he will).

Successful coordinators at big time schools seem like they're just as attractive for head coaching vacancies as successful head coaches at small schools are.

But if Major wants to run the show, Houston gives him ample opportunity...he can recruit the hell out of the Houston and surrounding areas to field a team that will be very competitive in Conf. USA. And it wouldn't take that long to pull it off and the expectations of that fan base won't add too much pressure on him to be successful right ways.

He wins a couple of Conf. USA titles, takes Houston to some decent bowls, he'll be tops on all the wish lists of Big Time programs looking for new head coaches.