4 more horses out of the gate, Duck Hunting

 Oregon lost last night at Arizona, 34-24, continuing the ‘Curse of #2′ and removing them from national title contention.  The greatest benefit of this win is for Oklahoma and Kansas, who are the number 3 in the AP Poll and BCS, respectively.  More troubling for Oregon, though, was that star quarterback and Heisman candidate Dennis Dixon went down untouched, spraining hsi knee.  His return for next week’s game against UCLA is uncertain.  Predicting this college football season has officially been declared illegal.

Today, I continue with what I started yesterday, rating the coaches that on my initial LSU coaching prospects list.  Same caveat as yesterday apply.  If you have heard of any other candidates or have any other ideas, put them in the comments and I will try to grade them and post it this weekend.  Anyway, here are the others:

5) Bo Pelini

• Pros
  • Definite head coaching material
  • Young, enthusiastic and ambitious
  • Has coached some excellent defenses and defensive players
• Cons
  • No head coaching experience
  • Defensive lapses this year are troubling
• Overall Grade: 7.5

6) Jeff Tedford

• Pros
  • Acknowledged as a good qb tutor
  • Turned around the doormant Cal program
  • 49-21 overall record as a head coach, all at Cal
• Cons
  • His Cal teams still haven’t ascended to the top level
  • Is he an SEC style coach
  • Is being mentioned for other jobs, like Michigan
• Overall Grade: 7.0

7) Derek Dooley

• Pros
  • Young, new blood coach
  • Is getting things done in Ruston
  • Good coaching pedigree, both family and experience
• Cons
  • No real record yet to speak of
  • Is very young and very inexperienced as a head coach
  • Tech team is improved but has yet to pull off a signature win
• Overall Grade: 5.0

Butch Davis

• Pros:
  • Has big time college football head coaching experience at Miami
  • Compiled a 50-20 at Miami despite probation stemming from his predecessor, Dennis Erickson
  • Recruited great talent while he was at Miami, such as Ray Lewis, Andre Johnson, and Ed ReedIs
  • 4-0 in bowl games as a head coach
• Cons
  • Might be tempted by Arkansas job because it’s his alma mater
  • Hasn’t had success in a while, has he lost it?
• Overall Grade: 9.0