Deboer is a nice name, but if I can't have Urban Meyer then Im going with Chris Petersen. I think he would be a great coach here. He isn't officially retired 147-38 record tells me he knows how to coach.
Id take Klieman off the list for me not bc I don't think he isn't a good coach but I don't think he and the other border state coaches have enough name power to draw national recruits to come here. In order to succeed here you need great recruiters and great developers within the staff and unfortunately we haven't had that for a long time.
This is my problem with Border coaches. Like you said, they might not have enough pull to get us out of this mess.
Id put Deion in Tier One bc I think he is well on his way to being a great coach. He would generate the new age fans with old school traditions. For me the only thing that you question is the experience but he is working with less resources then most schools and still winning. He has the drive and vision to succeed bc he knows how to do it.
The only names that have that pull would be Urb and Sanders. Kiffin would move the needle more so than the others listed, but not to the level of Urb or Sanders.
I think Georgia Tech is going to go with the coach they have in place and take the interim tag off his name. They have played way better and even beat a ranked team yesterday if I remember correctly.
It doesn't have to be but with it probably comes faster results to get back to where everyone wants the program to be at.
I think 7-9 wins within the next 3 years is reasonable, and that doesn't require some "big name coach". The playoff spot may be unrealistic, but it would only take one magical season/luck in close game to get there, especially with the 12-team playoff coming soon.