I think you hire Mickey for his leadership qualities, his ability to relate to players and to manage people. You then go out and pay big $ for top notch coordinators that will run the schemes you desire. We already know Trev will clear Mickey to pay whatever he needs so I doubt he'd have any trouble getting guys to work for him. No doubt Busch would remain, but I don't think it would be as the DC. I could see him getting a ST coordinator associate HC type title. I think the only way you go this route with Mickey is if you hire a proven successful DC. My gut feeling is that Whipple is going to be one year and he'll go back to the NFL in some capacity next year even if Mick is retained. Joe Brady perhaps? I think in any scenario that Mickey ends up as HC, we would have a recruiting dream team at the very least.
Disclaimer: In no way am I comparing a one win Mickey Joseph with the "Great" Dabo Swinney, but if you are looking for a successful comp for Mickey I found the irony of the start of Dabo's career as a HC eerily similar to what Mickey has the potential to accomplish this season. If this has been shared already my apologies I don't get to hit up this board as often as I would like. Below taken from Wikipedia:
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In 2002,
Tommy Bowden—Swinney's former position coach at Alabama— offered him the position of wide receivers coach at
Clemson, and Swinney joined in 2003. He also took over as
recruiting coordinator from popular longtime coordinator
Rick Stockstill. Swinney proved to be both an excellent wide receivers coach as well as recruiting coordinator, coaching
ACC-leading receivers and being named one of the nation's top 25 recruiters in 2007 by
Rivals.com.
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See also:
2008 Clemson Tigers football team
Swinney was named the interim head football coach on October 13, 2008, after head coach
Tommy Bowden resigned six games into the
season.
[7] The Tigers had started the year ranked #9 in the preseason polls, but then went 3–3 (1–2 ACC) in their first six games.
[8] At the time he was informed of his promotion, he was working with the wide receivers on their upcoming game.
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With a reputation as a top-notch recruiter, Swinney was chosen over Clemson
defensive coordinator Vic Koenning (former head coach of
Wyoming), and associate head coach
Brad Scott (former head coach of
South Carolina).
[10] Swinney's first actions as interim head coach were to fire offensive coordinator Rob Spence and introduce a new tradition, the "Tiger Walk", where all players and coaches walk through the parking lot outside
Memorial Stadium about two hours before a game as they head inside for final game preparations.
[11] On October 18, in his first game as interim Head Coach, the team lost to Georgia Tech 21–17.
[12] On November 1, 2008, Swinney claimed his first victory as the Tigers' head coach by defeating
Boston College, breaking Clemson's six-game losing streak against the Eagles. On November 29, 2008, Swinney coached Clemson to a 31–14 win over South Carolina in the
annual rivalry game, after which Clemson became bowl eligible. After a vote of confidence from athletic director
Terry Don Phillips, Swinney was formally named as Clemson's 27th head coach on December 1, 2008. In his first game as the full-time head coach, he lost the
2009 Gator Bowl to the Nebraska Cornhuskers 26–21.
Swinney's recruiting reputation became evident when he produced five top-20 ESPN recruiting classes in a row, including top 10 classes in 2011 and 2012.
[13] As a result, Clemson was one of only 10 schools to be ranked in the top 20 of recruiting five years in a row (along with LSU, Alabama, Texas, USC, Florida, Georgia, Florida State, Ohio State, and Oklahoma), and as of 2014 Swinney was one of only four active head coaches at the time to accomplish the feat (along with
Nick Saban,
Les Miles, and
Bob Stoops).
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Despite his recruiting reputation, Swinney was an unpopular hire among some Clemson fans. Some fans and pundits noted that he had never been more than a position coach. Others were skeptical that Clemson had opted to retain one of Bowden's assistants.
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