Sources: Fisch to Mizzou (OC)

I really doubt Jedd Fisch looked at the local real estate market when weighing his job options. Dude's coached for 8 different organizations in the last 10 years.

On Texas, I (and my dog) are willing to overlook the distance, because Austin rocks (literally) and Texas is a blue-blood program.  Maryland is fine, as in "yes dear, that dress looks fine on you" but is too far away given that they are anything but a blue-blood program. 

As far as Notre Dame goes, I think you overplay the Catholic angle.  First, BC and other Catholic schools don't play the "we're Catholic, we're special" angle.  Second, an ex-seminarian friend calls Notre Dame the "Disneyland of American Catholicism".  He's an ND grad twice-over, and still laughs at their culture from the religious side.

We have no quarrel on the PSU front.  I may have underemphasized it, but the heart of the "aiding and abetting" is worse even than what you wrote.  They didn't just turn a blind eye, but by giving Sandusky the keys to PSU facilities, they actually helped him groom and rape children.  I grieve first for the victims, next for the self-aware faculty, students, and fans who are rightly horrified not only by Sandusky's crimes but PSU's role in them.

And the Paternos and other JoePalogists(TM)?  Fuck each and every one of them that is still lionizing JoePa.

My dog hates your idea.  She also hates skateboards, and thinks you probably were riding one when you wrote this.  She also hates vacuum cleaners, but can't really tie that to you.  I'll put it this way - her eyebrow is cocked your way.

(UNC is a bit tarnished in my book because they're so damned corrupt on the "student-athlete" front.  GaTech is legit in that respect, as is UVa.)

 I'd have agreed with you a few years ago before all the academic scandals at NC. That tarnished their reputation and we already have one weird academic school (Nebraska)

I used to feel that way about triple option teams too, but have more confidence since Harbaugh showed up.  We don't seem to get burned by option concepts or trick plays as much.

under future coaches? It makes sense for the academies, but GT is one of the top recruiting areas in the country. They should be able to recruit for any system and their offense puts a low ceiling on their recruiting. It can even hurt their recruiting on defense as good players usually like to join highly ranked classes.