He's was on my list of Chip replacements. The kind of guy I push for. Won 4 NC's at North Dakota State in 5 years (lost in the championship game the other year). Got hired by KSU and has gone 54-34, there - 36-27 in conference.
If the Cignetti Effect had occurred 7 or 8 years ago, he might be coaching at a better school. But, they went a disappointing 6-6 this season and he retired. At 58. You never know what's going on behind the scenes, but that's pretty crazy. For me, if we'd hired him, I'd have felt like it was a good hire.
During the game in Dublin, the announcers were saying that teams that play in that game have a hard time recovering and often have bad seasons.
I'm not a betting man, and I'm sure Vegas already has that factored in, but I'd be tempted to bet the under on TCU and UNC's win totals next season. Or, just pick a game that one of them is lightly favored in and play the money line on their opponent.