Cuse had become one of the worst programs in the nation at the time he took over, and he turned it around. .500 career record doesn't look great on the surface, but look at what he inherited and where the program is trending right now.

In a league where guys like Chan Gailey, Norv Turner, Dave Wannstedt, etc. have gotten multiple head coaching opportunities and failed at all of them, what's wrong with hiring a guy who had success as an NFL OC and college head coach?