He's a fit for Minnesota. He's a Tresselball guy whose best talent is hiding that. At the end of the day it's very traditional Big 10, ball control scheme. I just don't think he's going to push for any high profile jobs because of that and I think he understands that. I think a team like Cockeyes could probably benefit from pushing their scheme a bit more in that direction (not ball control, they already do that, more RPO elements).
I do think people forget that he was given a pretty good runway from Kill who really started the rebuild there (since the latest Big expansion 8-5, 8-5, 6-7 the year his health took him out, and then 9-4 in Claeys' only year).
I think he's a little more creative than the traditional Tresselball. Yes, it is ball control, but I'll give them credit. They have a clear cut identity on offense, and it does fit them well. They #1 find a QB that can run and read their RPOs. They then feature massive OL and put multiples of them in the game, sometimes 7 of the big hogs, and they run IZ/OZ very well, and then challenge your run fits with routes that break into open areas of the conflict defenders that have run and pass responsibilities. And that's probably what I'm most jealous of, is that they have a clear cut identity on offense...and we don't. And it pisses me off.
Yes, Kill did a great job developing that program, so it's not like he walked into poop. He's had dudes at RB and at WR that makes their offense go.
I do think he's a gigantic piece of shit that puts on a show and will run anyone over that gets in his way or doesn't adhere rigidly to his ultra hype guy persona. I don't think that would be a fit at all places, especially a place like USC.