I'll try to make a case for Bill O'Brien...
Big 10 Experience picking up the pieces of a Penn State tragedy. Went 15-9 in that time but they were ineligible for bowls. Remember he had some serious recruting restrictionst too
He also had a winning record at Houston (52-48). Yes he traded the receiver to Arizona. Yes that was awful. But he had 1 losing record at Houston in 7 full seasons and won the division 4 times.
Here are the other coaches records at Houston
| January 21, 2001 – January 2, 2006 | 4 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| January 26, 2006 – December 6, 2013 | 8 | 61 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
| December 6, 2013 – January 1, 2014 | Interim | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2, 2014 – October 5, 2020 | 7 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 4 |
| October 5, 2020 – January 3, 2021 | Interim | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| January 28, 2021 – January 13, 2022 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| February 7, 2022 – present | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
He also is in the Saban rehab clinic so he's learned the ropes on how to recruit (Get Players Paid)
He wouldn't be my first choice. But not a bad choice for a team that likely has been out of BOWL contention for 6 years.