I think Dabo must has some naked pictures of some of you
Yes, I know "something" happened when he was at Bama as a GA, but if you're looking at someone with the proven record of building and winning NCs he has to be the #1 candidate right now. Key wording here is "right now."
I really think the "turn off" to Dabo with some is that he is so different from CNS. CNS is stoic and Dabo is folksy, but show me someone outside of CNS not named Urban, that has done what Dabo has done at Clemson?
I'd also recommend this little recognized fact. We'll be better off not trying to hire CNS's clone (personality wise). If you try to replace "the man" with someone like "the man" you'll never like the results.
But, unless CNS is about to pull a surprise, he's not retiring "right now." 3-7 years from now the coaching landscape will look alot different.
If Mario were to rebuild Oregon and win a Pac 12 or get to the playoff that would be impressive.
If Jeremy Pruitt (who I feel is more like CNS in personality - see my comment above) were to revive Tennessee to win the east and or a SECC in the next few years that would be noteworthy as well.