NEW YORK -- There was a near consensus about Baylor's hiring of Matt Rhule from administrators, coaches and agents gathered for the annual National Football Foundation Hall of Fame dinner.
Great hire for Baylor. Strange choice for Rhule.
Born in New York, Rhule went to high school and college in State College, Pennsylvania, and spent the majority of his career in the Northeast, including the past four seasons as Temple's coach. There's nothing about his personality or his playing style that screams Texas, which makes Baylor an interesting job for him.
It underscores the question facing successful Group of 5 coaches like Rhule, Western Michigan's P.J. Fleck and South Florida's Willie Taggart: When Power 5 opportunities present themselves, should they always jump at them?