So one thing we know for sure: The Tigers hired a guy who knows how to pull one out at the end. After this past season, isn't that a good thing?

Beyond that, it's perilous to say much about this stunning hire. For evidence, I take you to a message board called anchorofgold.com.

It's a gathering place for Vanderbilt fans. I went back to see what they were saying last December, after an anonymous Maryland assistant named James Franklin got the Commodores' coaching job.