Dana, oh Dana!! Where thou art forth, Dana!!

I have got to admit something here.  When Mike Gundy brought in Dana Holgorsen to run the offense at Oklahoma State, I knew there was a storm brewing.  Gundy must loved what he saw, that he handed the play calling duties over to Holgorsen.  That kind of speaks for itself; after all, he was the offensive coordinator at Houston when they upset a #5 ranked Oklahoma State last year.

Oklahoma State's offense is explosive and is ranked in the top 3 in some major categories; scoring offense, total yards and passing offense.  Brandon Weeden, Kendall Hunter and Justin Blackmon are also lined up for some major awards in their respective positions.  These guys are lighting it up left and right and are going places that no Oklahoma State team has ever been to.

The next logical step would be to move on as a head coach.  Some of the best assistants (offensive coordinators in this case) over the years have moved on to head coaching gigs.  Mark Richt went to Georgia from Florida State.  Steve Sarkisian went to Washington from USC.  Jimbo Fisher was at LSU then took the same position at Florida State before succeeding Bobby Bowden.  Of course we all know about Mike Leach, which brings us back to Holgorsen.

So which job would be a good fit?

Minnesota:  It's possible to win there, but it will take ages to get a decent recruiting class and it'll be a while longer before they can compete for the conference title.

Colorado:  They can't even dominate the North division and now have to contend with the likes of USC, Arizona and Arizona State; I bet those 3 are tougher than Iowa State, Kansas and Kansas State.  Pretty sad, considering that they've been to 4 Big 12 title games.  Colorado can only offer $2 million tops; Holgorsen's resume will command a lot more.

Georgia:  I doubt they'll fire Mark Richt; but if they do, failure to beat Tennessee & Florida consistently means that you're a bad season or two from losing your job.

Illinois:  Probably the most attractive job of the bunch, but it's no walk in the park.  Recruiting shouldn't be a problem but breaking into the Big Ten's "Top 3" on a yearly basis?  Now there lies the rub.

Ole Miss:  Playing the SEC West that's always been dominated by LSU, Auburn and Alabama?  You're already playing from behind on the first day.

Arizona State:  Not a bad job either, but they only make an impact once every blue moon if any at all.

So we know that the jobs and possible openings are out there.  I doubt any of them are attractive enough to make Holgorsen blink, let alone think twice.  Besides the money, the ability to recruit and win consistently will be ace in the deck of cards.  If all else fails, Holgorsen could always take his talents to the NFL.