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A source close to the search said Long might have targeted Florida State offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher as his next top candidate. Fisher, 42, has been considered a hot head coaching prospect for several years. He has 13 years of coaching experience in the SEC, including a seven-year stint as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at LSU from 2000-2006. Fisher is reportedly in talks that would assure he would succeed longtime Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden two years from now. Also Tuesday, there appeared to be a grass-roots movement in support of Tulsa offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, the 2006 Arkansas offensive coordinator who interviewed with Long on Sunday night. Malzahn was in New York for Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith's appearance as a Draddy Award finalist and could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Given Long's presence in the Carolinas, the names of two other potential candidates resurfaced: Wake Forest's Jim Grobe and East Carolina's Skip Holtz, who played at Fayetteville High School when his father, Lou, coached the Razorbacks. -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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[Lefty Noob]

Fisher was reportedly up for a couple of jobs last year. He's a good coach, but the way the FSU offense played for much of this season, I'm surprised his stock hasn't dropped off considerably. What kind of head coach do you folks think he'll make?