I know this is well after the fact, but Kirby vs Lane freaking Kiffin?!?! No offense, but you have GOT to be freaking KIDDING me.
In 7 years as a Power5 coach, Kiffin has won more than 8 games in a season only twice, with a high mark of 10 wins (twice). By comparison, Kirby has won more than 8 games every year except his first year (would have gone 9-2 during COVID 2020 if Vandy didn't wuss out), with 11, 12 (x2) and a 13 win season as of the writing of the original post. Of course one of those then-12 win seasons is now a 14 win season with a NC.
To be honest, right now I wouldn't trade Kirby for ANY coach in the country. He's not at the level of Saban (at least not yet), but how many more years does Saban have left? Kirby's young and still very hungry. Dabo looks like his best years are behind him, Riley fades in the big games (worse than Kirby was accused of), ditto Ryan Day, Jimbo is that proverbial squirrel on crack, no one knows what Cristobal will do at Miami, or Kelly at LSU, and on and on. Nah, Kirby loves the Dawgs and is driven. We're good.