Having spent the last two years in Houston, I can tell you that the state of Texas, which unilaterally hates everything about the state of California, Most definitely embraces Herman as a Texas Guy. He has spent almost his entire career coaching in Texas, and his relationships with Texas HS Coaches are FANTASTIC. They freaking love him, always have. No, I'm with the majority on this one, Strong is out, and UT is going to back up the Brinks Truck to Hermans front door, and he will walk to Austin on a path paved with c-notes. LSU is out because they are cash strapped, they can't afford to pay Herman what Texas can...and really, why the hell would you move to the hell hole that is LSU when you could live in Austin, the only city in Texas that feels like it actually belongs on the same planet as the rest of us.
Also, despite the fact that he SHOULD be fired as of right freaking now, I think that Brian Kelly gets another year at ND. They are just now finishing up their payments to Charlie Weiss (seriously, that guy is a turd), and probably won't be too quick on the trigger to excommunicate Kelly. That being said, Kelly could do a lot for himself if he stopped acting like Whitey Bulger on the field and in the locker room (miss a block at your own risk),