[Mick]

He is a proven offensive coordinator at the college level.  He is considered a quarterback guru.  He has NFL coaching experience.  He has instant cache.  Much like Akina, he probably wouldn't be looking to move on to bigger and better things even if he is successful. 

From his Wikipedia page:  Chow previously held the offensive coordinator position for the Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, the NFL's Tennessee Titans, U$C Literature's Most Famous Losers, NC State Wolfpack, and BYU Cougars.  Chow won the 2002 Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate assistant coach. He also was named the 2002 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly and was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 by the American Football Foundation. He is well known for developing quarterbacks. During his time as an assistant football coach, Chow has helped coach 8 of the top 14 career passing-efficiency leaders and 13 quarterbacks who rank among the top 30 in NCAA history for single-season passing yardage. The list of players he coached includes Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Philip Rivers, as well as    Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart.

I seem to recall that a knock on Norm Chow was that he was disinterested in recruiting, particularly as he aged.

His OC years were quite productive.  He was the Titans' OC from '05 to '07, finishing 21st, 16th and 22nd in offense.

His last year at UCLA (2010), he was #103.  His last year at Utah (2011), they were #106 in FBS for total offense.  Oops.

[Mick]

He is a proven offensive coordinator at the college level.  He is considered a quarterback guru.  He has NFL coaching experience.  He has instant cache.  Much like Akina, he probably wouldn't be looking to move on to bigger and better things even if he is successful. 

From his Wikipedia page:  Chow previously held the offensive coordinator position for the Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, the NFL's Tennessee Titans, U$C Literature's Most Famous Losers, NC State Wolfpack, and BYU Cougars.  Chow won the 2002 Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate assistant coach. He also was named the 2002 NCAA Division I-A Offensive Coordinator of the Year by American Football Monthly and was named the National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 by the American Football Foundation. He is well known for developing quarterbacks. During his time as an assistant football coach, Chow has helped coach 8 of the top 14 career passing-efficiency leaders and 13 quarterbacks who rank among the top 30 in NCAA history for single-season passing yardage. The list of players he coached includes Jim McMahon, Steve Young, and Philip Rivers, as well as    Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer, and Matt Leinart.

I seem to recall that a knock on Norm Chow was that he was disinterested in recruiting, particularly as he aged.

His OC years were quite productive.  He was the Titans' OC from '05 to '07, finishing 21st, 16th and 22nd in offense.

His last year at UCLA (2010), he was #103.  His last year at Utah (2011), they were #106 in FBS for total offense.  Oops.