[socalstanfan1]

It will be interesting to see how long Mora stays at UCLA.  Harbaugh moved on to the NFL after just a few seasons at Stanford, but Harbaugh had no coaching track record to speak of at the professional level.  Mora's resume is a bit more like Pete Carrolls: some success as a coordinator, followed by mediocre performances as a Head Coach.  I'm not sure if that influenced Carroll to spend more time at USC or not; maybe he figured staying longer and having more success would improve his bargaining power.  SD expressed some interest in Mora after one surprisingly successful year at UCLA, but might an NFL team offer a much more enticing contract if Mora leads a UCLA renaissance, gets them into some BCS games, and eases some concerns about his ability to handle the head coaching position?  Probably.  Of course its a risk for Mora: if UCLA doesn't continue to perform...

[socalstanfan1]

It will be interesting to see how long Mora stays at UCLA.  Harbaugh moved on to the NFL after just a few seasons at Stanford, but Harbaugh had no coaching track record to speak of at the professional level.  Mora's resume is a bit more like Pete Carrolls: some success as a coordinator, followed by mediocre performances as a Head Coach.  I'm not sure if that influenced Carroll to spend more time at USC or not; maybe he figured staying longer and having more success would improve his bargaining power.  SD expressed some interest in Mora after one surprisingly successful year at UCLA, but might an NFL team offer a much more enticing contract if Mora leads a UCLA renaissance, gets them into some BCS games, and eases some concerns about his ability to handle the head coaching position?  Probably.  Of course its a risk for Mora: if UCLA doesn't continue to perform...