Isn't that kind of what the interview process is designed to do? Kind of flesh out some of those concerns?I really don't understand how you can say this with confidence.
David Taylor has been a phenomenal wrestler, no doubt. And he has been in an environment that breeds a ton of success on the mat. Whatever he has absorbed in his time around Penn State is almost certainly valuable.
However, we have no idea if he is able to manage the day-to-day of running a college wrestling program. We don't really know what his true involvement in his club is. He's hired a staff of people to run that for him at every level. His name is on it, ok, but is he getting in there and rolling with the kids every day? Or does he show up, show a technique, give a speech, and then go back to the farm? Can he fundraise? Will he bring people with him that know how to do this stuff?
I think there are a mountain of questions around David Taylor's ability to be a head coach in today's college wrestling environment... and I think that the floor is way lower than Coleman's while the ceiling isn't really that much higher. Could he be great? Sure! But there are absolutely risks.
Granted it's been 25 years since I was on a coaching search committee but they are a little bit more detailed than, "Hey you want to be our coach?" Can almost guarantee if they interview someone to be the HC then that person is going to lay out not only his vision but how they expect to accomplish it. I see no problem with us doing this and anyone who loves the program shouldn't either. If DT or anyone walked into the meeting and simply thought they should be the HC because of their name I promise you they wouldn't even be considered.
As far as CS' time at UNC, I think people are giving it just the right amount of glow. It wasn't horrible but it also wasn't something that screams deserving of a Top tier program. Now I will say things seemed to be trending in the right direction as his last 3 years were the three highest finishes for them in 20 years at Nationals (16th, 16th, 12th). His best team might have been the Covid year team, so assuming he would have done as well has he did in the prior and post covid year then you could say he had 6 straight years of Top 20 success at Nationals. I think another feather in his cap, whether he started it directly or how much involvement he had with setting it up, the UNC Wrestling Club started around the time he was hired at UNC.
There are certainly concerns with DT but I have no doubt the interview process will be thorough, whoever gets the job will get my 100% unbridled support. Hope everyone else will do the same thing.