More college football coaches who should be governors, because LOL, why not?

CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd reports former Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville is considering a run at the Alabama governorship. His qualifications, per Dodd:

“Two words -- Donald Trump,” said Terry Lathan, the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, when she heard Tuberville was a possibility for the GOP. “See, Nov. 8.”

Tuberville isn’t Donald Trump, but he isn’t coaching either, which makes him available for a run at the state’s highest office. And that availability -- in this day and age -- essentially makes him qualified.

Celebrities, actors, athletes and -- of course -- reality show hosts have already won office seats at state and national levels. Few have experience dipping their toes into the roiling waters of Alabama politics where the conversation starts with one basic question: Who ya pullin’ for?

Another Alabaman’s perception of you depends on the answer: Bama or Auburn.

So you can see why a Tuberville candidacy would be so divisive, uniting, inspiring, perspiring -- anything but boring. For 10 of his 21 years as a head coach, Tubs had his greatest success leading the Tigers to an 85-40 record and an SEC title.

Sure! He’s a famous person! Try whatever! We have more coach recommendations while we’re at it! Throw more in the comments! Nothing matters!

Keep this going with some slightly more reasoned commentary:

Richard Johnson: I am of the opinion that Ed Orgeron could run for governor of Louisiana and win.

He is as Cajun as they come and therefore a true man of many of the people. But he also has a rags-to-riches story, on a winding road to the actual highest position in the state (LSU head football coach). He has an inspiring story about sobriety and personal reinvention. He isn’t scared to tussle with the press when necessary (he briefly wanted to fight SB Nation’s Steven Godfrey many years ago; years later, the two had a sit-down interview), and he’s showed the ability to learn from past organizational mistakes.

Also, at USC he gave all of his subordinates cookies, and a cookie for every citizen is a badass platform.

Alex Kirshner: James Franklin would be an interesting candidate in Pennsylvania. He’s the head of the state’s biggest program, and if Penn State keeps getting better, his popularity in the middle of the commonwealth should soar. (Joe Paterno once seriously considered making a statewide run for office, but he ultimately stayed on the sidelines.)

But Pennsylvania’s a weird state, politically, and it’s hard to strike the right balance between appealing to the state’s conservative middle and liberal edges. Hall of Fame Steelers receiver Lynn Swann got trounced in the governor’s race in 2006, so just being really good at football isn’t quite enough. Pennsylvania’s also never elected anyone but a white man to be governor or senator. Franklin would have to be a trailblazer.

Steven Godfrey: When Justin Fuente took his first head coaching job at Memphis, he hired against type for a 30-something freshman HC and stocked his staff with ex-head coaches, all of whom had expertise in the various aspects of Fuente’s job. In short, he knew what he didn’t know and knew well enough to find folks who could help.

That, and the eventual Virginia Tech coach is quiet. He’s not rude, he just has very little to say. What a fantastic trait in an elected leader: saying very little. When I was vetting schools for National Signing Day features, Fuente, through his sports information director, politely declined an access feature, saying, “You’ll probably be bored here.” Then he signed a top-25 class.

Maybe you’re concerned at Fuente’s relative inexperience (because that bothers American voters, I’m told). Just go get West Coast Dad Fuente: Washington’s Chris Petersen. You can’t question his résumé of creating success using minimal resources. Also, he’s a functional human being.

It used to be that journalists like me would be wary of guys like Petersen or Fuente — who shun access requests and interviews — for an elected office. Can’t put my finger on it, but I’d cut that finger off to have an elected leader like that now. Say next to nothing? Do a really good job? What a tremendous concept.