He knows how to win at Buffalo. I wouldn't mind seeing him rehired there when they fire Quinn next year. I think he'd also be good at Akron.
Actually, Ted, Gill didn't fare all that well at Buffalo. Indeed, based on his record there, I was surprised he got a Big 12 shot.
In his 4 Buffalo seasons, the Bulls went 2-10, 5-7, 8-6 and 5-7. That 8-6 seaon included a bunch of cliff-hangers when the ball bounced Buffalo's way. Four OT games of which the Bulls won three. They won another game by 2. They did lose a pair of games by 2 and 3.
The year after he left the fall-off continued, with another 2-10 record.
He took over a Kansas program that had been declining: 12-1 in 2007, 8-5 in 2008 and 5-7 in 2009. Gill couldn't reverse the slide, going 3-9 (and losing to North Dakota State) and 2-10 (including a win over McNeese).
In Ohio terms, Gill strikes me as a Cleve Bryant - highly effective college quarterback who lacked the package of intangibles that demarcates head coaching success from mediocirty or failure. Gill might be a stellar QB coach, but I'll be surprised if he lands another HC job at the 1-A/FBS level.