Sad to say for FIU and FAU, but Davis and Kiffin will probably both be heading on to greener pastures after this season. Both were disgraced former Power 5 coaches who took Conference USA jobs to redeem themselves. Considering the speed and reckless abandon with which the coaching carousel spins, both have probably done well enough (Davis 23-15, Kiffin 25-13) to get themselves back to the big leagues.
As I said, it sucks for Panther and Owl fans. They won't get replacement coaches with as much notoriety as the ones they had, which will hurt recruiting for both teams. Probably just as well for us, though. I don't begrudge other Florida universities for having football programs, but I wouldn't want to see them get so successful that they start competing with us for recruits.
That said, I did sort of like the idea of FIU supplanting UM as the most popular NCAA team in Miami. It wouldn't be that hard to get a lot of Cane fans to switch their allegiance. Most of them are more likely to have attended FIU than UM, if they even went to college at all. The Panthers' shocking upset win over the Canes a couple weeks ago could've been a turning point. But if Butch goes, so will all of FIU's momentum.