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ASU football fans aren't the only ones questioning Herm Edwards as the next coach of their team.

Several college football writers have also expressed their concern over the former NFL coach replacing Todd Graham in Tempe.

Here's what they are saying about Edwards' selection as the Sun Devils coach.

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Tom Fornelli writes: "Here's your winner for strangest hire of the offseason so far. Honestly, I don't get it. If you want to fire Todd Graham, OK, but you fired him to replace him with a coach that hasn't been on a sideline since 2008? One that went 54-74 in eight seasons as an NFL head coach? A coach that hasn't been at the college level since 1989? Maybe it'll prove to be a genius move, but right now it's just a head-scratcher."

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Pete Thamel writes: "But taking a coach who hasn’t been on the sideline since 2008 and in college football since 1989 and expecting to magically take a middling program to new heights is simply naïve. This potential hire appears like an over-reliance on a friend and former client more than any type of common sense.

"The overwhelming feeling among athletic administrators, between chuckles, is that this hire will turn into a Lovie Smith Sequel – an out-of-touch NFL coach returning to college for one last pay bump before retirement. And potentially paying more than $11 million as a parting gift to Graham to bring in Edwards is the topper.

"So good luck, Herm Edwards, taking a program that’s essentially been .500 in league play since Bruce Snyder left in 2000 and making it a Top 15 program. A lot has changed since Pat Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy. We may see in real time how difficult that learning curve is for Edwards."

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Not every pundit is against the hire, however:

azcentral sports' Greg Moore: Questions about possible Herman Edwards hire at ASU

He writes: "It’s been my contention that Edwards would provide the same type of discipline that outgoing coach Todd Graham became known for and that Edwards will be able to help recruits develop into professionals in a way that Graham couldn’t."

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