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Which new coach will have the most success in year one? #DearAndy

Andy Staples answers your questions on which new coach will have the most success in year one, which playoff team's offense is most challenging and more.
Which new coach will have the most success in year one? #DearAndy
Which new coach will have the most success in year one? #DearAndy

In this week’s #DearAndy, Andy Staples answers your questions from Twitter on…

• Which newly hired coach is best positioned for success in 2016? Who steps into a situation that will allow him to win right away?

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• Which offense is harder to adjust to: Alabama’s power running game or Oklahoma’s Air Raid? Is Michigan State or Clemson better prepared to handle the challenge?

• Grade UCF’s hiring of Scott Frost. Can the former Oregon offensive coordinator build a successful program with the Knights?

• What is your go-to cold-weather comfort food? What’s the best choice for a cold winter night?

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ANDY STAPLES

Senior writer Andy Staples has covered college football for SI since 2008, developing an encyclopedic index of the best food in every college town along the way.