That is about as good as I would have put it. Obviously we all hope that Taggart stays for one more year to capitalize on the talent that returns but if he doesn't, I would take Kiffin for at least a year. We all know USF would not be Kiffin's end goal but if we can benefit by having someone with a good offensive mind to take advantage of the best USF offense in history, then I will put aside my feelings for him.
If you look at what Kiffin has done with the Bama QB's since his arrival, it is pretty remarkable. Blake Sims was a RB converted into a QB and he has one of the best years for a Bama QB. Then Coker started the year rough and was solid through the end and the playoffs to lead them to a NC. He has also taken a true FR QB this year and made him look pretty good. I know Bama has elite talent all around the field but they also play significantly better defenses week in and week out than USF plays. Some may think the SEC is overrated but I think their defenses are solid (LSU, Florida, Auburn, etc.). Some Bama fans hate how Lane is too "cute" with his playcalls, with jet sweeps and tosses, rather than running it down people's throats as in the old traditional Bama days. I think his style would fit USF's current roster and skill set and I think he can make QF as efficient or more so next year. All in all he has taken 3 first year QBs and made them look like anything but a first year starter. Again they have elite talent all over the field but the same can be said for LSU (look at their RBs and WRs in the NFL - Beckham, Landry, Hill, soon to be Fournette) and their QBs have been awful - which leads me to coaching.
I also think Lane would be more interested in the USF job than Houston because of the talent we are returning. He wants to be a HC at the P5 level and coming to USF with a ton of talent returning puts him in a better spot to win big and possibly land that big job the following year.
I am not sure who else I would like USF to go after if CWT leaves but I think we can definitely do worse than Lane Kiffin.