the thing about Kerwin is he is innovative. He BUILT the Jacksonville program, from my understanding, from the ground up without scholarship athletes & with minimal support from an AD & university administration that weren't fully committed to the program (sound familiar?). he made VSU a dominant championship team within a relatively short period of time.
from all indications, he's a very good evaluator of talent. this is key not just when it comes to recruiting talented athletes, but in identifying their strengths & putting them in a position to succeed.
he also has history with Charlie, who was a grad assistant at UF when Kerwin walked on & put the Gators on the path to being a successful program. this is relevant because that connection to CCS may be key in giving Strong the confidence to loosen the reins & let Bell run the offense with minimal restrictions. this has been part of the biggest speculations about Strong's relationship with his assistants: how much autonomy does he give them? how much of last season was Gilbert sucking ass & how much was Strong being tightfisted & limiting his coordinators? we'll find out with Bell.
finally, there is a very reasonable possibility that Bell's connection to UF along with all the other UF-USF interaction recently (hey, did u hear our starting running back transferred from UF??) may prove beneficial to USF.
if we're going to cast doubt on Bell, or any other offensive coordinator, simply because he has the HB Dive in his playbook, then there are literally no adequate OC's out there because EVERY coach has that play in the playbook.
Bell may not be a "home run" hire in terms of national perception, but relative to the situation at USF he makes a whole lot of sense.