FoxSports has this little bit of brilliance.
Is it important in today's recruiting game to have a head coach who has NFL experience? That's a great question so I did some research on the Scout.com Top 25 2008 Recruiting Rankings. Of the top 25 schools, 13 of them had a head coach who was either a head coach, coordinator or position coach at the NFL level.
Nick Saban, Alabama
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame
Pete Carroll, USC
Mike Sherman, Texas A&M
Ron Zook, Illinois
Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
Bobby Petrino, Arkansas
Bo Pelini, Nebraska
Ty Willingham, Washington
Rick Neuheisel, UCLA
Les Miles, LSU
Dennis Erickson, Arizona State
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It's tough for an 18-year-old kid to reject a man walking in his house with a bunch of Super Bowl bling on his fingers.
Super Bowl bling? Are you kidding me?
With the exception of Charlie Weis, who was never a head coach, I don't see anything close to "Super Bowl bling" on this pathetic list. How would this introduction convince an "18-year-old kid"?
I won't go through all of them, but here is a sampling of those with NFL head coach experience.
Saban: Look kid, I know the NFL. I lit that league up with a 15-17 record and no play-off teams. I can't even schedule a game in Miami without security.
Carroll: Son, I've been fired from two NFL teams. I am the picture of mediocrity and I have seen a Super Bowl ring. I've never actually touched one though.
Petrino: I know how to get you to the NFL. I shammed my way in and was coaching a smoking hot 3-10 team when I quit because I couldn't coach ants to a picnic.
Miles: Young man, I coached in the NFL. I coached tight ends for a west coast offense and never won a play-off game.
Not sure what the boys over at Fox are smoking but this is a list of misfits, not a list of over-achievers.
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