Oh for sure; but let’s be honest bruh bruh; who did Saban learn under? Bill Belichick, arguably the greatest NFL coach in NFL history. And who did Bill learn under? Bill Parcels, who some would argue is in that same category.
Now with us, who did Schnelly learn from? Mr “All I Do is Win Win” Coach Shula. Who did Shula learn from? George Wilson, the very 1st AP NFL Coach Of The Year & the last coach to win a NFL title for Detroit. Who did Butch learn from? JJ, who finally got his HOF calling & had the tight faced JJ not screwed him, would probably be considered the best HC in NFL history. And who did JJ learn from? Jackie Sherrill who is the last coach during the Pitt Panther era that dominated.
See the pattern?
Pedigree matters, man. Not every assistant or coordinator under a football mind becomes successful, but U’ll have better success going that route than not. When Saban took the Bama job & I’m in my deep feelings at Shannon being our coach (b/c I’ve ALWAYS believed to never hire a coach from a failed regime), I cursed out loud b/c I knew Saban + Bama’s history = massacre.
We have the history part, which all these lame duck coaches try to use, but they are lame duck coaches, that are tarnishing our history