CanesAreAble
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No i said when he took his first coaching job..not a GA position...
Saban was a defensive GA/Assistant for 9 YEARS IN COLLEGE before he EVER landed his FIRST position coaching job. See the difference yet?
1972–1974 Kent State (GA)
1975–1976 Kent State (D. Asst.)
1977 Syracuse (D. Asst.)
1978–1979 West Virginia (D. Asst.)
1980–1981 Ohio State (DB)
1982 Navy (D. Asst.)
1983–1987 Michigan State (DB/DC)
1988–1989 Houston Oilers (DB)
1990 Toledo
1991–1994 Cleveland Browns (DC)
1995–1999 Michigan State
2000–2004LSU
2005–2006 Miami Dolphins
2007–present Alabama
If Rumph wants to grind it out in the lower levels for 9 years and then come back I'll be on board in a heart beat.
So every position coach needs to have started as a GA?
At the Div 1 level? I'd say it's a no brainer genius. Do you ******* clowns even know what goes into coaching at the college level? It's a ******* grind to the bone. 100 hour work weeks and ****. I'd prefer my position coaches to understand and flourish in that role before coaching at UM.
Has he ever had to sit in a living room and convince a kid to come to a **** school? Has he ever had to communicate and deliver a game plan to kids at this level? Has he ever had to sit in a meeting room and discuss the merits of a particular recruit and why he should or shouldn't be offered? Has he ever failed, succeeded or honed in his instruction skills that are required for this level. This isn't ******* high school anymore boys. I'd prefer my position coaches have already gone through those growing pains before they reach our level. It's common ******* sense.
It's not just "Hey bro....you need a little more bend in your knees in your back pedal". The nuances of coaching at this level are enormous.
and just because I want to quote myself.
Rumph isn't the first former player to dive into a position coach job at a major school, and he won't be the last.
Some guys prove to be good coaches. Some don't. It's way too early to tell. At the very least, he played the game at a high level, and learned from some successful defensive coaches (Pagano, Schiano, Shannon, Stoops).