Best Assistants in the Game

[TNHopeful505]

In your opinion, who are the best at what they do (either Position coaches or coordinators) in the college football game?

I'm just interested on your opinion about who you consider the top at their positions.

This includes how they are about recruiting as well.

 

[Volsfan4243]

The best assistants usually move on to head coaching positions or are lifetime assistants at one school, Charlie Garner for example. An all star staff doesn't work if they coach different schemes.

The OC from Clemson is a rising star.

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

IMO as much as people say that a Head Coach is only as good as their assistants i.e. Fulmer, it can also be the other way around. Take Saban for instance, the only 2 prominent names on his staff are Smart and Thompson. Sure, hes got other good assistants but if they were on most other staffs they would be lost in obscurity. Many cases exist where the head coach makes his assistants look great.

 

[Tallman]

When Rodney Garner left UT for Georgia, our recruiting took a dive and Georgia's got better. Can't say he is much of a coach though.

 

[WillieGault]

When Charlie Garner left UT for Georgia, our recruiting took a dive and Georgia's got better. Can't say he is much of a coach though.

I think you mean "Rodney".

 

[CeJayVols]

I thought it is Rodney Garner not Charlie. Charlie was a RB for the vols

 

[Biopsyman]

That fomer coach at mich st on sabans staff

 

[supersmo18]

When RODNEY Garner left UT for Georgia, our recruiting took a dive and Georgia's got better. Can't say he is much of a coach though.

fyp.

 

[utvolkyle06]

Who ever CBJ brings are the best. At his press conference he promised the best staff in the country. So that answers your question.

 

[CeJayVols]

Who ever CBJ brings are the best. At his press conference he promised the best staff in the country. So that answers your question.

When will he start? Next year or is this a 1 or 2 year process?

 

[OrangeDog]

I thought it is Rodney Garner not Charlie. Charlie was a RB for the vols

Thanks, I was lost for a minute.

 

[utvolkyle06]

When will he start? Next year or is this a 1 or 2 year process?

This is year zero

 

[CeJayVols]

This is year zero

:good!:

 

[orangeluvr]

Rodney Garner is one of the best recruiters in the country, he was a member of FHCPF's staff. Lost him to uga for more !!!!, sad.

 

[ItsAllVols]

Does this open the door for ZOOK or Chizik, moving others to different positions

 

[Roustabout]

Best is a relative and contextual term.
I want your best price.
Best for you or best for me?
Chemistry, stability and continuity are the best things for this team.
Take Harry Heistand. He was run out on a rail, snatched up by Kelly and is now coaching in the NC game. Best coach? No. But now he is in the best fit.

 

[keckjm]

Best is a relative and contextual term.
I want your best price.
Best for you or best for me?
Chemistry, stability and continuity are the best things for this team.
Take Harry Heistand. He was run out on a rail, snatched up by Kelly and is now coaching in the NC game. Best coach? No. But now he is in the best fit.

Heistand didn't want to recruit. He doesn't have to at ND, but here we need all the recruiting help we can get. I truly feel Heistand didn't give two s**** about UT and Dooley. Dooley seams to have that effect on people. Look at Chuck Smith. He could have possibly been a huge addition to this organization, but was ran off by Dooley because of Wilcox who then left the following year. It's just a domino effect. Within one year you can usually tell whether a coach is going to turn it around or not. I think Smith spilled the beans after the first year at how disorganized Dooley and his staff were. A lot of people gave him grief over that interview, but Smith told it how it was IMHO.

 

[bam15]

This season? Mazzone and Diaco had awesome coaching performances.