Swinney took time to ripen.
by NDBass (2021-12-01 22:07:07)

In reply to: Sweeney was never a coordinator  posted by fontoknow


He also learned the value of employing excellent assistant coaches. As did Orgeron. Meyer started at smaller schools and quickly moved up. He had more flexibility when it came to assistants, but he's also one of the great head coaches in CFB history. They all had more experience as assistants at big time programs.

One thing they all have in common is recruiting prowess, which is good, but I don't think their experience prior to their first head coaching gigs can be compared.