What makes a great staff? Is it the number of championships won collectively? How about longevity at the institution or team? Could it be the number of future head coaches being apprenticed by the current head coach? Is the best staff the one that consistently recruits the top players? The answer to what makes a great staff most assuredly is defined by each of the components listed above. For some staffs, they have been together for so long that each of the staff members feels like part of each other's family. Others have been brought together in the old San Francisco 49er approach of getting the fastest horses and riding them for as long as you can.The Big 11Considering all the factors that go into what makes an outstanding staff, here is our look at the top college staffs in the nation (in no particular order):Florida StateThe 12-year record in Tallahassee (129-17-1) settles any and
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