What makes an outstanding coaching staff? Experience? Expertise? Knowledge? Communication? Teaching ability? Team building? Is it all of the above, plus the ability to recruit in the college ranks, and the ability to scout in the pro ranks? It depends on how you measure success. Is it national championships, something the Oklahoma, Florida State and Tennessee staffs can all claim over the past three college seasons? Is it Super Bowl victories, something Baltimore and St. Louis own from the past two seasons? Is it consistent success over an extended period of time? That would describe Nebraska, Kansas State, Oregon and Virginia Tech on the college level and Tennessee and Minnesota in the NFL?Is it the ability to do more with less, a description that applies to East Carolina and Stanford? Is it a staff pushing a program to consistently higher levels, like they\'re doing at Texas and Texas
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