I love Urb and hope he is successful in JAX, but the field of college coaches that give the NFL a shot is littered with failure. Who was successful?
Jimmy Johnson
Am I missing anybody else?
Harbrau was very, very good for 3 years in the Bay, but the wheels came off in year 4.
Some people would try to say Pete Carroll, but Petey was a longtime NFL assistant and had 2 head coaching gigs (across 4 seasons) in the NFL before he went to USC.
Everyone else that I can think of ranged from mediocre to awful. Even the mighty Nick Saban was just 13-19 before bailing back to college.
Urb should have taken the Ara Parseghian route, retiring young at the top of his game and enjoy some cushy announcing/analyst jobs. But some people are just wired different. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but Urb seemed like the ultimate "college coach."
Jimmy Johnson
Am I missing anybody else?
Harbrau was very, very good for 3 years in the Bay, but the wheels came off in year 4.
Some people would try to say Pete Carroll, but Petey was a longtime NFL assistant and had 2 head coaching gigs (across 4 seasons) in the NFL before he went to USC.
Everyone else that I can think of ranged from mediocre to awful. Even the mighty Nick Saban was just 13-19 before bailing back to college.
Urb should have taken the Ara Parseghian route, retiring young at the top of his game and enjoy some cushy announcing/analyst jobs. But some people are just wired different. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but Urb seemed like the ultimate "college coach."
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