It's amazing to realize how many young graduate assistants with the great Nick Saban at Michigan State in the late 1990s have gone on to big doings.
1. Josh McDaniels, a 1999 graduate assistant, is the head coach with Denver.
2. Brian Daboll, a 1998 graduate assistant, was or is the offensive coordinator with Cleveland.
Both of these guys were recommended by Saban to his friend Belichick for NFL work. Belichick, BTW, has claimed that in annual meetings with Saban, his former defensive coordinator during the mid-1990s with the Cleveland Browns, Saban taught him more than he has taught Saban. Wow! That's big coming from a coaching genius. Saban is, IMHO, the best X's and O's coach alive today. Period.
1. Josh McDaniels, a 1999 graduate assistant, is the head coach with Denver.
2. Brian Daboll, a 1998 graduate assistant, was or is the offensive coordinator with Cleveland.
Both of these guys were recommended by Saban to his friend Belichick for NFL work. Belichick, BTW, has claimed that in annual meetings with Saban, his former defensive coordinator during the mid-1990s with the Cleveland Browns, Saban taught him more than he has taught Saban. Wow! That's big coming from a coaching genius. Saban is, IMHO, the best X's and O's coach alive today. Period.
I've discovered two other graduate assistants at MSU during the same time on their way to moving on to big things.
One is Mike Denbrock, who was with Saban in 1989 as a "coveted" graduate assistant when Saban was an assistant at MSU with then-coach George Perles. What he has done is remarkable. Watching last night's game and the freakishly big and athletic Irish TE running free, I realized there is good coaching involved. Look for Coach Denbrock to become a head coach in the near future.
The other is Brad Salem, the current MSU running back's coach, who filled in to replace Dan Enos, who went on to become the head coach at Central Michigan and has "head coach" material written all over him.
The Bill Belichick-Nick Saban hub has produced, and is producing, a tangled web of coaches all over the place. It's an amazing thing. You may remember Saban's cameo role in the wonderful movie _Blind Side_, along with a bevy of other coaches. I read the book, and his performance as recruiter impressed the women of the household very much. So the movie's accurate.
One is Mike Denbrock, who was with Saban in 1989 as a "coveted" graduate assistant when Saban was an assistant at MSU with then-coach George Perles. What he has done is remarkable. Watching last night's game and the freakishly big and athletic Irish TE running free, I realized there is good coaching involved. Look for Coach Denbrock to become a head coach in the near future.
The other is Brad Salem, the current MSU running back's coach, who filled in to replace Dan Enos, who went on to become the head coach at Central Michigan and has "head coach" material written all over him.
The Bill Belichick-Nick Saban hub has produced, and is producing, a tangled web of coaches all over the place. It's an amazing thing. You may remember Saban's cameo role in the wonderful movie _Blind Side_, along with a bevy of other coaches. I read the book, and his performance as recruiter impressed the women of the household very much. So the movie's accurate.
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