Whomever Pelini chooses for his staff will have our support, well with the exception of one member who will criticize everything that Pelini does. Before he finalizes his selections, what type of composition would you like to see?
Wolford stressed the big time experience of his assistants, and indeed most of them had plenty of that at the DI level, including service in power conferences. Tressel used a completely different model. Of course he always had his sidekick, Conatser, and got years of service from Bob Stoops. But most of his assistants were young coaches in the early stages of their careers. Their goal was to work here for 3-4 years and then ascend up the coaching ladder. Quite a few of them eventually became head coaches, with Dantonio the star of that pack. These young men had "blank slates" and learned football the "Tressel Way." I thought that added cohesion to our program and kept internal conflict at a minimum. That type of cohesion seemed to be lacking in Wolford's veteran staff.
So what is your preference? Obviously the coordinators need to be veterans, but do you prefer a staff of position coaches dominated by retreads with experience or neophytes with ambition?
