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Message: [QUOTE="WoadBlue, post: 478008, member: 1145"] You need to define 'a lot.' Nick Saban is one, and he got over that bug quickly. So did Spurrier. How many of the top college coaches have a dollop of the NFL bug? Meyer? Brian Kelly? Petersen? Patterson? Brown? Stoops? Miles? Richt? Long time NFL coaches are a double risk for colleges. Many intend to get back to the NFL ASAP. Chuck Pagano is a good example. If he had stayed at UNC, our D, loaded with future NFL talent, would have been great. But Pagan preferred to be an NFL position coach than a college DC, because his goal was to become an NFL HC and he felt he could get there quicker staying in the NFL. The other risk with long time NFL guys is that they cannot make the transition. Bill Callahan may be the best example, at least to scare fans and ADs. Having a man or 2 on the staff with NFL coaching experience can help recruit. But those 2 risks are ever present. [/QUOTE]