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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4805904, member: 289"] We've never had a famous coach come here. We've had coaches become famous here or assistants become famous elsewhere. The most prominent coach prior to his Syracuse tenure was Ossie Solem, who had had some success at Drake and Iowa. Ben came from Muhlenberg. Frank was a linebacker coach at Michigan. Dick had been head coach at UMASS and an assistant in the pros. Paul was head man at Western Connecticut and a linebacker coach here. Robinson, Marrone and Shafer were career assistants. Dino had been head man at Eastern Illinois and Bowling Green. That's who we get. Mr. Big Name coach will demand far more money than we have paid and that will suck up money that could go to the staff, (who actually do most of the recruiting and coaching). And he'd see us as a stepping stone to get back to a better job. As Ben said "They wanted a Big-Name coach and they got a long- name coach." That's us. [/QUOTE]