Better Coaching Staff?: UM or OSU

it has completely changed from the original question and contains posts not even related to topic at hand.  On that, however, can there really be any debate?  What Nuss did at Bama is not relavent to what he might do here, but inasmuch as Urban is his own OC, even if like RR, not by title, you have to give the nod to OSU on virtually all criteria except for DC.  I have a feeling, especially with the tremendous depth we have in the back seven and he's been building a DL that will allow for much needed rest periods this year as well, Mattison is very near delivering a Michigan type defense that many of us older poster remember well.  Ufer called them "McCartney's Monsters," in honor of then DC Coach McCartney but there always seemed to be 7 of those beautiful helmets surrounding the ball carrier. Damn, they were nasty and I think we're almost there. 

Gaining double nickels in one day in recruiting tells you where Urban is as to recruiting, but the gap is narrowing at least to verbals, some of whom later changed their minds.  Brady has recruited better than any coach in the past twenty years and if the team has a breakout year, I expect it to remain strong. 

But you have to go back to where each coach started at their now respective schools to even put this line of questioning in proper perspective. BH had to wait a year to implement his offense because Denard made it all but impossible to change what was then working.  This is also his first asssignment to the big time. I've seen other coaches come into their own as they became comfortable with the pressure such a job brings. On the other side of the ball, you have a two time NC winner, that I can't imagine could have inherited a better dual threat qb and RB to lead them to 22 straight wins despite a mediocre defense. 

In the final analysis though even though UM played big against them last year, there was simply no way BH should have allowed that dismal offensive performance in the second half to continue. We gained nearly 8 yards - have no idea why they weren't ten yard patterns - then stumbled on 2d and 2 and 3rd and 3 through the entire half w/o BH taking control and telling his then OC to stick with what's working.  He should easily be 2-1 vs. Urban at this point.  As i said, Ive watched coaches grow into their job and if he weren't such a nice guy I don't think he would have so many people hoping he does so. But he is, he loves the school, he works his off and now has two coordinators that know how to call a big game, so I'm hoping the easier ones become what they should be, automatic wins. It did take him longer than normal at both of his other stops to get his team to the top of their conference and great coaches normally show why they are considered so much earlier. I'm hoping he realizes and addresses what is keeping him from graduating to that level.

Is a smug a-hole.

Chew glass, repeat. Decade. Pain.