Is NFL experience necessary?

[Pumchavas28]

This is something interesting & I hope it pans out in a positive light for A&M....

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7779738/The-winners-and-losers-from-Signing-Day


Is NFL experience necessary?

Is it important in today's recruiting game to have a head coach who has NFL experience? That's a great question so I did some research on the Scout.com Top 25 2008 Recruiting Rankings. Of the top 25 schools, 13 of them had a head coach who was either a head coach, coordinator or position coach at the NFL level.

Nick Saban, Alabama
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame
Pete Carroll, USC
Mike Sherman, Texas A&M
Ron Zook, Illinois
Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
Bobby Petrino, Arkansas
Bo Pelini, Nebraska
Ty Willingham, Washington
Rick Neuheisel, UCLA
Les Miles, LSU
Dennis Erickson, Arizona State

Now, obviously there are plenty of great recruiters out there who defy the trend like Mark Richt, Bob Stoops and Jim Tressel, but this will be something to watch over the next few years to see whether or not it becomes increasingly important in the industry. It's tough for an 18-year-old kid to reject a man walking in his house with a bunch of Super Bowl bling on his fingers.

[zrf2002]

i think there is a big difference in the nfl experience/success a coach has. i do not know the depth of experience for most of these coaches..... if i was a recruit, if i was looking at nfl experience, i would certainly look at the success they have had in the nfl and in college. for instance, from what i know, petrino certainly did not have much success in the nfl, nor did nick saban.... carroll had marginal success as a head coach... wies and wannstedt certainly had good success as coordinators....