Coach Dooley, Compared

So while Lane Kiffin is confused by the meaning of “cultural fit,” Coach Dooley humbly admits, “I do feel like I’m one of the few coaches the NCAA rules and know what they mean” (emphasis added) because of his law degree.

Even better, Coach Dooley understands team dynamics. While Kiffin brags about having “the best staff in the country,” UT’s coach points out, “…every staff can't be a headliner to me to make a good staff. A staff is a team, and each member of a staff brings strengths, and each member of a staff has things that maybe they don't do as well. It's no different than assembling a football team, and so what I'm more concerned with is who wants to be here? Who is going to believe in how we're going to run our organization, and how we're going to play offense, defense and special teams? What kind of team member are they going to be? How much are they going to believe in this institution?”

I can’t wait to see these dividends pay off.