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Message: [QUOTE="Nostical, post: 4062092, member: 749"] Like Spanos, Sam Pittman, the Arkansas Head Coach hired just last year was a lifelong Assistant Coach. Never was a head coach before. But he had leadership skills and a believability that the players embraced. Like most of these hires, the Arkansas AD took a chance on him--it was an educated crapshoot. If Benedict can find that kind of guy, youth be damned. Here's a short video on him as well as comments on him by his former boss Kirby Smart at UGA. Start at 7:15--11:00 for Kirby's thoughts on hiring head coaches from the assistant ranks. (I enjoyed the entire video). Kirby Smart is one impressive guy at the podium and his solid answers are a great example on how to handle the media. [MEDIA=youtube]2WbxjFaetnk[/MEDIA] [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFzONy9xqlE"]Kirby Smart Gives Big Warning: This is Not the Same Arkansas[/URL] [/QUOTE]