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Was the 2015 Alabama coaching staff the greatest ever assembled?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:27 pm
2015 Alabama Crimson Tide Coaching Staff.
HC Nick Saban - current GOAT
OC Lane Kiffin - current LSU Head Coach
DC Kirby Smart - current Georgia Head Coach
OL Mario Cristobal - current Miami Head Coach
WR’s | Billy Napier - former Florida Head Coach
DB’s Mel Tucker - former Michigan State Head Coach
OLB’s Tosh Lupoi - currenr Cal Head Coach
DL Bo Davis - current NO Saints DL Coach
GA Dan Lanning - current Oregon Head Coach
GA Glenn Schuman - current Georgia DC
SCC Scott Cochran - current West Alabama Head Coach
DPD Freddie Roach - current Alabama AHC
OA Keary Colbert - current Denver Broncos WR Coach
GA Doug Belk - current USC DB coach
OA Charlie Weis Jr -current Ole Miss OC
DPP Jody Wright - current Murray State Head Coach
HC Nick Saban - current GOAT
OC Lane Kiffin - current LSU Head Coach
DC Kirby Smart - current Georgia Head Coach
OL Mario Cristobal - current Miami Head Coach
WR’s | Billy Napier - former Florida Head Coach
DB’s Mel Tucker - former Michigan State Head Coach
OLB’s Tosh Lupoi - currenr Cal Head Coach
DL Bo Davis - current NO Saints DL Coach
GA Dan Lanning - current Oregon Head Coach
GA Glenn Schuman - current Georgia DC
SCC Scott Cochran - current West Alabama Head Coach
DPD Freddie Roach - current Alabama AHC
OA Keary Colbert - current Denver Broncos WR Coach
GA Doug Belk - current USC DB coach
OA Charlie Weis Jr -current Ole Miss OC
DPP Jody Wright - current Murray State Head Coach
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 1:29 pm
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Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:29 pm to Cell of Awareness
“Mel Tucker” RIP
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:32 pm to Cell of Awareness
Probably so.
The 2004 LSU staff was pretty good under Saban as well:
Smart, Muschamp, Fisher, Bo Davis, Cochran
But not as deep as that Bama group.
The 2004 LSU staff was pretty good under Saban as well:
Smart, Muschamp, Fisher, Bo Davis, Cochran
But not as deep as that Bama group.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:34 pm to Cell of Awareness
I sure can't think of a better one.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:36 pm to Cell of Awareness
That is 7 current or former FBS Head Coaches. I can't think of any other coaching staff that could come close to that.
ETA...I was not including Nick Saban in the 7 Head Coaches...every coaching staff has a Head Coach, and I was focused on the staff below the HC that he brought it. Since others seem to be counting the HC for the staff as well...including Nick it would be 8.
FBS HCs
1). HC Nick Saban - current GOAT
2). OC Lane Kiffin - current LSU Head Coach
3). DC Kirby Smart - current Georgia Head Coach
4). OL Mario Cristobal - current Miami Head Coach
5). WR’s | Billy Napier - former Florida Head Coach
6). DB’s Mel Tucker - former Michigan State Head Coach
7). OLB’s Tosh Lupoi - current Cal Head Coach
8). GA Dan Lanning - current Oregon Head Coach
Now, get this...not only have they been FBS Head Coaches...they were all Head Coaches for Power 4 Teams
FCS HC
DPP Jody Wright - current Murray State Head Coach
With a 2-22 record at Murray State...I don't see Jody Wright making the jump to FBS anytime soon...but, should he turn things around and get picked up by a G5 school, that would make 9.
ETA...I was not including Nick Saban in the 7 Head Coaches...every coaching staff has a Head Coach, and I was focused on the staff below the HC that he brought it. Since others seem to be counting the HC for the staff as well...including Nick it would be 8.
FBS HCs
1). HC Nick Saban - current GOAT
2). OC Lane Kiffin - current LSU Head Coach
3). DC Kirby Smart - current Georgia Head Coach
4). OL Mario Cristobal - current Miami Head Coach
5). WR’s | Billy Napier - former Florida Head Coach
6). DB’s Mel Tucker - former Michigan State Head Coach
7). OLB’s Tosh Lupoi - current Cal Head Coach
8). GA Dan Lanning - current Oregon Head Coach
Now, get this...not only have they been FBS Head Coaches...they were all Head Coaches for Power 4 Teams
FCS HC
DPP Jody Wright - current Murray State Head Coach
With a 2-22 record at Murray State...I don't see Jody Wright making the jump to FBS anytime soon...but, should he turn things around and get picked up by a G5 school, that would make 9.
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:45 pm to Cell of Awareness
Prob. Our staff in 2008 was good but not as good.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:48 pm to Cell of Awareness
Yeah, that’s pretty impressive.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:50 pm to Cell of Awareness
By far the greatest. Unbelievable staff that year. Saban’s coaching tree is the GOAT.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 1:53 pm to madmaxvol
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That is 7 current or former FBS Head Coaches. I can't think of any other coaching staff that could come close to that.
I'll try to see what i can do here but don't think it is going to compete
Urban Meyer in 2018 had:
Day - OSU Coach
Kevin Wilson - Former Indiana HC and former Tulsa Coach
Greg Schiano - Rutgers HC
Brian Hartline - USF HC
In 2019 they replaced Schiano with Jeff Hafley who is likely get a HC job in the NFL
But that is an incredible list not just that they are HCs but they are at high level programs
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:21 pm to madmaxvol
A couple that come close besides 1004 LSU.
-1983 Iowa had 6 FBS head coaches
Hayden Fry
Bill Snyder
Kirk Ferentz
Barry Alvarez
Dan McCarney
Bob Stoops
-2000 Miami had 5 FBS head coaches and 1 NFL head coach
Butch Davis
Larry Coker
Greg Schiano
Chuck Pagano
Curtis Johnson
Mario Cristobal
-1983 Iowa had 6 FBS head coaches
Hayden Fry
Bill Snyder
Kirk Ferentz
Barry Alvarez
Dan McCarney
Bob Stoops
-2000 Miami had 5 FBS head coaches and 1 NFL head coach
Butch Davis
Larry Coker
Greg Schiano
Chuck Pagano
Curtis Johnson
Mario Cristobal
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:24 pm to Cell of Awareness
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OA Charlie Weis Jr -current Ole Miss OC
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:26 pm to Cell of Awareness
Correction
OA Charlie Weis Jr -current LSU OC
quote:
OA Charlie Weis Jr -current Ole Miss OC
OA Charlie Weis Jr -current LSU OC
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:29 pm to Cell of Awareness
HOLY Batman, that is one amazing coaching staff...WTF kind of good.
SABAN at his favorite school in 2003, had one amazing staff too.
Head Coach Nick Saban
Offensive Coordinator Jimbo Fisher
Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp
THE GOAT: RB Coach Derek Dooley
SABAN at his favorite school in 2003, had one amazing staff too.
Head Coach Nick Saban
Offensive Coordinator Jimbo Fisher
Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp
THE GOAT: RB Coach Derek Dooley
This post was edited on 1/15/26 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:33 pm to Cell of Awareness
Pretty damn impressive.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:40 pm to Cell of Awareness
I already miss sun belt billy
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:42 pm to Cell of Awareness
And they beat UGA so throughly that year that it finally convinced us to fire Richt and hire Kirby after 15 years.
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:44 pm to Cell of Awareness
I’ve always said 2015 bama was best staff ever assembled. 04 or 05 Pete Carroll had a nice one. Lane sark ed o norm chow.
Meyer had good ones too. Utah staff had Whittingham and Dan mullens
Meyer had good ones too. Utah staff had Whittingham and Dan mullens
Posted on 1/15/26 at 2:48 pm to Cell of Awareness
Jimmies vs joes 2015 bama vs 01 Miami. Best roster in cfb history vs best staff in cfb history. Who you taking?
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:16 pm to Cell of Awareness
And the greatest of all was Cochran
Posted on 1/15/26 at 3:16 pm to Kato
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By far the greatest. Unbelievable staff that year. Saban’s coaching tree is the GOAT.
It could also be the Frank Cignetti coaching tree as Frank was the one that brought Nick to his first job coaching DBs in the big time.
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