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Monty isn't even USC's DC. He is basically just there to hang out and advise if asked.

His best days of coaching, which were fantastic, are long gone.

Even if this were true and Monte isn't actively 'coaching', he is an invaluable resource and defensive SME at minimum. People want to talk trash about Monte's abilities or inabilites as a coach today but fail to look at 1. the age and experience of the players in his system. 2. the time the players have had to spend learning his system. 3. how poorly USC's defense was prior to his arrival. So whether he is truly 'coordinating' efforts like most managers do in the business world or whether he is hands on and 'coaching' or micro managing, there's no disputing that he is/has and always will be a good coach. Point. Blank. Period.
 
Yep, I'm sure Monte has nothing to do with DBs.

Would you rather have Marvin Sanders/Monte Kiffin or Conklin/Ansley/Sunseri?

Do you even realize you're asking UT fans which coaching staff they'd rather coach their offspring--the current staff or the staff that torched Knoxville on their way to SoCal?
 
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No doubt. But teams don't draft a purely pass coverage safety in the first 8 picks.
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EB was moved to safety as soon as he started at UT. He came out of HS as a CB. He was moved there because he was the best we had at the time.

EB would have been drafted in the first 10 picks regardless of Monte or if he played CB or S.
 
I gotta disagree PJ. Berry was a first rounder according to "all" publications after his sophmore year!!! Monte did not help his stock at all. :hi:

moving up and solidifying his position/enhancing his worth are 2 different things
 
he showed he could play run support too. Laying a hit on a WR is different than on a rb coming through the hole. While EB would have gone high Monte did increase his stock (but he didn't have much choice)

I think we already knew he could play run support he just proved it, again I think EB would have been picked just as high without MK, IMO
 
I think we already knew he could play run support he just proved it, again I think EB would have been picked just as high without MK, IMO

how did you know that he could do it almost full time? He was used much differently by the 2 staffs
 
Gonna join the unpopular crowd here. Monte still hasn't proven that he can coach D at the college level. He has yet to shut down a good offense...in any form.
 
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Gonna join the unpopular crowd here. Monte still hasn't proven that he can coach D at the college level. He has yet to shut down a good offense...in any form.

I respect MK a lot. He has done a hell of a lot to shape what modern defensive strategy looks like, but I have to agree with you.
 
Gonna join the unpopular crowd here. Monte still hasn't proven that he can coach D at the college level. He has yet to shut down a good offense...in any form.

It's not even an opinion. It's a fact. When you give up 37 first downs and 554 yards to Arizona , you have a problem.
 
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how did you know that he could do it almost full time? He was used much differently by the 2 staffs

Because he was the best tackler on the team his Freshman and Sophomore year and showed at times that he coild support the run, like I said he just proved he could do it on a reagular basis his Junior year.
 
It's like there's a formula for this type of thread: excitement, wild guesses, skepticism, Hyams joke, more skepticism, argument about Kiffin.
 
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Monty python is just as responsible for berry's success. Being used as a lb didn't help him any
 
I'll take Sal over Monte. If Monte is so Great tell me how he was able to Help Eric Berry with that interception record? Oh yeah he didn't. Lets see he entered the season roughly 37 yards short of the record and finished 20 short.... yeah he knew exactly how to use Mr. Berry.....

:mf_surrender:
 
Monte as a Head coach in College:

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1980–1982)
1980 NC State 6–5 3–3 3rd
1981 NC State 4–7 2–4 5th
1982 NC State 6–5 3–3 T–3rd
NC State: 16–17 (.485) 8–10 (.444)
Total: 16–17 (.485)

I know, I know useless stats but they do show a pattern...:whistling:
 

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