I wonder if he is that good or if it was the Neyland effect. You know, where we make even the most pedestrian coaches look like Lombardi?Too soon, I suppose, but Shawn Elliott at GA State makes $515,000 per year and looked damn good in Neyland last Saturday, at least. I’ll be interested to see how they do the rest of the year...
Bronco Mendenhall is the perfect mold of a coach for a team like Tennessee. He loves to have Strong, intimidating defenses. Being in the SEC he would have talent he has never had access to before, and his already elite defensive schemes would thrive. His offense would have to adjust to playing in the SEC, but in general he has done well adjusting to his personnel. He would be one of the coaches that would fix Tennessee the fastest and most effectively.