Well, I guess there are different ways of looking at this but...Coach Fulmer retained the higher level assisitants. Not as many coaches have moved on. I didn't really set out to do any coaching tree stuff at all, it just sort of popped up. I went thru all the coaches I could find in the NFL, figuring others here would find the ones who' left recently or are still on the staff like Jim Bob. There were some guys that were here in the 90's, that would fall under Fulmer's reign. It is unusual that some of these guys like Cutcliff and Chavis stayed for so long, given the respect other coaching staffs give them and that OC's and DC's don't usually stay in one place for long. I know some folks will say Fulmer should have fired them or Fulmer is too loyal, I don't have an opinion on that. After looking at all of the assistants in the NFL from position coaches to coordinators it seems for those who spent time in the college ranks, the average time spent at a school is 2 years. This makes UT unique in that regard, whether good or bad.
