Or maybe the problem lies with the halls of fame.
It turns out that some of those guys scribbling furiously on whiteboards on the sidelines are very good at what they do. They have been an integral part of American sport from its early days. Yet they go unrecognized, unnoticed and certainly unappreciated.
When Virginia Tech plays Duke on Friday night (7 ET, ESPN/ESPN App), Foster will coach his 282nd game as the Hokies' defensive coordinator. He has held the job since 1996, and he came to Blacksburg with his former boss, Frank Beamer, nine years earlier. Since Foster began running the Virginia Tech defense, the Hokies have led the nation in one statistical category or another -- total defense, scoring defense, turnover margin, etc. -- nine times in seven different seasons.
Why assistants like Virginia Tech's Bud Foster belong in the Hall of Fame
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Great article. I agree, assistants should be in. I was a little surprised that Maisel didn't mention Mickey Andrews at FSU, who was responsible for their D during their glory years. Seems like he was there forever too.
There's no logical reason to exclude assistant coaches or coordinators.
Bud Foster should be in, Mickey Andrews should be in. If Brent Venables continues along his current path, he should be in.
Totally agree. The hall of fame just needs to catch up with the times.
I think it was interesting that they mentioned the lack of criteria. For a HC to make it in they have to be .600 or better with the same school for 10 years or more. It is easy to set that kind of baseline for the HC, but where do you place the baseline for coordinators or position coaches? Would it just be subjective.
Of course I believe Foster should be in the Hall, but the article made some good points on how it is tough to set the criteria to get in.
Hear hear!