We will never know the complete recipe to Nick Saban’s success, but we have learned one of his primary ingredients. That’s because Kirby Smart replicated that approach at Georgia. The secret? Manpower.
Alabama and Georgia rose to the top of the college football world by employing a support staff army. Programs are limited to ten full-time, on-field assistant coaches. There is no limit on how many off-the-field staffers one college football team can employ. All it takes is a big enough budget to keep up with the Joneses.
Billy Napier took notes at Louisiana and is bringing that same approach to Florida.