This is a comment from one of the members of SMU's football staff who served under JJ when both Glanville and McMackin were the DCs at Hawaii. I thought that SMU fans might be interested in this information...this does explain how JJ seems to get excellent (and overqualified, like Reinebold) GAs and how he helps his assistants progress in their careers.
It sure doesn't hurt for SMU to have their volunteer assistants move on to coaching positions at Blinn JC and a good Texas high school...
I'm glad he's on the staff as he's an outstanding individual. It's not so much if he can land a job on our staff in the near future, as not many coaches want to leave. But if he really wants to take coaching seriously and to a higher level, this is a perfect opportunity for him. The GA's we had in Hawaii went on to Div1 schools as coaches. We inherited 2 GA's from the last staff when we got here. One, never played college ball, the other played for a Div 2 school. Both now have jobs in the NFL. Our voluteer assistants, both of whom never played college ball are now coaches. One at Blinn JC, the other at a successful HS in Texas.
For Abe it's a perfect situation to mature as a coach. Learning under coach Mason is priceless. He is by far the best DC that I've ever worker with, and working for JJ is the best you can ask for. I can't wait for him to start here.
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 1:53 pm