Pragmatic approach to improving a staff...

[Boakai]

Bill lacks it...Briles does not apparently.

Baylor has hired Phil Bennett as its new defensive coordinator, the school announced on Friday.

Bennett currently serves as Pittsburgh's defensive coordinator, and will finish the year with the Panthers' season finale in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday.

"He brings a proven track record to Baylor, and enjoys tremendous respect nationally for his work on the defensive side of the ball," Bears coach Art Briles said in a release. "But aside from that, Phil is a great man, a great professional and is very loyal to the people and the profession."

A 32-year coaching veteran, Bennett has also made stops at Big 12 schools Texas A&M, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Kansas State, filling a variety of roles.

Baylor's defensive coordinator from 2008-2010, Brian Norwood, has been reassigned to associate head coach and will help coach defense as well. Baylor ranked 10th in the Big 12 in total defense (104th nationally) in 2010 and ninth in the Big 12 (89th nationally) in scoring defense.

"This is a great opportunity, and I feel like I can help," Bennett said. "Art loves his family and is loyal to his coaches, and those things go along way with me and show just what kind of man he is."

[steve dave]

[theymightbegiants]

sigh  still waiting on any news at all regarding football besides us not hiring or firing coaches, and recruits who want to come here and don't get offered. 

[Boakai]

To be fair...being struck by lightning in a place where palm trees grow would be a major upgrade.

[Clevey 2 Times]

Phil Bennett getting as far away from Steve Pederson as possible before he tries to give him the Pitt job. Good move.

[MeatSauce]

We should hire Trooper Taylor.

[Benja]

Well when you have a coach who's admittedly control-obsessive and hates to be second-guessed this is what you get. A staff full of yes men while good coaches stay as far away as possible.

[chum1]

I prefer our usual clusterfuck method.

[doom]

Any chance we can steal tibesar back from the cfl?

[CatsNShocks]

I prefer our usual clusterfuck method.

This is way more entertaining.