(10-05-2015 09:23 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(10-05-2015 08:17 PM)BruceMcF Wrote:  

(10-05-2015 11:00 AM)Wedge Wrote:  Not that much time. Jim Harbaugh was a part-time volunteer assistant (i.e., so he could legally recruit) while he was an active NFL player, for the WKU team coached by his dad.

So if Manning went that path at Tennessee, he would be a part-time Volunteers volunteer assistant?

I think Peyton would start out as a full-time assistant if he went into coaching. Harbaugh did the part-time stuff while he was still playing, and AFAIK did it primarily so he could be around the team during the off-season and use his NFLness to help his dad recruit.

Peyton did say this recently:

Quote:"Quarterbacks coach, I would do at Tennessee. Head coach? Absolutely not," Manning said." "People in Tennessee like me right now, Dan — I don't know why. But you become the head coach and cut that in half right away. ‘Why are you throwing it on 4th and 1? Why did you punt there; you should go for it.' Cut it in half -- it's like being in politics...

"Quarterbacks coach, you probably could stay under the radar. You get your quarterbacks throwing a lot of completions, you probably could stay in good favor. Maybe if they call, that'd be something."