Quote Originally Posted by Westdawg View Post
I'm of the mindset that Arnett is a bit of a different kind of guy than many in the profession. He was coached by Rocky Long at New Mexico - Rocky was at UNM for 10 years when Arnett played for him.
Rocky Long was at SanDiego State for a decade when Arnett came and joined him on staff.
What I'm saying is that Arnett has been around, coached by, and learned from a coach who had a great grasp of being at a place and building longevity and sustained success. On the the surface, at least, it seems that Arnett has been around these guys for years and truly enjoys being around them. I CAN tell you from experience that DCs love having full reign of their side of the ball and let them do what they feel needs to be done - and it does seem that Arnett found that in Leach - a HC that trusts him fully. That makes a huge difference for a lot of coaches.
He runs an unconventional defensive scheme and philosophy than a lot of ppl at the P5 level. There's not a lot of HCs that want to risk making that switch to a 3-3-5.

UNM doesn't win much, but if you look at that state, there's not much in terms of talent to win with within an 8+ hr drive for a P5/G5 program.
having coached in New Mexico, those coaches in the HS/college ranks are phenomenal talents because they do more with less. And they are very loyal.
I could see that being the way he is. I kinda like it as long as he is getting it done, which he is. The I'm out for me mindset is never good for the locker room or culture of any organization. You gotta have some foundation guys that are the bedrock of who you are. I like what Arnett brings.