31.   Bud Carson agreed to be the St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator, giving new head coach Dick Vermeil an assistant who has been to four Super Bowls.

32.   But CSUN head coach Ron Ponciano figures Barnes will make an immediate impact at the Division I-AA level.

33.   But he returned to New York every football season and retained his close friendship with Parcells, now head coach of the New England Patriots.

34.   But head coach Chan Gailey, for whatever reason, chose to let stand-in quarterback Jason Garrett go to the air.

35.   But head coach Mike Ditka and club president Bill Kuharich had a sound reason.

36.   But if ego can be separated from the task, Tomey said, a former head coach or high-profile assistant can be invaluable.

37.   But he accepted the job from his friend, Blinn head coach Jeff Conway, with an eye toward the future.

38.   But not a head coach.

39.   But the school board later appointed Boone as head coach over Yoast, which created even more tension.

40.   But this is different, because so much about the Seahawks has changed with the arrival of new general manager and head coach Mike Holmgren.