1.   Leslie, until recently the highly successful coach of top New Zealand side Wellington, is a man of great experience, balance and perspective.

2.   Almost immediately, Barton wanted to follow Neuheisel, even though Colorado hired successful Northwestern coach Gary Barnett to succeed him.

3.   And Bruiser Flint can be a successful big time coach.

4.   And before his first pro job in the American Hockey League, he was a successful coach in junior hockey.

5.   At first it seems odd that this high-energy successful coach would look at the negative side of the ledger.

6.   After two tumultuous seasons, Young fired Handley and replaced him with Reeves, who had been a successful coach with the Denver Broncos.

7.   But Elway, though he coached just three seasons, was the most successful coach in CSUN history.

8.   But few know what the Virginia native has overcome just to become a successful coach.

9.   But I looked around at guys like Ron, Jim and Matt who had been very successful assistant coaches for a long time before finally getting their opportunities.

10.   But now successful coaches are bailing out.