Coordinating jobs works well for ASU

When two of the all-time winningest coaches in the respective sports put their heads together, they're bound to emerge with some good ideas.

Such was the case during a chance meeting at the 2013 Kentucky Derby between then-Louisville Coach Rick Pitino and New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick. The pair were discussing the differences between coaching basketball and football, and Belichick noted how having coordinators for each side of the ball gives a football team a specific voice for different phases of the game.

Basketball, with just three assistant coaches rather than 10 or more in football, doesn't typically have that luxury. Generally, one coach scouts each opponent, passing along…