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What you are left with is dismal failure. There seems to be a discernible pattern. Strong football man (Johnson), followed by Jerry yes man (Switzer, Gailey, Campo), and the team devolves. Jones is so embarrassed that he turns to another strong football man (Parcells) and the team roster is strengthened again.

Then follows the Wade Phillips era and the team loses any progress made.

What this means is that what once made the Dallas Cowboys America's Team has lost the most vital ingredient in today's version.

Winning.

The Cowboys under Tex Schramm were glitz and glamor, but they were also known for class and success on the field. Tom Landry, Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly and a whole host of great players produced a record 20 consecutive winning seasons.

Now the Cowboys are known more for their stadium, cheerleaders and the many promotional schemes of their owner than they are winning football games.

Jerry Jones clearly desires to be the face of the franchise. There is no general manager in the league who is more in the news than the Cowboys owner. But there is no general manager whose team has won one playoff game since 1996 that would still be employed without owning the team.

Jerry Jones is still selling. The question is how long America will continue to buy? The Cowboys are as popular as ever, but when looking at the football field, and the winning and losing, it is looking more like America's Scheme than America's Team.

USA Today unveiled their database of college football assistants’ salaries. Here are the five most overpaid with two caveats. (1) Monte Kiffin’s salary was unavailable because USC is private (2) I stuck to those currently employed, so Greg Davis and Steve Addazio were spared.

Nick Holt (Washington – $650,000): He’s the nation’s 7th highest paid assistant. Neither of his Husky defenses have finished in the Top 75 in yards against. A DC pulling down his money should slow down top opposing offenses. His unit gave up 56 against Nebraska, 44 against Arizona, 41 against Stanford and 53 against Oregon. Yes, he got it done at USC, under Pete Carroll’s tutelage with Pete Carroll’s players.

Norm Chow (UCLA – $640,000): Norm Chow is a delicate genius. He’s 65. He doesn’t recruit. He’s there for his schemes, which have been ineffective. After having offenses ranked 111th in 2008 and 87th in 2009, Rick Neuheisel forced Chow to change his system to the Pistol. They were ranked 98th. At this point Chow is an empty name and he’s the exact sort of uninventive hire that will leave Rick Neuheisel unemployed by this time next year.

Gary Crowton (LSU – $450,000): LSU’s offense ranked 89th in total yardage. The unit probably cost the Tigers a national title shot. What’s pathetic is that this was a marked improvement over 2009, when they ranked 111th. LSU has not ranked in the Top 50 since 2007. That’s inexcusable with the amount of talent available.

Chuck Long (Kansas – $350,000): Long inherited a Kansas offense that was Top 25 three years in a row. This year, Long’s focus-less spread/pro hybrid left them ranked 113th. Long has not been affiliated with an offense that finished higher than 70th in total yardage since 2004 and that was when he piggy-backed on the work of Leach and Mangino. He was bad enough this year to overshadow “former Detroit Lions quarterback” and “worst head coach in San Diego State history” from his resume.

Tony Gibson (Michigan – $231,500): Gibson has a dual role. He is Michigan’s secondary coach and its Special Teams coach. Both units were among the worst in Division I-A. However, you have to give him credit.

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