Those jobs disappeared in the last 30 years when young wannabe coaches eschewed the high-school route for the low spot on the college totem pole.

WSJ: College Football: The Revenge of the High-School Coach

However, once I was in college, I was surprised to hear how people reacted to being rejected by a college and that their choices for safety or last-resort schools were ones I considered fairly high up on the totem pole.

NPR: Ask Amy: Responding to the Thin Envelope