Gregg Popovich, Kliff Kingsbury & The System

Kliff Kingsbury is in a hurry.

After all, in six short years he's gone from being hired by Kevin Sumlin and as an offensive quality control assistant for  University of Houston, to becoming the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach where he called all the plays, to joining Texas A&M as the offensive coordinator where he coached Johnny Manziel for his Heisman Trophy season, to finally taking the head coaching position for his alma mater, Texas Tech.

Few have experienced a career trajectory as steep as Kingsbury's, who is the 2nd youngest head coach in Division I college football. Kingsbury is entering his second season as head coach, and the team finished last season on a high note by dismantling the heavily favored Arizona State Sun Devils in the Holiday Bowl. But this is playoff time for the San Antonio Spurs, so when Kingsbury and I spoke this week, it was as a fellow Spurs fans first, and blogger/head coach second.

Yes, the head coach of the Red Raiders football team is a die-hard Spurs fan and a Pop-follower just like the rest of us. Please take the time to hop over to Viva The Matadors, the other SBNation site I write for, and see what Kingsbury had to say in the exclusive interview I had with him about the Spurs, Pop and working within the constraints of The System.