Are Michigan's Greg Mattison, Al Borges the Big Ten's best coordinators? BTN writer thinks so

Mattison is a logical choice, after inheriting the worst defense in school history and turning it into the sixth-best scoring defense in the country last year (second in the Big Ten). It allowed 17.8 fewer points per game than it did in 2010.

Borges, conversely, has been lauded for maintaining the production he inherited. Michigan's offense averaged 33.3 points per game in Borges' first season, up from 32.8 the previous year.

That uptick comes despite the Wolverines transitioning to a new hybrid offense.

"What more can be said about Borges?" Dienhart wrote. "The guy has an unmatched resume that includes stops as coordinator at Indiana, Auburn, UCLA, Oregon, Cal and Boise State, among others. Borges has shown an ability to adapt his West Coast attack at Michigan to conform to the skills of quarterback Denard Robinson. Smart man.

"The result, an 11-2 season in 2011, as the Wolverines also produced two 1,000-yard rushers for the first time since 1975. Why isn’t this guy a head coach?"

Mattison and Borges are the Big Ten's preeminent coordinators after being in the league for only a year, according to Dienhart.

Jackson joins them because of his longevity.

"He is one of the nation’s longest tenured coaches at one school, as he has been at Michigan since 1992 when he joined Gary Moeller’s staff," Dienhart wrote. "Among his star pupils in Ann Arbor have been Tyrone Wheatley, Chris Perry, Anthony Thomas, Mike Hart and Tim Biakabutuka.

"And Jackson’s current star, Fitz Toussaint, is coming off a 1,000-yard season and is primed for more big things in the fall."

For the record, Jackson is the nation's second-longest tenured assistant, trailing only Virgina Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster.

Besides what he's been able to accomplish on the field, Jackson also has been integral to Michigan's heralded 2012 and 2013 recruiting classes.

Since the hire of Brady Hoke as head coach, Jackson has been the lead in-state recruiter. The Wolverines went on to sign seven of their state's top-10 players for 2012, according to Rivals.

For the rest of Dienhart's dream team staff, click here.