Ex-UI Coach Jumps At UW Job

Item: Ex-Idaho Coach Holt Jumps From USC To Washington /Seattle PI

More Info: Holt coached USC’s linebackers during his first tenure in Los Angeles (2001-03) before leaving to become head coach at Idaho in 2004. He went 5-18 in two seasons at Idaho before resigning to become an assistant with the St. Louis Rams. Instead of going to St. Louis, though, Holt returned to USC, wooed back to Los Angeles by Carroll. Before his first stint at USC, Holt spent three seasons at Louisville (1998-2000) and was an assistant at Idaho from 1990-97, serving four seasons as defensive coordinator under former Huskies assistant Chris Tormey.

Question: Why do UIdaho coaches (think: Nick Holt, Tom Cable) prosper when they leave the Palouse?