He was definitely a spark in the LSU game. The last 5 seconds of the championship game. Being on the bench and watching the clock tick down and experiencing that last few seconds was really a special time. 7 years after we got there we were winning the national championship. That was a lot of fun.
Every coach is different.
For me, it's probably eight to nine. Some coaches are more comfortable with less, some with more. I don't think there is an absolute answer. In 1995 at UCLA, we had seven and the eighth barely played. It depends on the coach and the team.