Coach rankings

[TXA&M07]

Its been widely discussed here recently what the top 10-25 coaching rankings are currently.

I'm not done with my list yet, but figured I'd see how you guys have em ranked currently.

So, lets see who you have in the top 10 or more.

Just trying to pass the time in the off season.

 

[bamawriter]

1 Saban
2 Spurrier
3 Meyer
4 B Stoops
5 Miles
6 Petrino
7 Shaw
8 Kelly
9 Petersen
10 Richt

Sumlin, Patterson, Fisher, Hoke and Franklin would all be just outside the top 10.

 

[TXA&M07]

Nick Saban
Steve Spurrier
Urban Meyer
Les Miles
Bob Stoops
Bill Snyder
Chris Petersen
Brian Kelly
Bobby Petrino
Mark Richt
Kevin Sumlin
Charlie Strong
Gary Patterson
Mack Brown
Mike Gundy
James Franklin
Brady Hoke
Pat Fitzgerald


I think this is close to how I'd rank them. Some are interchangeable but for grins, I'll start with this. Once I got around #8, I started being a little picky I think.

 

[NashVol11]

Petersen, Richt and Petrino are too high on both lists.

Mack Brown should be nowhere even near this discussion.

 

[KoachKletus]

1 Saban
2 Spurrier
3 Meyer
4 B Stoops
5 Miles
6 Petrino
7 Shaw
8 Kelly
9 Petersen
10 Richt

Sumlin, Patterson, Fisher, Hoke and Franklin would all be just outside the top 10.

Franklin? Not sure if serious. He has managed 2 so-so seasons with senior laden teams. His sizzle will turn to fizzle this season.

 

[volfanCLT]

1. Saban
2. Meyer
3. Spurrier
4. Miles
5. Shaw
6. Kelly
7. Patterson
8. Sumlin
9. Richt
10. Fitzgerald

 

[bamawriter]

Franklin? Not sure if serious. He has managed 2 so-so seasons with senior laden teams. His sizzle will turn to fizzle this season.

You are blinded by your hatred. Any fan without the bias sees that he is working miracles on West End. What you call a "so-so" season last year was Vandy's best season in almost 100 years.

 

[zehr27]

1. Saban
2. Meyer
3. Spurrier
4. Stoops
5. Shaw
6. Hoke
7. Patterson
8. Sumlin
9. Kelly
10. Doeren

 

[Volosaurus rex]

Nick Saban
Steve Spurrier
Urban Meyer
Les Miles
Bob Stoops
Bill Snyder
Chris Petersen
Brian Kelly
Bobby Petrino
Mark Richt
Kevin Sumlin
Charlie Strong
Gary Patterson
Mack Brown
Mike Gundy
James Franklin
Brady Hoke
Pat Fitzgerald


I think this is close to how I'd rank them. Some are interchangeable but for grins, I'll start with this. Once I got around #8, I started being a little picky I think.

I agree with the high rank you gave Snyder. A lot of younger fans do not realize just how monumentally bad Kansas State was prior to his arrival. They weren't simply the armpit of college football; they were more nearly the anus of college football. And Snyder has resurrected that program twice now.

 

[Vol4life25]

You are blinded by your hatred. Any fan without the bias sees that he is working miracles on West End. What you call a "so-so" season last year was Vandy's best season in almost 100 years.

Tell me.....what top 10 team has he EVER beat?

And the same guy that lost to Dooley.

And he is 15-11

And he has only been a head coach 2 years his entire life.

And he lost to a Cincinnati in his bowl.


But you would but him In he top 15 of current head coaches at D1 schools? Him just being a head coach for 2 years his entire life should eliminate that.

 

[bamawriter]

Tell me.....what top 10 team has he EVER beat?

And the same guy that lost to Dooley.

And he is 15-11

And he has only been a head coach 2 years his entire life.

And he lost to a Cincinnati in his bowl.


But you would but him In he top 15 of current head coaches at D1 schools? Him just being a head coach for 2 years his entire life should eliminate that.

And what did any Vanderbilt coach do in the 50 years previous?

I get that you hate Vandy, and are annoyed by Franklin's antics. I understand. But Franklin is a great coach.

 

[Vol4life25]

And what did any Vanderbilt coach do in the 50 years previous?

I get that you hate Vandy, and are annoyed by Franklin's antics. I understand. But Franklin is a great coach.

What does "what has Vandy done 50 years before that" have to do with Franklin? Just because you make a suck team into a simi mediocre team doesn't make u a top 15 coach.

What if (insert team) won 8-9 games in the next 2 years. Would that make their coach a top 15 coach?

 

[bamawriter]

What does "what has Vandy done 50 years before that" have to do with Franklin? Just because you make a suck team into a simi mediocre team doesn't make u a top 15 coach.

What if (insert team) won 8-9 games in the next 2 years. Would that make their coach a top 15 coach?

If it was a team that hadn't won 9 games in a season in almost 100 years, it would be an amazing feat.

 

[TXA&M07]

I agree with the high rank you gave Snyder. A lot of younger fans do not realize just how monumentally bad Kansas State was prior to his arrival. They weren't simply the armpit of college football; they were more nearly the anus of college football. And Snyder has resurrected that program twice now.

What is equally as impressive is that his age, he's able to connect to the players of today and get them to perform at a high level. Not knocking on older coaches, but few have been able to do what he's done once, let alone twice.

 

[TXA&M07]

Petersen, Richt and Petrino are too high on both lists.

Mack Brown should be nowhere even near this discussion.

I'll defend my stance on these:

Petersen has brought a program up from obscurity and all though at times, has won through gimmicks, has still been relevant.

Richt manages to put up good numbers each year in the East, gets "over-ranked" every year and then fades away. We all know that, but it happens year after year after year. There's a reason.

Petrino may be a scum bucket husband, but he's a damn fine coach and he promptly whipped us several years in a row when we had better talent. My hats off to him for that.

And although it pains me to say it, Mack has a title, played for another and typically recruits well. Of course he has a lot of help in that, but its factual. I cant leave a guy off a list completely that has played for a NC within the last decade.

 

[bamawriter]

I'll defend my stance on these:

Petersen has brought a program up from obscurity and all though at times, has won through gimmicks, has still been relevant.

Richt manages to put up good numbers each year in the East, gets "over-ranked" every year and then fades away. We all know that, but it happens year after year after year. There's a reason.

Petrino may be a scum bucket husband, but he's a damn fine coach and he promptly whipped us several years in a row when we had better talent. My hats off to him for that.

And although it pains me to say it, Mack has a title, played for another and typically recruits well. Of course he has a lot of help in that, but its factual. I cant leave a guy off a list completely that has played for a NC within the last decade.

Agreed except for Brown. I don't think he is a good game day coach, at all. With the talent he gets without having to leave his office, he should have more than the one title.

Contrast that with Petrino, who never blowd the doors off recruiting, but is a fantastic game day coach.

 

[TXA&M07]

I agree, but I cant honestly leave him off based on that. He's played for a title and we have not since the 30's. It is what it is.

 

[Rockytop1018]

I hate seeing that Mack Brown is a great recruiter. I'm fairly certain that an orangutan could recruit well to a place like Texas.

 

[BUBear]

Petersen, Richt and Petrino are too high on both lists.

Mack Brown should be nowhere even near this discussion.

Mack Brown is the bestest coach of all time and should remain in Austin for eber and eber. :yes:

 

[Volosaurus rex]

That has long been my position on Florida; walk over to the nearest palm tree, shake vigorously and watch Division 1A recruits fall out of the sky.

 

[BUBear]

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[YankeeVol]

What is equally as impressive is that his age, he's able to connect to the players of today and get them to perform at a high level. Not knocking on older coaches, but few have been able to do what he's done once, let alone twice.

And with players that aren't 5 stars or even 4. He deals mostly with 3 stars

 

[secking]

And he is 15-11

You just proved his point for him. He has a winning record at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is where coaches go to die.

 

[Vol4life25]

And what did any Vanderbilt coach do in the 50 years previous?

I get that you hate Vandy, and are annoyed by Franklin's antics. I understand. But Franklin is a great coach.

We will see.....he has played one of the weakest SEC and out of conferense schedules the past 2 years. This year they play a decent SEC schedule, lets see how "great" he is this year.