Which SEC Head Football Coaches Will Still Be Around in a Decade?

[Volosaurus rex]

I don't know what personal allegiances the author of this piece may possess, but here is an interesting, speculative look, in projected rank order, of which SEC head football coaches will still be at their current jobs in a decade: Which SEC Coaches Will Still Be Around in a Decade? - Team Speed Kills. What is his bottom line? The only reason he doesn't have Saban No. 1 is because of his age. With respect to Butch Jones, whom he considers to be most likely to still be at his current position, Wunderlich states:

"At 47, he's nowhere close to retirement. With him having played at Ferris State, there isn't an alma mater out there to draw him away from Knoxville. Tennessee is also a historic and wealthy enough program that when it's good, it's not a place you leave. With most of his coaching past coming at Central Michigan and Cincinnati, there's not a past college job to tug at his heart strings either. Plus, he's yet to draw any interest from the NFL, and the fact that he runs a "college offense" and doesn't have a reputation as a "true innovator" like Chip Kelly or Malzahn means he probably won't either.

He was a winner at both CMU and Cincy. The arrow is pointing the right direction at Tennessee now too. The rough times between Fulmer's firing and Jones's arrival—not to mention the turmoil within the men's basketball program—will prevent UT from getting too impatient with him. He recruits and coaches well enough that he'll start winning SEC East and sometimes overall SEC titles with enough regularity to keep him in the job for a long time to come."

 

[LouderVol]

interesting read. thanks op. i would probably have Freeze at 1, Jones at 2 and Saban farther down (just because of age). and Mason is gone before Spurrier is I am willing to bet.