Who is your coach of the year?

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Cutcliffe or Malzahn?

 

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[JackHVFL]

Will Muschamp

 

[VFLCodyGBO]

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Insightful post.

CGM has it on lock down with a win in the SECTG.

 

[GAVol]

What Cutcliffe did was amazing, but I think it has to be Malzahn. SEC teams just don't go from 3-9 to 11-1 in one year.

 

[YankeeVol]

Gus

 

[bamawriter]

You could put Pinkel's, Malzahn's, and Cutcliffe's names in a hat and just draw one out. Any would be a good choice.

 

[LittleCat]

Malzahn.

Ridiculous turnaround.

 

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What Cutcliffe did was amazing, but I think it has to be Malzahn. SEC teams just don't go from 3-9 to 11-1 in one year.

But the thought of Duke playing for the ACC Championship and winning 10 games was just unfathomable in August.

 

[TXA&M07]

Malzahn

 

[Lexvol]

I think the winner of the SEC Championship game gets my vote. What Pinkel did after losing Franklin is pretty remarkable. Don't think Malzahn would have duplicated if he lost Marshall.

 

[Boca Vol]

Mizzou's coach had a nice year as well.

 

[rjd970]

Whichever coach wins the SECCG. Pinkle/Malzahn

 

[Cartervol]

Malzahn, followed by Pinkel, then Franklin.. All 3 did a incredible job this year.

 

[Vol737]

Whichever coach wins the SECCG. Pinkle/Malzahn

Yep! I think you're spot on. Great job by both. I'm jealous too!

 

[sammyjoey]

Cutcliffe.

2012 Auburn wasn't as bad as their 3-9 record. They just gave up down the stretch. Gus walked into a talent-loaded team. Not to take anything away from what he has done, but he inherited a pretty good team.

Cutcliffe inherited a team that basically never won, has no resources, tradition, etc. and is taking them to the ACCCG.

What Cutcliffe has done - granted, not just this season but over the past couple seasons - is way more impressive.

 

[DarthVisor]

Cut deserves at least a share of it. He has Duke in the ACC Championship. DUKE! I don't care if you have to give a split of it to CGM.

 

[MikeVol44]

Malzahn…

 

[Burhead]

Cutcliffe and it isn't even close. What he has done for Duke football is nothing short of amazing.

 

[what what]

Malzahn

Not to take anything away from Cutt, but Malzahn has his team playing like one of the best teams in the country.

 

[UGA insider]

Cutcliffe.

Gus has done an amazing job but we are talking about making history, boys.

 

[Gramps]

Cut

 

[DAVOL]

Got to go with Cut as great as Malzahn has been AU did win a title just 3 years ago and they've recruited pretty well Duke has never won anything of substance and have probably never finished in the top 40 in recruiting.

 

[Burhead]

Malzahn

Not to take anything away from Cutt, but Malzahn has his team playing like one of the best teams in the country.

While doing it at a football school and in a football conference. Cut has Duke football, FOOTBALL, enjoying it's first 10 win season and will be playing in the ACC championship Saturday.

 

[Through_The_T]

I think you have to give the slight nod to Cutcliffe, given the difficulty of reaching a conference championship in football at a program like Duke. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Malzahn win it, given the massive improvement Auburn has shown.