Top Coaches in College Football (Merged All)

[BB73]

mack brown is NOT better than bob stoops.

I'm not sure - has Mack Brown ever lost 8 victories in one day, like Stoops just did? :tongue2:

 

[NFBuck]

Weird how Ferentz isn't on these lists anymore.

 

[Gatorubet]

How good is Houston Knutt? Very under rated. Maybe even top five good?

 

[Muck]

1) Pete Carroll, USC: Carroll's "worst" season since 2002 last year still involved 11 wins, a Pac-10 championship and Rose Bowl victory. He followed that up with a fifth straight top-three recruiting class.

So the guy with the most talent must be the top coach.

Brilliant analysis.


Mandel should have stuck to sticking condoms on his head.

 

[GatorGuy8]

Top three looks pretty solid. And I agree with most of you that Bob Stoops should be #4, not Mack Brown.

 

[Oneshot]

Nutt is THE coach I hate to watch.

Aside from his off-the-field issues, I don't know if any of you saw the championship game last year, but why on EARTH would you still stick to your crappy qb when the wildcat formation is ripping it up?

It's just unfathomable.

He has no idea how to manage a game, play to his team's strength. Gosh.

Felix Jones and McFadden in the same backfield, and he puts the ball in the hands of his joke quarterbacks.

 

[pianobuck46]

Top three looks pretty solid. And I agree with most of you that Bob Stoops should be #4, not Mack Brown.

I pretty much agree, except.........well, I think JT should be #2. He's been here longer, has a great percentage, 5-1 vs. scUM, etc.

January 8th doesn't ruin it, in my book. That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!

:gobucks3::osu2::gobucks4:

 

[fourteenandoh]

Nutt is THE coach I hate to watch.

Aside from his off-the-field issues, I don't know if any of you saw the championship game last year, but why on EARTH would you still stick to your crappy qb when the wildcat formation is ripping it up?

It's just unfathomable.

He has no idea how to manage a game, play to his team's strength. Gosh.

Felix Jones and McFadden in the same backfield, and he puts the ball in the hands of his joke quarterbacks.

I couldn't agree more. I would venture to guess that any mention of Nutt in this thread was a joke. (i know i was kidding) Even the Ark fans hate him.

 

[sandgk]

How good is Houston Knutt? Very under rated. Maybe even top five good?

Houston Nutt is arguably not even top five these days in the SEC. Too many instances of odd decisions in games (particularly big ones) example as noted by others SEC Championship.
In no particular order here are six that are better than Nutt as college coaches ...

Saban
Fulmer (who makes his own share of irregular decisions during a game).
Richt
Meyer
Spurrier
Tuberville

And, that leaves out Miles who likely had the best squad the last two years overall.

 

[Captain Hindsight]

Frank Beamer should not be on this list. If by winning the first six games of the season and losing three of the last five games every single year is worthy enough for being on this list, then why isn't Lloyd Carr on the list as well?

 

[ant80]

I just noticed something. Mack Brown looks really weird in the picture on SI...

 

[Big Papa]

Top Five College Football Coaches - According to SI.COM

Well, at least Charlie Weis is not listed.

SI.com - Scorecard - Daily List: Top Five College Football Coaches

1. Steve Spurrier: He tormented the Dawgs for years, but that's exactly why I'd hire him: The Head Ball Coach has a killer instinct and desire to not just win but dominate opponents. He tends to be more successful at schools where they let him bend the admissions rules a bit. Wouldn't be a problem if I was hiring him to come to my school.

2. Rich Rodriguez: I don't know what it is exactly, but I like the way Rodriguez goes about his job. Maybe it's the sweatbands and baseball caps, but he just looks like a guy who can coach. Also, he's gone 30-7 the last three seasons, which doesn't hurt.

3. Joe Paterno: OK, so he's 80 years old and probably wouldn't want to put up with the hassle of a new gig, but I'd make it worth his while financially and throw in a case of multi-vitamins. He might be past his prime, but I love his pluck and vigor -- it would be like having Regis Philbin coach your school.

4. Urban Meyer: I don't mean to stay on the East Coast, but it's hard not to select Meyer after what he pulled off last season. There was a certain brilliant audacity to his play-calling: Whenever Tim Tebow entered games, Florida ran quarterback draws. EVERY TIME! And somehow nobody figured it out and Meyer just kept making the plays work.

5. Pete Carroll: There's something about Carroll that strikes me as odd, but it's hard to argue with his success. Or his recruiting.

Let the clowning begin. Joe Pa??? I can't see him as being listed as one of the best current coaches. To me Spurrier has not done enough since coming back from the NFL to say he is #1 or even in the top 5. Even without my homer goggles on, how can you leave JT off this list??

This comment pretty much hit the nail on the head though:

This is such a stupidly bad list it defies understanding. Are you kidding that you would leave off Jim Tressel? He is 62-14 at OSU, 5-1 over Michigan (we all know that beating your rival is all that matters), 4-2 in bowl games, has an 88.9% winning mark at OSU, and has led the Buckeyes to two National Championships in 5 years, winning one. Then look at his stats at Youngstown State: during the 1990s, Youngstown State had a record of 103-27-2, the most wins by any Division I-AA team and fourth most of both Division I-A and I-AA combined. Four National Championships. With his 5 national championships, Tressel is one of only two active coaches with 5 or more national championships in any division (only Larry Kehres of Division III Mount Union College has more with 9). Tressel's overall record at Youngstown was 135-57-2. Urban Meyer? The flavor of the month. Sure, he's been great recently, but lets see how he does at Florida with his own recruits, rather an inherited team. Yes, we all know that he won last year over OSU - after OSU had been off for over two months. Play that game immediately after the season when both teams were in rhythm and the game would have been much better, and a lot closer. Blame that one on the horrible lack of a playoff system in college football. I won't say who would have won, but it would have been a better game. And what about the second winningest coach in history, Bobby Bowden? CNNSi has been bad before, but this one is an embarrassment to you. No wonder you idiots are second to ESPN. Pathetic.

 

[Buckeye86]

Even without my homer goggles on, how can you leave JT off this list??

To prove that I don't have my scarlet and gray glasses on and that the list is shit, how the hell can you not have Pete Carroll higher than #5.

Maybe the list is looking at total body of work (which would explain the Paterno pick a little bit)... but in that case why the hell is Rich Rodriguez and Urban Meyer on it... stupid list.

 

[sandgk]

Worst article I have seen on SI.com in years. Have they lowered their hiring standards? Simply awful.

 

[Oh8ch]

Worst article I have seen on SI.com in years. Have they lowered their hiring standards? Simply awful.

how can you say that when he makes such solid arguments as:

He tends to be more successful at schools where they let him bend the admissions rules

I don't know what it is exactly,

he just looks like a guy who can coach

He might be past his prime

There's something about Carroll that strikes me as odd