1. Nick Saban, Alabama
2. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M
3. Kirby Smart, Georgia
4. Dan Mullen, Florida
5. Gus Malzahn, Auburn
6. Ed Orgeron, LSU
7. Will Muschamp, South Carolina
8. Mark Stoops, Kentucky
9. Joe Moorhead, Miss State
10. Barry Odom, Missouri
11. Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee
12. Derek Mason, Vanderbilt
13. Matt Luke, Ole Miss
14. Chad Morris, Arkansas

10 seasons ago:

Nick Saban - Alabama
Mark Richt - Georgia
Urban Meyer - Florida
Gene Chizik - Auburn
Les Miles - LSU
Steve Spurrier - South Carolina
Rich Brooks - Kentucky
Dan Mullen - Miss State
Lane Kiffin - Tennessee
Bobby Johnson - Vanderbilt
Houston Nutt - Ole Miss
Bobby Petrino - Arkansas

*Gary Pinkel - Missouri
*Mike Sherman - Texas A&M

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Alabama: even/same
UGA: upgraded
UF: downgraded
AU: slight upgrade
LSU: downgraded
SC: tale of 2 spurriers I suppose but I'll say downgrade
UK: upgraded
MSU: downgrade (tbf JM shouldn't really be graded yet due to newness)
UT: both coaches have 1 year on the job so hard to really compare but I'll say upgrade
VU: upgraded
OM: downgraded
ARK: downgraded
Mizz: downgraded
atm: upgraded

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Posted by 1801

Charleston

Member since Aug 2012

6363 posts

Posted on 6/14/19 at 10:01 am to WG_Dawg

quote:
UGA: upgraded

Richt would have made the CFP in year 2 had it existed - Smart made CFP year 2.

Richt finished with 3 losses (Saban/LSU National Champs twice) in year 3 - Smart finished year 3 with 3 losses.

Richt 32-8 first 3 seasons (2 SECCG)
Smart 32-10 first 3 seasons (2 SECGC)

UGA fans were all thumping their chests about Richt through his first 3 seasons as they have with Smart. Georgia replaced an older coach who could recruit with a younger coach who can recruit - to this point. be interesting to see how UGA does without Chaney/OC this year and beyond.

quote:
AU: slight upgrade

Chizik went undefeated won a BCS title and averaged 3.8 losses/year. Gus lost a BCS title and averages 4.5 losses/year.

quote:
UK: upgraded

the only reason Stoops wasn't fired before 2018 was because he beat USC the previous 4 years. bad losses to UF and and to a terrible UTK had that fanbase split. Brooks is a better game day football coach than Stoops.

quote:
VU: upgraded

much like Stoops, Mason wouldn't be at VU if he couldn't beat the dumpster fire that has been UTK. there's not a planet in any galaxy that Bobby Johnson hasn't forgot more about coaching football than Derek Mason has ever known - and I loathe the tater that is Bobby Johnson and like Derek Mason. I feel sick now for admitting that