re: Rank the SEC West coaches

Posted by bigpapamac

Mobile, AL

Member since Oct 2007

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:27 pm to Crompdaddy8

quote:
Tier 1
Saban

Tier 2

fify

Posted by Jerry the Sailor

Member since May 2013

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 9:27 pm to nc14

quote:
Rank the SEC West coaches

quote:
nc14

quote:
Saban
Miles
Richt

I bet you're the guy who takes the Pepsi challenge and chooses Jiff.

This post was edited on 10/23/13 at 9:29 pm

Posted by Weagle25

THE Football State.

Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:19 pm to Crompdaddy8

1. Saban
2. Miles
3. Sumlin
4. Malzahn
5. Freeze
6. BB
7. Mullen

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Posted by MrBiriwa

Biriwa,OH

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:22 pm to nc14

Gotta admit....he's spreading the wealth...now it LSU fan he is trolling

Posted by LSUsuperfresh

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:24 pm to Crompdaddy8

I figured I'd get a good laugh from this thread

Posted by lsutothetop

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:36 pm to Crompdaddy8

Tier Saban
Nick Saban

Tier 1
Gus Malzahn
Kevin Sumlin

Tier 2
Les Miles
Hugh Freeze

Tier 3
Bret Bielema
Dan Mullen

Posted by randomways

North Carolina

Member since Aug 2013

12988 posts

Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:37 pm to Crompdaddy8

If we're talking overall success, that's slightly different from current trajectory. It's far too early to do this accurately. In a couple years, we can revisit. For now, what we know is:

Tier I

Saban (really, really doesn't need an explanation.)

Tier II

Miles (he may be a fricking idiot on the sidelines sometimes, but no-one can seriously argue with his overall success.)

Freeze (subjective. I admit I think he's a very good coach even if you strip away the gimmick offense. YMMV)

Bielema (not having a great year, but his overall track record including Wisconsin puts him easily in Tier II. He's further down the Tier II list than Miles or Freeze, though, imho.)

Tier III

Mullen (no explanation needed. The guy defines mediocrity. But, to be fair, he's solid. His teams and gameplan are vanilla, but they're rarely actually terrible. There's a reason he's managed to stick around at Mississippi State for five years. And he's still young by HC standards, so he has room to improve. The SEC-W is a brutal place to do that, though.)

Tier Who The Hell Knows Yet?

Malzahn (off to a good start, but SEC defenses will adjust to him. Starting off hot is a lot easier than sustaining it once teams adjust. How he handles this will show his quality as a head coach.)

Sumlin (we need to see what he does without a topnotch inherited quarterback. I think he can sustain success, but it's just too early to tell)

This post was edited on 10/23/13 at 10:39 pm

Posted by Fuegoqueso

Houston

Member since Oct 2013

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:39 pm to Crompdaddy8

Freeze is tier 1/2? Besides a top recruiting class and beating LSU, what else has happened?

Posted by lsutothetop

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:41 pm to Crompdaddy8

Overall:

Tier Saban
Nick Saban (Alabama)

Tier 1
Gus Malzahn (Auburn)
Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M)
Les Miles (LSU)
Mark Richt (Georgia)

Tier 2
Hugh Freeze (Ole Miss)
Steve Spurrier (South Carolina)
Gary Pinkel (Missouri)
James Franklin (Vanderbilt)

Tier 3
Butch Jones (Tennessee)
Will Muschamp (Florida)
Mark Stoops (Kentucky)
Bret Bielema (Arkansas)

Tier 4
Dan Mullen (Mississippi State)

Posted by PMHBammer

Member since Aug 2010

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:42 pm to Weagle25

quote:
1. Saban
2. Miles
3. Sumlin
4. Malzahn
5. Freeze
6. BB
7. Mullen

This, for now

Posted by randomways

North Carolina

Member since Aug 2013

12988 posts

Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:42 pm to Fuegoqueso

quote:
Freeze is tier 1/2? Besides a top recruiting class and beating LSU, what else has happened?

It's subjective, but forget about the W/L column and the like. Watch his teams perform -- they are well-trained and tough to defend against when they have the ball, and difficult to straight-up outmaneuver/outmuscle when they're on defense. They have lapses, but so do Bama and LSU teams

Posted by redeye

Member since Aug 2013

8598 posts

Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:48 pm to randomways

quote:
randomways

That's pretty good, so I'll only make a few changes.

Tier I

Saban

Tier II ( Too many questions to separate these. )

Miles
Bielema
Sumlin
Malzahn

Tier IV

Freeze
Mullen

I think they're all great coaches.

Posted by GooseSix

Member since Jun 2012

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 10:54 pm to Crompdaddy8

Off season!!

Oh wait, vile fan?

Carry on...

Posted by Gcockboi

Rock Hill

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 10/23/13 at 11:58 pm to Crompdaddy8

1. Saban

2. Malzahn
3. Sumlin
4. Miles
5. Bielema
6. Freeze
7. Merlins

Posted by MsState of mind

State of Denial

Member since Aug 2013

2639 posts

Posted on 10/24/13 at 12:19 am to Gcockboi

1. Saban
2. Miles

3.sumlin
4.mullen (winning at state is not easy)
5.malzahn (he will move up this list quickly I think)
6.freeze (.500 coach so far)
7.bielma. (He will be gone soon)