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College Football Coach Rankings: Greg McElroy releases Top 25 head coaches
Posted on 3/27/25 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 3/27/25 at 12:57 pm
1. Kirby Smart – Georgia
2. Ryan Day – Ohio State
3. Steve Sarkisian – Texas
4. Marcus Freeman – Notre Dame
5. Dan Lanning – Oregon
6. Kalen DeBoer – Alabama
7. Dabo Swinney – Clemson
8. Jeff Brohm – Louisville
9. Brian Kelly – LSU
10. James Franklin – Penn State
Rest of Top 25 Coaches: 11-25
11. Lane Kiffin – Ole Miss
12. Josh Heupel – Tennessee
13. Matt Campbell – Iowa State
14. Chris Klieman – Kansas State
15. Eli Drinkwitz – Missouri
16. Brett Bielema – Illinois
17. Lance Leipold – Kansas
18. Shane Beamer – South Carolina
19. Lincoln Riley – USC
20. Mario Cristobal – Miami
21. Kalani Sitake – BYU
22. Deion Sanders – Colorado
23. Curt Cignetti – Indiana
24. Rhett Lashlee – SMU
25. Kenny Dillingham – Arizona State
Anyone see any surprises here?
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2. Ryan Day – Ohio State
3. Steve Sarkisian – Texas
4. Marcus Freeman – Notre Dame
5. Dan Lanning – Oregon
6. Kalen DeBoer – Alabama
7. Dabo Swinney – Clemson
8. Jeff Brohm – Louisville
9. Brian Kelly – LSU
10. James Franklin – Penn State
Rest of Top 25 Coaches: 11-25
11. Lane Kiffin – Ole Miss
12. Josh Heupel – Tennessee
13. Matt Campbell – Iowa State
14. Chris Klieman – Kansas State
15. Eli Drinkwitz – Missouri
16. Brett Bielema – Illinois
17. Lance Leipold – Kansas
18. Shane Beamer – South Carolina
19. Lincoln Riley – USC
20. Mario Cristobal – Miami
21. Kalani Sitake – BYU
22. Deion Sanders – Colorado
23. Curt Cignetti – Indiana
24. Rhett Lashlee – SMU
25. Kenny Dillingham – Arizona State
Anyone see any surprises here?
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This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 12:59 pm
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Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:01 pm to TrueLefty
I am impressed with BK at 9 but more impressed with Marcus Freeman at 4.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:01 pm to TrueLefty
Marcus Freeman over half a dozen other coaches who've actually built up programs is something. He obviously put him there due to the most recent season and not overall.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:02 pm to TrueLefty
If the bowl game vs. Texas was any indicator of how he can coach, Kenny Dillingham is very underrated on this list.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:02 pm to TrueLefty
I don't think I understand why Kelly is above some of the others he's ahead of. Ditto for james "beat the scrubs in my conference and lose to the top 2 teams yearly but still finish in the top 10" franklin.
I DO absolutley agree with dabo tumbling down these lists as he's one of the biggest frauds on these lists annually. Hard to argue with the top 3, although i'd be inclined to put sark at 2.
I DO absolutley agree with dabo tumbling down these lists as he's one of the biggest frauds on these lists annually. Hard to argue with the top 3, although i'd be inclined to put sark at 2.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:04 pm to TrueLefty
where aggot
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:04 pm to WG_Dawg
quote:Well, Kelly and James have taken over multiple programs and turned them into winners. Similar for Dabo (only one program though), who has multiple NCs.
I don't think I understand why Kelly is above some of the others he's ahead of. Ditto for james "beat the scrubs in my conference and lose to the top 2 teams yearly but still finish in the top 10" franklin.
I DO absolutley agree with dabo tumbling down these lists as he's one of the biggest frauds on these lists annually. Hard to argue with the top 3, although i'd be inclined to put sark at 2.
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Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:05 pm to TrueLefty
Not having Kyle Whittingham on here is kind of wild to me
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:05 pm to TrueLefty
Click bait nonsense.
He got Kirby right, and that's bout it.
He got Kirby right, and that's bout it.
This post was edited on 3/27/25 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:05 pm to WG_Dawg
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I don't think I understand why Kelly is above some of the others he's ahead of. Ditto for james "beat the scrubs in my conference and lose to the top 2 teams yearly but still finish in the top 10" franklin.
I DO absolutley agree with dabo tumbling down these lists as he's one of the biggest frauds on these lists annually. Hard to argue with the top 3, although i'd be inclined to put sark at 2.
We will wait and see how the first game go for LSU against Clemson this coming season.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:06 pm to hashtag
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He obviously put him there due to the most recent season and not overall.
Well I believe it's a list of who he believes is currently the better coach. It's not necessarily a lifetime achievement award.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:06 pm to 3down10
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Click bait nonsense.
He got Kirby right, and that's bout it.
This is fun to talk about . What would be your top 10?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:08 pm to TrueLefty
Last time I checked, Kiffin beat Franklin in the Peach Bowl. Not sure how playing a weak schedule makes Franklin a better coach when he got beat in a head up matchup.....
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:09 pm to Pickle_Weasel
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Last time I checked, Kiffin beat Franklin in the Peach Bowl. Not sure how playing a weak schedule makes Franklin a better coach when he got beat in a head up matchup.....
Was that this past season?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:11 pm to TrueLefty
Tell us more about the time BK snuck into your padded room and punctured your Dorkwitz inflatable.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:12 pm to WG_Dawg
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Hard to argue with the top 3, although i'd be inclined to put sark at 2.
As a head coach Sarkisian has only won one title in his career, the 2023 Big 12 title. He has an overall record of 84-52. He has been a head coach 9 years at three solid programs; Washington, USC, and Texas. If anything, I would move him down the list based on his 61.7% winning percentage and lack of titles. Is he top 10? Sure. Top 3? No, not until he improves on that winning percentage and wins some conference or national titles.
He has had success at Texas the last two seasons. But his overall record is 38-17. He has a 69% current winning percentage as Texas head coach. Texas has an all time winning percentage of 70%. It will probably change this year, but so far he has performed just below Texas’ historical average. I don’t think that is a top 3 coach resume builder.
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Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:12 pm to LSBoosie
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He obviously put him there due to the most recent season and not overall.
Well I believe it's a list of who he believes is currently the better coach. It's not necessarily a lifetime achievement award.
Do you agree that Freeman has done a better job last season than BK? How will this season go for those two coaches?
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:13 pm to SneezyBeltranIsHere
watching Pole Assassin and her monkey
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:14 pm to hashtag
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Well, Kelly and James have taken over multiple programs and turned them into winners
If you want to give Franklin credit for what he did at vandy 10+ years ago, ok maybe. Turning Penn state into a perennial 9-3/10-2 team that has no hope at ever winning of anything of significance isn't impressive at all.
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Similar for Dabo (only one program though), who has multiple NCs.
he is a fraud. I have made numerous lengthy posts on the topic in the past but don't feel like digging them up. The whole entire career of dabo is sipmly that he recruited deshaun and trevor nearly back to back. Those 2 individuals are the cause of the overwhelming vast majority of everythign he's accomplished. His record, in a pitifully weak conference mind you, without the megastud #1 overall NFL draft pick is borderline mediocre.
Posted on 3/27/25 at 1:15 pm to LSBoosie
quote:So, if Freeman and Notre Dame finish with 4 losses this year due to losing veterans, and LSU finishes with 2 losses due to having some veteran players, that makes Kelly a better coach 12 months later?
Well I believe it's a list of who he believes is currently the better coach. It's not necessarily a lifetime achievement award.
His list is lazy.
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