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Rate the SEC coaches -again
Posted on 12/14/09 at 9:08 am
Posted on 12/14/09 at 9:08 am
After Saban, rate the coaches in the SEC from best to worst. Base it on pure head coaching ability and try not to factor in the the strength of the school/program or psat success.
Simply best coaching skills.
I'll go first:
Meyer - done it at many levels with BG, Utah, and UF
Brooks - at a major power like Bama or UF he would be considered one of the best. Last coach to lead Oregon to the Rose Bowl.
Nutt - A little goofy, but he gets a lot from his players and has been successful in the SEC for a long time. When was the last time OM played in back to back JAN bowls?
Spurrier - dropped off since leaving UF, but still has good skills. Handcuffed by ability of USCw to compete at a high level in SEC.
Petrino - a prick, but good coach. He has Arkansas trending in the right direction. He'd be good at any big-time program.
Richt - a few asst coaching mistakes and lack of more consistent success, but overall very good program leader.
Johnston - see comments about Brooks. He is very fundamentally sound.
Miles - good recruiter, but makes too many game-day mistakes. Lack of talent development, but good early record at LSU.
Mullen - looks like solid overall skills. If he runs the Dixon four times at the goal line he beats LSU.
Chizik - Not bad 1st year.
Kiffin - sleazy.
Simply best coaching skills.
I'll go first:
Meyer - done it at many levels with BG, Utah, and UF
Brooks - at a major power like Bama or UF he would be considered one of the best. Last coach to lead Oregon to the Rose Bowl.
Nutt - A little goofy, but he gets a lot from his players and has been successful in the SEC for a long time. When was the last time OM played in back to back JAN bowls?
Spurrier - dropped off since leaving UF, but still has good skills. Handcuffed by ability of USCw to compete at a high level in SEC.
Petrino - a prick, but good coach. He has Arkansas trending in the right direction. He'd be good at any big-time program.
Richt - a few asst coaching mistakes and lack of more consistent success, but overall very good program leader.
Johnston - see comments about Brooks. He is very fundamentally sound.
Miles - good recruiter, but makes too many game-day mistakes. Lack of talent development, but good early record at LSU.
Mullen - looks like solid overall skills. If he runs the Dixon four times at the goal line he beats LSU.
Chizik - Not bad 1st year.
Kiffin - sleazy.
Posted on 12/14/09 at 9:17 am to BamaMike
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Mullen - looks like solid overall skills. If he runs the Dixon four times at the goal line he beats LSU.
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Posted on 12/14/09 at 9:32 am to BamaMike
I think Meyer still deserves to be considered the best in the conference.
Spurrier is at least right behind Saban. People are stupid that underrate Spurrier. The guy fricking built Florida. Saban has never taken a team in USC's position to the promise land.
Spurrier is at least right behind Saban. People are stupid that underrate Spurrier. The guy fricking built Florida. Saban has never taken a team in USC's position to the promise land.
Posted on 12/14/09 at 9:36 am to BamaMike
These are my picks without explanation right now... not enough time to type all that before open.
Saban
Spurrier
Meyer
Richt/Petrino
Petrino/Richt
Nutt
Miles
Jury is still out on Kiffin/Chizik/Mullen. I know i'd rather have Chizik than the other two at this point. and I have no clue about Johnson or Brooks really.
Saban
Spurrier
Meyer
Richt/Petrino
Petrino/Richt
Nutt
Miles
Jury is still out on Kiffin/Chizik/Mullen. I know i'd rather have Chizik than the other two at this point. and I have no clue about Johnson or Brooks really.
Posted on 12/14/09 at 9:43 am to BamaMike
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Nutt - A little goofy, but he gets a lot from his players and has been successful in the SEC for a long time. When was the last time OM played in back to back JAN bowls?
I think Nutt has only once before. It was his first two years at Arkansas. We lost to Michigan 1-1-99 and beat Texas 1-1-2000. The only other bowl game he won the next 8 years at Arkansas was the Shreveport Bowl of '03.
This post was edited on 12/14/09 at 9:52 am
Posted on 12/14/09 at 10:07 am to BamaMike
Also if Miles is so low on the list and LSU still is a top program I guess any of the other coaches in the SEC would win a NC at LSU every year.
I wasn't expecting so much respect for LSU.
I wasn't expecting so much respect for LSU.
Posted on 12/14/09 at 10:36 am to BamaMike
saban
meyer
brooks
richt
petrino
chizik
spurrier
mullen
miles
johnson
kiffin
nutt
meyer
brooks
richt
petrino
chizik
spurrier
mullen
miles
johnson
kiffin
nutt
Posted on 12/14/09 at 2:06 pm to BamaMike
saban
meyer
petrino
mullen
spurrier
brooks
johnson
chizik
richt
miles
nutt
kiffin
meyer
petrino
mullen
spurrier
brooks
johnson
chizik
richt
miles
nutt
kiffin
Posted on 12/14/09 at 2:30 pm to BamaMike
Saban
Meyer
Brooks
Spurrier
Miles
Richt
Petrino
Mullen
Kiffin
Nutt
Chizik
Johnson
Meyer
Brooks
Spurrier
Miles
Richt
Petrino
Mullen
Kiffin
Nutt
Chizik
Johnson
Posted on 12/14/09 at 3:27 pm to BamaMike
If you guys knew the details behind SCs history besides the word 'mediocre' you would give Spurrier way more credit for what he has done thus far.
I didn't realize So.Cal was so influential.
quote:
Handcuffed by ability of USCw
I didn't realize So.Cal was so influential.
This post was edited on 12/14/09 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 12/14/09 at 5:32 pm to BamaMike
Strict Coaching Ability
Saban
Petrino
Meyer
Spurrier
Mullen
Kiffin
Brooks
Miles/Nutt/Richt
Chizik
Johnson
Saban
Petrino
Meyer
Spurrier
Mullen
Kiffin
Brooks
Miles/Nutt/Richt
Chizik
Johnson
Posted on 12/14/09 at 6:40 pm to BamaMike
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Handcuffed by ability of USCw to compete at a high level in SEC.
I wasn't aware Southern Cal affected us in such a way. No wonder we are so mediocre.
Posted on 12/15/09 at 8:04 am to BamaMike
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Base it on pure head coaching ability
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