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Posted on 1/10/17 at 8:52 am to SquatchDawg
Posted on 1/10/17 at 8:52 am to SquatchDawg
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Would you say that Dabo is a better overall head coach than Mark Richt?
I don't know. If you want to compare their first 8 years as head coaches:
Richt was 82-22 (79%)
Dabo is 85-25 (77%)
Richt had 2 SEC titles. Dabo has 2 ACC titles.
Richt went to 3 BCS bowls going 2-1. Dabo it's hard to really answer because the BCS is gone but to make it apples to apples let's say he went to 4 BCS bowls going 3-1.
Richt finished ranked all 8 years, 6 of those top 10 finishes, and two top 3 finishes.
Dabo finished ranked 7 years, with 4 top 10 finishes and two top 2 finishes.
However, no I'm not going to say "Dabo is better than richt because he won a title" because is it absolutely NOT an apples to apples comparison. IF the playoffs existed when Richt coached he would have made the playoffs and would have played for a title. If the playoffs didn't exist yet (like they didn't during richt's first 8 years) then Dabo wouldn't have a title or any top 2 finishes either (since both came in the last 2 years)
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Posted on 1/10/17 at 8:30 pm to WG_Dawg
Eh, Clemson would have probably gotten in if we still had the old BCS. I'd put Dabo over Richt for now. But like you said, there's a good chance Richt would have won a natty if the playoffs had always been there. With 2002, 2007, and 2012 being the obvious choices
Posted on 1/11/17 at 6:37 am to WG_Dawg
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If the playoffs didn't exist yet (like they didn't during richt's first 8 years) then Dabo wouldn't have a title or any top 2 finishes either (since both came in the last 2 years)
I don't quite understand this point.
Posted on 1/11/17 at 7:18 am to WG_Dawg
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then Dabo wouldn't have a title or any top 2 finishes either (since both came in the last 2 years)
I was about to argue this point with you, since Dabo did have a title. However, you are correct, that Clemson was the #3 seed going into this playoff year, so he would not have played for a title this year. (Under the old BCS rules)
I would have to say that Dabo probably does populate a roster a bit better than Richt did. He probably (I'm not too sure and I'm too lay to look it all up) is a better evaluator of talent, as, I would guess, he probably did not bring in as many top classes as Richt did.
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 7:19 am
Posted on 1/11/17 at 7:32 am to WG_Dawg
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If the playoffs didn't exist yet (like they didn't during richt's first 8 years) then Dabo wouldn't have a title or any top 2 finishes either (since both came in the last 2 years)
Clemson was #1 last year and #2 this year in final four rankings so this is wrong. In the BCS age, they we have made both
ETA Unless you are talking about the simulated BCS
This post was edited on 1/11/17 at 7:39 am
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