re: Fox Sports Top 25 coaches out...You know who is #1

if they are putting les at #4, it must be for recruiting ability ONLY.

Here's Fox Sports's Top 10 list going into the 2008 season:


10. Rich Rodriguez, Michigan – Forget for a moment all of the controversy that surrounded his exit from West Virginia. The guy can coach. Rodriguez built the Mountaineers into a national contender without attracting cream-of-the-crop recruiting classes. Over the last three years, the school won 33 games, including the Sugar, Gator, and Fiesta Bowls, all but the last with Rod on the sidelines.

9. Nick Saban, Alabama – Love him or despise him, Saban is a winner who will out work and out recruit the competition in order to reach his goals. His defenses are always tough and smart, and his record, especially at LSU, speaks for itself. He’s college football’s version of Bill Belichick, a personal friend of the ‘Bama coach.

8. Tommy Tuberville, Auburn – While he doesn’t get the attention of some other SEC coaches, Tuberville has been every bit as good this decade. Playing in the toughest conference, he’s gone a sterling 59-18 over the last six years, while winning 5-of-6 bowl games. He’s also owned ‘Bama the last eight years.

7. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech – The Hokies will never be able to thank Beamer enough for what he’s done in Blacksburg over the last two decades. From humble beginnings, he’s created a monster that’s strung together 15 consecutive winning seasons. More impressive, his teams have gotten better since joining the ACC, winning two of the last four championships.

6. Jim Grobe, Wake Forest – There’s a reason he’s been flooded with job offers following each of the last few seasons. Few coaches do more with less than Grobe does at tiny Wake Forest, a program that does a fantastic job in the area of player development.

5. Mark Richt, Georgia – Richt was already one of the nation’s premier coaches, but really took off in 2007, guiding a young Bulldog team to 11 wins and a No. 2 ranking in the final AP poll. He’s 72-19 with a couple of SEC championships and bowl victories in five of the last six seasons. Oh, and at 48, he’s just getting warmed up.

4. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma – Yeah, he’s had a rough time in January bowl games, losing the last four, but his Sooners have been remarkably consistent otherwise. Since winning the national championship in 2000, Oklahoma has gone 90-17, winning the Big 12 five times, and earning squatter’s rights in the top 10. If he can solve the BCS woes, the top overall spot is within reach.

3. Jim Tressel, Ohio State – When the Buckeyes plucked Tressel from Youngstown State seven years ago, few envisioned this much success. Ohio State has won or shared the last three Big Ten championships, leaving the rest of the league in its wake. Although there’s fallout from losing the last two BCS title games, about 110 schools could only dream of playing in back-to-back BCS title games.

2. Pete Carroll, USC – Whenever a university hires an NFL coach, it’ll point to Carroll as the measuring stick. Modestly successful as a pro coach, he’s found his calling in Los Angeles, winning six straight Pac-10 titles, five BCS bowl games, and a pair of national championships. An ace recruiter and player’s coach, he hasn’t finished lower than No. 4 in the final rankings since his debut in 2001.

1. Urban Meyer, Florida – In many ways, Meyer is the perfect blend of youth, energy, and experience. He can motivate and recruit as well as anyone in the country, and he’s emerging as a game-day coach. He’s methodically climbed the ladder, using Bowling Green and Utah as stepping stones for his current gig in Gainesville. If he can handle the expectations for perfection, the national championship in 2006 won’t be his last.

I knew as soon as I saw 2B in the top ten the rant would be mad.........I love the anger.....I wrap myself up in it like a warm blanket.

Any list that includes a Wake Forest coach is ridiculous.

Beamer shouldn't be top 25, but he's living off his past.

I don't believe Freeze was in there care to explain??

I don't get where the "beliema is a terrible coach" thing came from. I don't think he's Saban but he has a solid resume and Arkansas couldn't do much better. 9 sounds pretty fair.

What's that got to do with anything?

oops, you did a list...good deal.