re: Ranking the HC Jobs Based on Desirability

Michigan too high

texas too high

LSU didn’t settle for O. The past AD publicly stated that he felt “offended” by Jimbo and Herman’s negotiation tactics. Both would have taken the job if LSU had matched the A&M or Texas offers. Alleva was just a Yankee idiot who doesn’t understand hiring or negotiating with someone who has market leverage. Georgia should be the last one to throw stones. You fired a guy who actually won the SEC a few times and hired an assistant coach with NO head coaching experience. Mind you, our shrimp boat captain had two successful stints as interim HC at LSU and USC when we pulled the trigger. The captain also won a NC and beat your hire twice in their only two matchups. Again, only a Georgia fan can rationalize that the Georgia job is better. I keep waiting for the day that reality hits Georgia fans, but I guess that will never happen. Never seen a more pompous fan base with NOTHING to show for it.

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But its insanely more difficult to win there which is why Arky has been dead last in SEC W% since expansion in 2012.

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Eh, it is tough for sure but the reason we are dead last isn't because of that solely. Bad hires is a huge reason as well. For the most part, Bert was considered a huge hire nationally at the time.

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Arkansas obviously has issues and negatives. I have been very vocal about their huge limitations when it comes to recruiting, although weather is super low on the reasons.

My point is their location on the list compared to others, especially Ole Miss. Ole Miss ten spots higher is a major stretch imo.

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I’m an Arkansas fan and I would rate OM 10+ spots higher. A great coach could conceivably win a national title at OM I within three years. That assumes OM isn’t poor but i highly doubt they are. There are only 10-12 programs like that in the country. Arkansas isn’t one of them.

Having Missouri and Miss State over Arkansas is a deal breaker for me. Better facilities, better city, basically everything is better here.

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That's kind of the point. It's a lot harder to fill your roster with kids from far away. It's easier to get kids on campus and easier to convince them to commit if they live close by.

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I get what you're saying but looking at Ole Miss' recruiting class, some of their top players are from Pennsylvania and Florida. Mississippi State's are from Texas and Louisiana. They're getting a lot of their best players from elsewhere just like we are.

College football recruiting isn't quite as regionalized as it used to be, though it obviously helps. I don't really think you can say it's insanely more difficult to win here than those places when we have a winning record over them since we joined the SEC and have won our division more times despite falling off a cliff post-Petrino. Tennessee has been awful lately but that doesn't mean it's harder to win there than a lot of the schools that have been been better than them.

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Was in Austin about a year ago and stayed at the JW Marriott downtown. I was amazed at how many homeless people there were down there.

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That is where I stay when visiting Austin every few months (before COVID). The homeless shelter down the street is always rocking. Some great places to eat, but the music and bar scene is not what it used to be

I grew up in Austin, and the city used to be a LOT nicer.

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There are Atlanta area high schools with more fan support.

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NGHS being one of them

USC is a top job, but UCLA should be better - much, much nicer campus and setup. It just isn't though. For some reason UCLA has never been able to reach their potential in football.