re: Which coaches over-performed, under performed or met expectations?

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For these teams, it was playoff or bust. If you are in comfortably, you met expectations. If you are also competing for the bye, you exceeded.

Alabama Crimson Tide - Kalen DeBoer - Under (just slightly under since a bubble team)
Georgia Bulldogs - Kirby Smart - Met expectations (contradicts my definition above but UGa fans expected to be in Atl playing for bye)
LSU Tigers - Brian Kelly - Under
Ole Miss Rebels - Lane Kiffin - Under
Tennessee Volunteers - Josh Heupel - Met expectations
Texas Longhorns - Steve Sarkisian - Exceeded

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Can you show me where there were preseason expectations for Tennessee to make the playoffs with a Freshman QB out there? The VAST majority of talking heads did not have Tennessee in the mix.

I think Vanderbilt far exceeded.

Should be coach of the year imho.

What's going to be interesting, is how you view the coaches of others schools.

For example- I'm an LSU fan. I thought DeBoer would struggle year 1 at Alabama, and not slide into an 11-1 season. I also thought that despite Ole Miss being ranked so high, they'd lose at LSU and another game or so. They met MY expectations, but their bases would say under-performed.

Alabama Crimson Tide - Kalen DeBoer - Met
Arkansas Razorbacks - Sam Pittman - Met
Auburn Tigers - Hugh Freeze - Under
Florida Gators - Billy Napier - Exceeded
Georgia Bulldogs - Kirby Smart - Under
Kentucky Wildcats - Mark Stoops - Under
LSU Tigers - Brian Kelly - Slightly Under
Mississippi State Bulldogs - Jeff Lebby - Under
Missouri Tigers - Eli Drinkwitz - Met
Ole Miss Rebels - Lane Kiffin - Met
Oklahoma Sooners - Brent Venables - Met
South Carolina Gamecocks - Shane Beamer - Exceeded
Tennessee Volunteers - Josh Heupel - Met
Texas A&M Aggies - Mike Elko - Exceeded
Texas Longhorns - Steve Sarkisian - Met
Vanderbilt Commodores - Clark Lea - Exceeded

Kelly @ LSU- I thought 9-3, difference being the game @ Florida. 10-2 if they beat USC, which I considered a tossup.
But I also thought Napier would be out or lame duck by that LSU-Fla game, and instead Napier had turned the corner.
I expected the loss to Alabama, and figured @ A&M was a probable loss.

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How do you think the coaches performed?

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Bama under but around what I expected
Arkansas under but over what I expected
Auburn under every way but recruiting
Florida under but better than I expected
Georgia under what everyone expected
Kentucky under and under what I expected
LSU way under what everyone expected
Mississippi State under but what I expected
Ole Miss under what everyone expected
Oklahoma under what everyone expected
USCe over what everyone expected
Tennessee met expectations
aTm under but over what I expected
Texas met expectations but exceeded what I expected
Vandy far exceeded what everyone expected

Alabama Crimson Tide - Kalen DeBoer - Met
Auburn Tigers - Hugh Freeze - Under
Florida Gators - Billy Napier - Exceeded
Georgia Bulldogs - Kirby Smart - Met
LSU Tigers - Brian Kelly - Slightly Under
Mississippi State Bulldogs - Jeff Lebby - Under
Missouri Tigers - Eli Drinkwitz - Under
Ole Miss Rebels - Lane Kiffin - Under
South Carolina Gamecocks - Shane Beamer - Exceeded
Tennessee Volunteers - Josh Heupel - Met
Texas A&M Aggies - Mike Elko - Exceeded
Texas Longhorns - Steve Sarkisian - Met
Vanderbilt Commodores - Clark Lea - Exceeded


I didn't list everyone because I didn't know the expectations of every team.

Bama- Most Bama fans expected 9-3/10-2 record, the only "surprise" was the teams we lost to and the teams we beat. The teams we beat such as UGA and LSU we thought that would be the games we'd lose. But we ended up winning. The losses to Vandy and OU were the ones we didn't anticipate. But overall the final record is about where most figured we'd land.

Auburn- I'm utterly shocked at how bad Freeze is doing. I just knew once they hired him and Saban retired they were going to be one of the "up and comers" of the SEC. But he's really soiled his pants.

LSU- I never saw them losing four games this season. It looked like he lost control of the program in the back part of the season.

Texas-They did what I figured they'd do. They entered the SEC at the perfect time. Sark has SEC talent all over that team and they got a pillow soft schedule for their first SEC season. So, they did exactly what I thought they'd do.

USCe/Vandy- Both of these programs far exceeded what I expected. Beamer will probably get a big contract extension and the Vandy coach will now have much bigger coaching opportunities.

Ole Miss- This was their year so even though they won nine games they fell short of the hype. So they underachieved. Lane just can't shake the stigma of losing games he's not suppose to lose. He does it literally every year.

Napier turned it around, went from underperforming to exceeding expectations. Hopefully it will continue.

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LSU way under what everyone expected

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What did you expect?

I'm an LSU fan. Looking at the schedule in the preseason, I figured 10-2 to 8-4.

I expected the loss to Alabama. *correct*

I thought the opener against USC was a tossup; I think LSU is better, but starts slow every year. I also thought Lincoln Riley needed that game more than Kelly did, so he probably schemed more, while Kelly prepared more for the overall season.
*tossup- LSU lost close game*

I thought our second most likely loss would be @ A&M, as that seems to be the way the series is shaping up. They get up for LSU there, LSU beats them in Tiger Stadium. *correct*

I thought we'd beat South Carolina, Vandy, and Arkansas. *correct*

I thought we'd beat Ole Miss, because it was a home game *correct*

I thought we'd beat Florida on the road, because Napier would be dead man walking. *WRONG*

I thought we'd beat Oklahoma at home to close the season *correct*

so in my estimation, we're slightly under. We lost the tossup, which doesn't really go either way. The only MISS was Florida, which we'd all figured would be toast that late in the season.

Unlike you, I could actually prove to you that I am NOT djsdawg. Again, goofball...Ive been on here a long time, I don't need an alter. Haven't you learned anything Whiskey?

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Unlike you, I could actually prove to you that I am NOT djsdawg.

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You are too coherent to be DJ.

Darwin is alright for a UGA poster

Sark has met or exceeded expectations IMO.

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