re: Who is the best Athletic Director in the SEC?

I haven't talked to anyone associated with The Tide that has any problem with Greg Byrne. I believe that he's top drawer.

So, Del Conte sucks for winning the Directors cup 3 of 4 years and having
highest value athletic program in the country by 14 million???


So, if he sucks for that, how do you rank Trev Alberts?

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Nick Saban is one of the all time great college football coaches of all time. His one flaw is failing to groom a successor.

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The Saban coaching tree has more branches than any other. The “coach in waiting” never works. Here is list of current coaches (not complete) that coached under Saban.

Smart
Kiffin
Lanning
Sarkisian
Cignetti
Key
Cristobal
Locksley
Golding

There is another list of NFL coaches, and another of former college coaches.

Saban’s problem was simply human nature. The talented assistants and coordinators all wanted to leave to become head coaches, not wait an unknown number of years to have a chance at becoming Alabama head coach.

It’s Cohen and it’s not close. He’s done wonders at Auburn

To be fair, revenue for the athletic department is never a bad thing. If boosters/doners see return on investments then that’s always a bonus to keep investing in players we are after. In this day and age with paying players, all of the moolah is king. We will differ, but I think he’s done quite well. Making money to make the fan experience better will always be the forefront. I do agree the price outs are dog water, but we are just in a crappy era of college athletics. To the other side of the coin, there is a waiting list for tickets, so that also means people are buying and willing to buy. I’d rather make money than lose it and Pandora’s box is open at this time.


Edit: the coaching hires are to be seen. I’ll give Caldwell one more season but she needs to dramatically change some things. And my bad for the long post.

Byrne, no question. As for the Deboer that was Byrne trying to meet all of the criteria set by expectations. The football opening is the one job you have to placate boosters. I have a feeling if it was up to Byrne himself, he would've hire someone completely off the radar.

But how does he shave?

The Director's Cup is the benchmark for across the board athletic department dominance, despite what all of you bitter figs will admit. If you ever won one you'd brag about it. Texas and Florida are at the top of the SEC in this discussion.

They’re all world champions compared to this dope