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I don't think he had enough of a track record to be a serious contender for these jobs. These schools would have missed big on their top target for Nate to get these jobs.

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UNC and Duke promoted from within, while Indiana hired a 63 year old with no collegiate coaching experience. Nate 100% would've been a splashier hire than any of those guys. IU especially would've taken him in a heartbeat.

Nate is staying for the long run. He was the hottest coaching candidate last job cycle when the Duke, UNC, and Indiana jobs came open, yet he didn't bounce. The sky is the limit to what he is building in Tuscaloosa, and we certainly won't be outbid by anybody.

Dabo with two generational QBs (Watson, Lawrence): 67-5 (.9306)
Dabo without a generational QB: 82-31 (.7257)
Mark Richt career record at UGA: 145-51 (.7398)

We've all seen how a generational QB can cover up a lot of issues (LSU with Joe Burrow, Auburn with Cam Newton, A&M with Manziel, etc.). Add in stumbling upon one of the top coordinators in all of college football who is now gone.

It was a great run but Clemson's time as a CFB superpower has come to an end.

Tier S - The GOAT

1. Saban

Tier A - Elite

2. Smart
3. Kelly
4. Fisher

Tier B - Very Good

5. Leach
6. Kiffin
7. Stoops
8. Pittman

Tier C - Has shown promise but mostly unproven

9. Napier
10. Heupel
11. Harsin
12. Drinkwitz
13. Beamer

Tier D - Has proven nothing

14. Lea

Your current SEC West coaches:

- The GOAT Nick Saban (7 national titles)
- Jimbo Fisher (1 national title)
- Brian Kelly (2 playoff appearances + 1 BCS championship appearance)
- Mike Leach (the mastermind behind the Air Raid)
- Lane Kiffin (just led Ole Miss to their best season post integration)
- Sam Pittman (has miraculously turned around Arkansas's program within 2 years)
- Some guy named Bryan Harsin

Recruiting is currently ranked 33rd nationally. Nix and Bigsby are rumored to be considering the transfer portal.

Congrats, Aubie on becoming the next Tennessee

Crazy to think about. Things seemed to change a lot in college football between 2014-15 and the same teams have dominated the sport since then (Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma)

Alabama 29 TENNESSEE
LOUISIANA STATE 7 Mississippi State
KENTUCKY 11.5 Vanderbilt

Alabama 36 ARKANSAS
SOUTH CAROLINA 1 Missouri
Louisiana State 3 FLORIDA
TEXAS A&M 5.5 Kentucky

Georgia 14 MISSOURI
South Carolina 2.5 VANDERBILT
Mississippi State 10 KENTUCKY
AUBURN 30 Arkansas

And his team... lost the game