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We rank 'em. You react. That's how the Daily List rolls.8/20/2007 11:20:00 AM Top Five College Football Coaches
By Lang Whitaker, SI.com
Steve Spurrier is the kind of coach you love when he's guiding your team.Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
I am a fan of the University of Georgia, meaning I am a supporter of head coach Mark Richt. He handles the media well, recruits hard, has never won less than eight games in a season, has won two SEC titles...but there's always a little doubt in my mind. Georgia's good, but what if it could be better with a different coach? If I were the Athletic Director and could bring in anyone I want, who would I go after? I'm sure this is a shared experience for college fans, chewing over the what-ifs and daydreaming of what things might be like with a different coach on the sideline. So, all emotions and loyalties aside, here are the top five current college football coaches I would want to coach my team.
1. Steve Spurrier: He tormented the Dawgs for years, but that's exactly why I'd hire him: The Head Ball Coach has a killer instinct and desire to not just win but dominate opponents. He tends to be more successful at schools where they let him bend the admissions rules a bit. Wouldn't be a problem if I was hiring him to come to my school.
2. Rich Rodriguez: I don't know what it is exactly, but I like the way Rodriguez goes about his job. Maybe it's the sweatbands and baseball caps, but he just looks like a guy who can coach. Also, he's gone 30-7 the last three seasons, which doesn't hurt.
3. Joe Paterno: OK, so he's 80 years old and probably wouldn't want to put up with the hassle of a new gig, but I'd make it worth his while financially and throw in a case of multi-vitamins. He might be past his prime, but I love his pluck and vigor -- it would be like having Regis Philbin coach your school.
4. Urban Meyer: I don't mean to stay on the East Coast, but it's hard not to select Meyer after what he pulled off last season. There was a certain brilliant audacity to his play-calling: Whenever Tim Tebow entered games, Florida ran quarterback draws. EVERY TIME! And somehow nobody figured it out and Meyer just kept making the plays work.
5. Pete Carroll: There's something about Carroll that strikes me as odd, but it's hard to argue with his success. Or his recruiting.
If you could hire anyone to coach your college, who would it be? Give us your nominations below...
Lang Whitaker is the executive editor of SLAM magazine and writes daily at SLAMonline.composted by SI.com | View comments |
Comments:
What about Jim Tressel? All he does is win, and with one abberation, always outcoaches everyone else.As Urban Meyer demonstrated last year with Tebow, at some point a coach needs to have the testicular fortitude to tell you exactly what's coming and then do it anyway. Major bonus points if they do it in crunch time and embarrass the other team along the way. That's why Chris Petersen has to be at least considered on the list.were you smoking crack when you put spurrier and paterno ahead of Carroll and Meyer?What about Charlie Weis? He may have not won a BCS championship but Notre Dame was a disaster before he was thereThis is such a stupidly bad list it defies understanding. Are you kidding that you would leave off Jim Tressel? He is 62-14 at OSU, 5-1 over Michigan (we all know that beating your rival is all that matters), 4-2 in bowl games, has an 88.9% winning mark at OSU, and has led the Buckeyes to two National Championships in 5 years, winning one. Then look at his stats at Youngstown State: during the 1990s, Youngstown State had a record of 103-27-2, the most wins by any Division I-AA team and fourth most of both Division I-A and I-AA combined. Four National Championships. With his 5 national championships, Tressel is one of only two active coaches with 5 or more national championships in any division (only Larry Kehres of Division III Mount Union College has more with 9). Tressel's overall record at Youngstown was 135-57-2. Urban Meyer? The flavor of the month. Sure, he's been great recently, but lets see how he does at Florida with his own recruits, rather an inherited team. Yes, we all know that he won last year over OSU - after OSU had been off for over two months. Play that game immediately after the season when both teams were in rhythm and the game would have been much better, and a lot closer. Blame that one on the horrible lack of a playoff system in college football. I won't say who would have won, but it would have been a better game. And what about the second winningest coach in history, Bobby Bowden? CNNSi has been bad before, but this one is an embarrassment to you. No wonder you idiots are second to ESPN. Pathetic.I would have Coach Richt in top five without a doubt!Stick to writing about basketball buddy. As much as I dislike USC, how is Carroll not #1? Paterno at 3? What have they won since joining the Big 10?How dare you put on Joe pa ahead of Pete Carrol or Urban Meyer. If you put Joe Pa on there why not put of the FSU coach Bowden. Pete is 1, Urban is 2, Bowden is 3, Jim Tressel is 4, and Steve is 5.Uh....Frank Beamer???? #3/4 in wins among active coaches?How can this list be complete without Randy Edsall/Uconn??Tommy Tuberville...Rebounded from a "secret" vote of no confidence to be a top tier coach in the nations premier conferneceWhat about Tommy Tuberville? 33-5 in the last 3 seasons in the toughest conference in the country while still being the #2 program based on fans in his own state. Beat Florida and LSU last year and have won 8 of their last 9 games against top 10 opponents. Beat Spurrier and Meyer last season alone.Charlie Weis. He inherited Willinghams team (no depth and huge holes in recruiting) and took them to two straight BCS games.
People can say what they want about Quinn, Samardzija, etc. but none of those guys were any good before Charlie came to ND.
Joe Pa has been dead for ten years, and doesn't even coach the team anymore. Get real.I cannot argue with your selections, all first rate, but Frank Beamer would be my choice. He arrived at a nothing football school and turned it into a powerhouse using talent from the leftover recruits.You should have your head examined for picking any of these coaches over Richt.wheres jimmy tressel???How can you leave Bob Stoops off this list?I'm not an Ohio State fan, but you can't argue with Jim Tressel's performance at OSU.
I don't understand the Paterno pick. He is long past his prime.
I even wonder if he is truly even actively involved anymore or if his coaches mainly run the team while he's fighting to chew his morning oatmeal.how can you possibly leave bob stoops off of this list. He won a national championship in his 2nd year as head coach at oklahoma. not to mention the fact that he has made the national championship game a total of 3 times in his short career. Joe Paterno has been nothing more than a figurehead for the last ten years....Les Miles (LSU) especially after he wins the national title this year
Urban Meyer (UF) great job winning last year
Pete Carroll (USC) wins, and wins national championships!
Steve Spurrier (the other USC) good for so long, and really turning around this program
Rich Rodriguez (WV) worst move tulane ever made was letting ths guy go. Chris Scelfo?!Greg Schiano!PETE CARROLL IS BEST COACH IN FOOTBALL HANDS DOWN... MEYER HAS 1 CHAMPIONSHIP AND 2 BCS BIRTHS... CARROLL HAS 5 IN A ROW AND 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS. PATERNO IS GREAT, BUT PAST HIS PRIME, AND WHAT HAVE THE GAMECOCKS REALLY DONE???I agree with what you said about the coaches posted however I think that there are two more that should be consideredWhat about Bronco Mendenhall at BYU (10-2 last season and owner of one of the 2nd longest winning streak in the country), or Chris Peterson (13-0 in his first year at Boise State.What is it with SI.com constantly slighting UGA? First Mandel's stupiduity and now this. I doubt many UGA fans would trade Richt for any of these coaches...Charlie Weis took over a program with zero recruits and an underachieving team. The team is building based on great recruiting classes and class. They graduate 99% of their players--both white and African-American--and do not cheat (what happended to USC's pay for representation and free lodging, etc.?)Jim Tressel? Bobby Bowden?Brett Bielma - What rookie coach goes 12 - 1 in their 1st year - comes out in preseason rankings #7 in yr 2?My Top 5, in no particular order:
1. Pete Carroll - track record speaks for itself.
2. Urban Meyer - won everywhere he's been, and looks to have a long successful run in Gainesville.
3. Bob Stoops - last season notwithstanding, they don't call him Big Game Bob fro a reason.
4. Jim Tressel - he usually outcoaches his opponents.
5. Gary Patterson - Because he's in a non-BCS conference doesn't diminish his success.Bob Stoops. Has played for the national championship in three of his eight seasons at OU, and seems to always be in the national championship picture.Steve Spurrier .... Most coaches would be more successful if they could "bend the rules a bit."Spurrier tends to do better at schools that let him bend the admissions rules?
Do some fact checking and you'll find that the University refused to alter their standards when Spurrier wanted them changed during his tenure at Florida. I can understand how a Bulldog couldn't find that information though...it isn't like an article on it appeared in the press last week.You are an idiot, and yes an East Coaster!
Stay there with your views, and your pale white body, The West Coast is too much for you!!Weis, Tressel and Carroll long go before Paterno. Wisconsin almost took him last year. Look out this season as they will block low and look for his other knee.What about Mack Brown?Joe Paterno??? Are you kidding me? If it what the 1970's I could see it. I would have to take Tressel, Bob Stoops, and Mack Brown before JoePa or Spurrier.Okay, I may be a tad biased, but not putting Jim Tressel in that mix? Simply do the math since the man has been there and I bet you change it up.Hey guys, Bobby Bowden isn't dead yet!!!How about Frank Beamer-Head Coach at the best University in the Country and that is Virginia Tech. That's right-I said it.Good call leaving off Tressel. My kid will never play there.Bobby Bowden He is the all time winner and has reloaded at FSUI'm not an Oklahoma fan, but I'm surprised Bob Stoops didn't make the Top Five. They have lost a couple of big games, but he's done a lot with the players he gets. It's tough to draw players to Norman when they can go to sunny California and Florida.Jim Tressel is the best. One bad game doesn't define the man.How about Merriman's coach, Fridgen of Maryland?Boring.....anyone that did not include a mid-major coach doing more with less in this list clearly did not do any research and wrote for the masses.Exactly- how do you leave out Tressel? Accomplishments list: Averages over 10 wins a season, National title win in his 2nd year, National title appearance last year, 5-1 against Michigan (which greatly outweighs his predecessor, Cooper), added another Heisman trophy winner, increased graduation rate and still SUPPLYING the NFL with talent just to name a FEW!!How can you not consider Mack Brown of Texas? Look at his career in Texas. Replace Paterno or Rodriquez with Brown. And if you add the recruiting portion of being a head coach, Mack Brown has done quite well.Jim Tressel. Two national championship games in five years, big ten titles, beats Michigan and runs a clean program. The only problem with him is he is not flashy so he doesn't get the media coverage.He may not be at the top of the list, but what Paul Johnson has been able to accomplish at the United States Naval Academy deserves recognition. To be able to play and win multiple bowls at a service academy, with all the academic and physical restrictions while recruiting during foreign conflict is an accomplishment worth respect and admiration.Joe Paterno should not be on the list. No college program would hire him; he is past his prime. He may be one of the best of all time, but as of today he would not even crack the top 25.
I hate Ohio State, but think that Jim Tressel should be on the list. I also do not believe rich rodriquez should be on the list; he coaches in a very weak conference, and does not have the competition of other coaches.
I like Charlie Weis, but he probably needs to win a bowl game before receiving his due recognition.
Where is Bob Stoops, btw.
My list:
Steve Spurrier
Pete Carroll
Jim Tressel
Bob Stoops
Rich RodriguezThis list is massively flawed, no matter how you look at it. I personally think it is impossible to narrow it down to 5 without leaving out coaches that are equally as great as the next. You atleast need it to be the top 10. Then you need to clarify what the criteria was (best of all time or best of today's coaches) or atleast have better justification. If this is of all time...Where is Bobby Bowden, Frank Beamer, Chris Ault, Barry Switzer, Jim Johnson, Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler? If this is of today...where is Jim Tressel and Chris Ault? Two of the winningest coaches in college football today only behind Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno and Frank Beamer.Uncle Charlie in South Bend has a professional resume no one else in college ball has ever or will ever have. Two years at ND with Willingham's players and he turned them into a solid team (mainly offensive). Wait to see what he does in the coming years, he'll rewrite the book on offense in college football.what about Bobby Bowden? the winningest coach in D1. And don't say he doesn't actually coach because Paterno's on the list.Lloyd CarrCan anybody say Mack Brown?that's the most absurd list ever. Carroll has to be 1 based on his success and then Tressel has to be on a top 5 list. Also, what about Bob Stoops?
Plus, any list with Paterno on it is a joke anywaysTeressel's kids don't go to class.
But don't feel bad, neither do over 75% of college ballplayers.To this day, I don't understand how a program can release a coaching legend, a proven coach in 'any' sport. I am talking about Lou Holtz. I realize he is not presently coaching in this era, but you asked. Similar to Tom Landry, in the early 80's, Cowboy fans were calling for his head. Funny how fans have such short memory. These men brought championshipd to their respective teams, yet, it's "what have you done for me lately"?
Not eyery team can win it all every year, and if these organizations/programs would have stood by their coaches, instead of listening to fair weather fans, they may very well have gotten a few more chamionship from their teams. It's just as much the front office's fault, for letting the alumni, and fans intimidate them them to the point of letting these 2 great coahes go. I know, in Coach Landry's case, it was Jerry Jones call, but in the early 80s when I moved to Dallas, the fan's were ready to hang him in effigy.
I would take either man. What more does one have to prove to people?Rich Rodriguez, Steve Spurrier, and Joe Paterno make your list, but Bob Stoops doesn't. Of the above mentioned, only one of these coaches has been to five BCS games since 2000, and he isn't on the list. Oh, and Spurrier never wins a title without Stoops helming his defense, without a doubt. Also, I hate to admit it, but Mack Brown should be on this list as well.As for Spurrier and Paterno ahead of Carroll and Meyer, lets check the records.
You can't argue with Paterno's success over 42 years, not only with his coaching record but what he has given to his school and college football.
Carroll and Meyer have had great success in rcent years, but let's not put them ahead of the all time great just yet.
Tressel deserves to be mentioned with Carroll and Meyer, but let's give him a few more years as well.
When the dust clears in a few years, Paterno will be recognized as the greatest college football coach ever, not only for his record and achievements on the field, but the people he developed and his contribution to society.It's just like a Dawgs fan to backhand Georgia with a compliment to its football coach. No group of fans trash talks their own team as well as Georgia fans do. Heck, nobody dogs the Dawgs like their own fans. I didn't know that UGA had any graduates that could write well enough to land a gig with SI, Lance...Honestly, Joe Pa on this? You are crazy. 1. Carroll 2. Brown 3. Meyer 4. Rodriguez 5. Stoops (you could also consider Tedford here)
Not sure why you could leave off Mack Brown. The guy wins 10+ games, year in and year out, plus has a national title to his credit now. That doesn't even include his recruiting that allows all the above to happen.Everyone jump on the Meyer bandwagon... all he proved is that he can win with a veteran team whose defensive starters has all been playing together and starting since they were freshmen. Weak.Tressell didnt make it becasue they didnt include coaches who run dirty programs. Charlie Weiss? it would be nice to see him win a big gmae before you put him on the list...lets see what you think of him when he wins 5 or 6 games this yearMeyer is the best college football coach in America. His 2nd yr in the best conference in football and he wins a MNC? That is crazy. Let's see how many more NC's he wins before everyone realizes that there is no one better than he in college football. And to the OSU fan that tries to give excuses for the total destruction of Tressel and the Buckeyes, just give it a rest. They got killed, it's over. Oh and newsflash, I think Troy Smith just got sacked AGAIN!As it's been said a million times, Tressel needs to be on this list, as does Stoops.
And how about Greg Schiano? What he's done with Rutgers is amazing.
I love JoePa, but he's barely a Top 30 current coach.Les Miles will surpass everyone you listed in time! Tuberville didn't beat LSU, he paid the refs off for their horrible officiating.Pete Carroll wins with talent, he has lost every close game he has been in. Get close to USC at the end and Carroll will do something dumb to lose the game.My list:
Charlie Weiss
Tyrone Willingham
Bob Davie (if he returns)
Lou Holtz (when he returns again)
Frank Solich (b/c who doesn't want a guy who can party).
Alright, I'm kidding. My real list is:
(1) Pete Caroll
(2) Bob Stoops
(3) Urban Meyer
(4) Jim Tressel
t(5) Charlie Weis & Rich Rodriguez.
Spurrior has not done anything since his return. Mack Brown every year has the best talent, and cannot win. That is what keeps him off this list. If you want Joe Pa, then you have to have Bobby Bo. But neither really belongs.
Why Charlie Weiss ... why not? The guy has taken a talent depleted ND team to two BCS games. ND cannot yet compete with the SEC teams, but the recruiting has been amazing. The guy can coach, and he belongs on this list.
Jim Tressel ... whoever left him off this list needs to stop smoking dope! I have OSU and am not a Tressel fan, but the guy gets the job done and he is consistent from year to year.
Bob Stoops is a stud.
Urban Meyer ... he has proven his worth.
Rich Rodriguez I struggled with b/c WV plays some weak teams. Pat White is the Major Harris of his time, but he would get his ace handed to him if he played against Florida or LSU.Clearly those perplexed by your choice of JoePa must only have a superficial understanding of him as a coach and the Penn State football program. You're description of his pluck and vigor are dead on. Anyone that saw him trying to get up and push people away after getting nailed on the sideline at Wisconsin last year would know he's no doddering old fool. As for what he's done lately: Outback Bowl win over a good Tennessee Team and a BCS victory in the Orange Bowl for a 3rd place finish and Big Ten Championship, I think that's something. I would agree with those that bring up Tressel and Bobby Bowden as coaches you'd love to have heading your program.#1 Coach = Bobby Bowden
14 straight top 5 seasons, 4 National championship appearances, 2 National Titles and most wins of all time and one of the best recruiters in history. Had a couple of subpar seasons but now has the best coaching staff in the nation. He'll be back on top in no time.
#2 Coach = Urban Meyer
A year ago I wouldn't even put him in the top 10...you can't deny what he has done at the schools he has coached (BG, Utah, and UF)or his record thus far in the toughest conference in college football.
#3 Coach = Spurrier
Can't deny him. He is really turning around the Gamecocks program and used to dominate everyone (except FSU)while he coached at UF.
#4 Coach = Pete Carroll
Great recruiter. Wins in an easy conference, but usually wins his bowl games. Get's a little more credit than he deserves...except for recruiting. His team played in 2 National championship games in two years (and was awarded a split championship even though he didn't play for the crystal football!?)Unfortunately, he didn't get to play the correct team in one of the National championships a few years ago... which he would have lost...(Auburn would have crushed SC...but I'll give him credit for getting his team to the game two years in a row.
#5 Coach = Jim Tressel
I can't stand Ohio State, but they win...and were lucky enough to squeak by Miami a few years ago for the national title.Putting Mark Richt in any top five is a joke. Top coaches consistently have the teams in the national title hunt and I don't remember hearing Georgia's name mentioned at all in the last couple of YEARS!!
1. Pete Carroll- hate the guy, hate the program, but you can't argue with their track record.
2. Bob Stoops- hate the sooners but this guy went to a BCS bowl with Thompson as his quarterback!
3. Mack Brown- the guy can recruit and last time i checked, you still need big time players to win big time games if the coach doesn't screw it all up.
4. Jim Tressel- i still think they're cheaters up there in columbus ( academically speaking) but all ohio state has done since he got there is win.
5. (coughing)Frank Beamer- how that man gets players to go to virginia is beyond me ... and he too keeps winning, even with the screwups known as the Vick brothers.
quick note:
I would put in Nick Saban, but lets see what he does at Bama first; Les Miles is kicking ass with his players.
Spurrier is an idiot ... how many gators have gone on to great nfl careers? Academics should matter for his players.
Charlie Weis- you replace Notre Dame with any other program in the country with their schedule and record and they NEVER get into any BCS bowl.
Oh, and I took Beamer over Meyer because he's been around a lot longer ... give Meyer two more years to figure out his rightful place. No one year wonders on this list.
ENOUGH SAID . . . .One thing, Pete Carroll should be number one on that list, and two, Jim Tressell should be 2. I don't have a clue how you can't put Tressell on the list, leading the Buckeyes to 2 National Championships in the last 5 years, and a 5-1 record against Ohio State's archrival, Michigan. And i don't think he's lost 15 games at Ohio State.LES MILES!!!!!! GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!GIve me Urban Meyer. The Gators had great talent under the Zookers reign but the coaching wasn't there. Once the Urban nation came to Gainesville, YOu can see that it takes a great coach to maximize great talent.How about Frank Beamer? Look at the most wins among active coaches...all Beamer does is win.Frank Beamer please! He mostly gets recruits from VA, and just has a great team. Brought a team from nothing to a powerhouse.Anyone who does not vote Pete Carroll #1 is on some sort of brain eating drug. He took a team that had one of the worst seasons in USC history and in three years won back to back national championships. He has coached USC 6 years - 5 straight conference championships, 5 straight BCS bowl appearences (4-1), 2 national championships (played for a 3rd), 3 Heisman Trophy winners, and is now 2007 preseason #1 .... all of that is with guys he recruited and he coached. And for the guy who said he can't win the close game - I ask him to check his USC scorecard from 2003-2005 there are many, many close games they did win - Cal, Oregon, and the greatest college game ever played vs notre dame (and if that wasn't close I don't know what close is). Sure there were lots of blowouts (SEC fans please remember that 4 of these came against your teams - including Auburn), but that is what makes USC and Pete Carroll Number #1. Save your Joe Pa for a discussion about great coaches of the 1980s. By the way, Tressel should be on that list as well.Urban Meyer? - One title with another's recruits does not make you a "great" coach.
Joe Paterno? - He hasn't won a big game in years!!! Sure he's been great to PSU, but there is no way I'd hire him today!As an Arizona State alumn, I may be a little biased with my selection, but you can't make a top coaches list without Dennis Erickson. He has consistently coached his teams to big wins in big games and is unparalleled in his ability to turn around a program.Excuse me, but you overlooked Jim Tressel of Ohio State. Look what he has accomplished there in just a few years: First national title in 34 years; another team on the verge of a title; decisive winning record against Michigan (home and away; and a huge number of players drafted by the NFL (the 2006 and 2007 drafts had so many OSU first rounders and high round choices), He clearly belongs there ahead of Rodriguez.Little left to be said at this point, but it is important to look at the totality of a persons resume.
Spurrier has done little at SC and if he is one the list, then the same arguement could be made for Saban. (Did I just say that?)
Seriously, leaving Stoops of the list of top five invalidates the entire list.this list is a joke.......jim tressel is easily in the top 5 no questions asked!!What about Thomas Hickey. He's a D-2 coach who has some serious potentialRICH RODRIGUEZ? i mean come on he coaches a team in the big east and he only plays 2 decent teams a yr. (louisville and rutgers) And wat about Charlie weis i mean Brady Quinn, Jeff Samardzija,Maurice Stovall, and Rhema Mckinght wouldnt be anything if it wasnt for Charlie Weis and Weis also inhetited a team from TY WILLINGHAM who made Notre Dame even worse after Bob Davie so thats why Charlie Weis is definitly worthy of being on that listYou're an idiot to leave Bob Stoops out of the top coaches list! What he did with last years team was incredible. He consistently wins!Nick Saban needs to be on the list. No coach in America outworks Nick Saban.LOL
Paterno? Are you kidding me?
Spurrier is a good coach, but he hasn't done anything at South Carolina yet.
Carroll
Meyer
Tressel
Brown
TubervilleTressel sucks id go with #1) Meyer
2) Mack Brown
3)Pete Carrol
4) Spurrier
5) Rich Rodriguez
Weis sucks ND is gonna go 6-6 this yearLook at what the Florida football program was like before Steve Spurrier arrived in 1990.. and he is doing the same first rate job at South Carolina. Maybe the best college football coach ever...After what Greg Schiano has done at Rutgers, I find it hard to leave him off this list.What is odd about Pete Carroll, Whitaker, is that he is the only one of your 5 best coaches who works West of the Mississippi-and, more importantly, he has been the most successful of those coaches over the last seven years. Perhaps you are the odd one Whitaker.Let me know when the fat boy in South Bend wins a bowl game and for the Auburn boy, what was the outcome the last 2 times they played Southern Cal#1 Carroll
#2 Tressel
#3 Weiss
#4 Meyer
#5 StoopsNo Particular Order:
1. Carroll ( You can't argue this pick. He just gets it done. What a recruiter)
2. Urban Meyer (A young buck. I like his swag and guts).
3. Gary Patterson (TCU) ( A defensive genius who has the majors looking his way. Check out TCU's defensive rankings since the guy took over.)
4.Greg Schiano ( If you can make Rutgers win, you are the man. Period.)
5. Jim Tressel (OSU) & Tedford (Cal)-Tie. Tressel got outcoached by Meyer, true. But, this guy is still an excellent coach. Tedford is a young guy with guts, I like his style.Bobby Bowden, forty four years after coaching his first college game and after twenty nine years with Florida State, is the winningest coach in NCAA history. His Seminoles were ranked in the Associated Press (AP) Top Five for fourteen consecutive seasons. His 1999 team was the first ever to go from opening game to the championship while maintaining their number one AP ranking the whole time. He is ranked second in most bowl wins. When he took over in 1976, the Seminoles had won a total of only four games in three seasons. His career record with the Seminoles, playing some of the league's toughest teams, is 278-70-4.Charlie Weis? Are you kidding me??? There is only one FACT you need to know... he has YET to beat a ranked team since coming to ND!!! How in the world can you even utter his name, even if you are an ND fan?! And an even bigger question is how in the world can the BCS select this team 2 years in a row having not beaten a ranked team?!Um, ya. I agree with most of it but to not include Stoops is crazy. In terms of what he's acomplished, I'd say he's second to Pete.Why is anyone even arguing about this. Pete Carrol has absolutely dominated college football for the past 6 years. There is no question about this, he is by far the best active college football coach.You are an idiot. Beamer is #1.I bleed Burnt Orange but even I know better than to say:
What about Mack Brown?
HOOK 'EM HORNS!Don't forget about the bastion of talent that is Mike Riley of Oregon State!
....I'll see myself out.Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel, Jim Tressel, and Jim Tressel.Come on, look at his success at Youngstown State and his tenure so far at THE Ohio State Univerity.Yeah, Stoops has gotta be on this.What about Chan Gailey? More consistently than anyone I can think of, he does enough not to get fired. He's such a nice, calm guy. He avoids the confrontations that would surely follow benching a QB for failing to lead. He doesn't like to rub UNC and Duke's mediocrity in their faces by beating them _every_ year. What's not to love?
I think he would be a fine addition to an SEC school.
- GP BurdellDon't forget about what Urban did with the BCS busting Utah Utes!I can't argue with Pete Carrol, Bob Stoops or Jim Tressel but are their programs run clean? How about graduation rates?
I may be a biased Texas fan, but Mack Brown should at least be in the top 5. This is who's now, not a history class! Mack is the whole package. Recuits, graduates the kids, no violations, and wins.
Here is his last 10 years.
AT NORTH CAROLINA
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1996 10-2 Gator Bowl
1997 10-1 Gator Bowl
AT TEXAS
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1998 9-3 Cotton Bowl
1999 9-5 Cotton Bowl
2000 9-3 Holiday Bowl
2001 11-2 Holiday Bowl
2002 11-2 Cotton Bowl
2003 10-3 Holiday Bowl
2004 11-1 Rose Bowl
2005 13-0 National Championship
2006 10-3 2006 Alamo Bowl
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North Carolina is back to being a joke and Texas was a joke before he got there. 'Nuff said.Nick Sabin. He wins a national championship for LSU and then flips 'em off by returning to college football at Alabama. How cool is that. Just think about how pissed LSU fans will be on Nov. 7th.TOMMY TUBBERVILLESteve Spurrier is washed up and Rich Rodriguez needs to get into a decent football division before being considered for this list.1. Pete Carrroll-So you'll never lose your coach to the NFL.
2. Jim Tressell- National titles everywhere.
3. Mack Brown- At least you'll recruit well.
4. Tommy Tuberville- You'll know a couple of the first players taken on NFL draft day.
5. Bobby Bowden-Because we can't have Bear Bryant!Kirk Ferentz- Hands down- whp has done more with less ?Mike Leach, TSO
How could you not love a coach with that offense, who is basically a standup comedian that doesnt give a fu#$
he could use a defensive system thoughTebow was stopped cold by Auburn in the 2nd half last year. That's one of the reasons Urban Myer got outcoached my Tubberville. No question that Tommy Tubberville has performed better in head to head against two of these guys.Mark Richt is the only person I would even consider replacing Mark Rickt.
He has been the catalyst for turning UGA's program around and generating a great deal of respect. I've been a diehard Georgia fan my entire life and from what I've gathered, most of us think he's the best thing since Dooley. I wouldn't trade him for anyone.Spurrier has not accomplished squat since coming back.
Meyer has not done it long enough.
Joe Pa is past his prime, 15 years ago.
Rich Rodriguez has not done it long enough.
Pete Carroll should be at the top.
This list has no credibility without Jim Tressel. And you folks clamoring for Charlie Weis need to get a clue. WON NOTHING. That program is the most overrated team ever.Why would anyone put Bob Stoops on a top 5 list? He has coached a winless team as recently as 2005.You have to look at guys that have won for a long time not just flash a in the pan. Spurrier(SC,UF,Duke), Bowden (FSU), Beamer(VT), Paterno(PS), Jeff Bower(Southern Miss), Tressel(OSU,YS). They have all been head coaches for 15 years and except for Spurrier and Tressel at the same school, and they win every year. These guys can coach!Where is the winningest football coach of all-time?Hayden Fox. Took Minnesota State to the national championship in 5 years.June Jones.This writer didnt say which colleges these guys coach at. I heard about all except RodriguezDon't get me wrong: JoePa is a great coach (some would say "was"). However, his Nittany Lions have won "only" two national titles (most recently over 20 years ago) in over FORTY years under JoePa - coaching at the same institution, which has great tradition, resources and fan support. I'm no FSU fan, but Bobby Bowden, who didn't make the list, has done as much ... in ten years less, not all of which was at FSU.
Further, since joining the Big-10, Penn St. has won exactly ONE (solo) conference championship, and that was almost 14 years ago. In 2005, the best season in recent memory, Penn St. MIGHT have been the best team in the Big-10, but no team from that conference made it to the BCS Title Game.
Incidentally, how does Bob Stoops NOT make this list?What!?!? No Tommy Bowden?Bob stoops should be on this list and for people who think he shouldn't because of him breaking an ncaa rule, that was green tea given to is players. thats how mested up the ncaa is.Kirk Ferentz!Peewee Pete Carroll (whose last name is a girl's name) is a terrible coach who had success because he relied on ineligible players (*cough* Reggie Bush *cough*)jeff tedford i would say because he turned around a program that wasnt winning and a program that hasnt won in a long time. pete carrol because he just gets it done. tyrone willingham because the job he did at washington is amazing. urban myers is also good, bob stoops. I wouldnt put charlie weis in because he did it with willinghams recruits. willinghams recruits were in there jr year when charlie took over and honestly notre dame is not that good. they play a soft schedule that makes them look good. any team they played that was ranked they got destroyed.Whoever wrote this top 5 article must have just started watching College football this weekend. What exactly has Rich Rodriguez done? His team is in a soft conference and has never even played for a BCS title. And Urban Meyer was blessed with talent that he didn't even recruit. I would have to include Bob Stoops, of course. And as much as I hate to admit it even Mack Brown has a stronger case than Meyer or Rodriguez. This article is a joke!anonymous... you must be smoking crack with your "charlie weis" and ND was a disaster before he got there. they're still a disaster or haven't you been paying attention. they're 1-7 and last year they didn't win any games against quality teams. when's the last time they won a bowl game, with or without charlie weiss. this ND team is a joke. guess what, they won't win a BCS championship either.Tressel? Keeping his team in the top 5 the past three years with the only time they were out of it being the beginning of the year before they had a chance to prove how good they were. He is one of the top 3 coachs.charlie weis, dennis franchione, bill callahan, nick saban, and lloyd carrin no particular order:
top 5 proven
beamer-- anybody who can get people to go to blacksburg and then coach them up to win consistently must be great
Tressel
carroll
stoops
ferentz--hasn't made a title game but does more with less talent than any BCS conf. coach
top 5 up and coming
meyer
schiano
peterson
rodriguez
tie: kelly (brian)/d'antonio
5 most overrated
weiss
miles
spurrier
mack brown
saban
5 who should retire for the good of their respective programs
Carr (just did)
Paterno
Bobby Bowden
paterno deserves to be on this list twice
and did I mention bobby bowden?i would have to say:
1. Pete Carroll
2. Nick Saban
3. Urban Meyer
4. Bob Stoops
5. Jim Tressellsu won a championship in spite of les miles and mack brown won one because of vince youg. he has, supposedly, the best talent every year but with the exception of vince's last two years at texas, has lost at least two games every year. and he gets the deer in a headlight in every big game texas plays in.
les miles is just a clown in a coaches suitLes Miles did the best coaching job in 2007. The calls he made throughout the season brought home the National Championship. Without those calls, LSU would not have found themselves in position to compete for the Title. I see NO other coach (or safety-oriented commentator) making those calls. He apparently knew what he was doing, and he had the guts to do it. So for 2007, Les Miles IS the best coach in America.Recent Posts
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