The preseason SEC Power Poll this year (the one conducted by SB Nation's Garnet and Black Attack that I am voting in) is not a ranking of the teams, but a ranking of the coaches. Specifically, it is a ranking of coaching ability.
My ballot is based on who is good now, and it is slanted towards performance in this decade. No lifetime achievement awards are being handed out here.
(UPDATE: Final Power Poll is here.)
1. Urban Meyer
Call it a homer pick if you want, but he’s done well everywhere he’s gone. He turned in an undefeated season at Utah, becoming the first BCS Buster ever. Let’s also not forget that he did it before the BCS expanded to five games.
At Florida, he won a national and conference championship and got a quarterback a Heisman. He proved the spread could work in the SEC and did it so convincingly that other coaches in the league are going to install some spread-style goodness of their own in 2008.
Add to that his ace recruiting abilities, and you have my vote for top SEC coach.
2. Tommy Tuberville
I should specify that this is a vote for the Tuberville of 2004 and on, not for the Tuberville of 2003 and prior. There is a difference, as he suddenly got drastically better in the 2004 season.
The post-2003 Tuberville has been one of the best coaches in the country in that span, though the fact he’s only parlayed that into one conference title is the reason why he’s here on the list.
He also gets points for abandoning his old, conservative offense and actually giving former outcast/spread guru Tony Franklin the shot at major college coaching that he deserves.
3. Mark Richt
Richt is on pace to become the most successful head coach in Georgia history. He has two conference titles and a 13-1 season that wins him a national title in nearly any other year than the 2002 season in which he did it.
He also lost to Vandy in 2006, something that a top league coach shouldn’t do six years into his tenure despite the strides the Commodores have made under Bobby Johnson.
He ended up third in the league on my ballot. That is still nothing to sneeze at in the best coaching conference in the country.
How he does with the heaps of expectations on him this year will help to sort out his place in the hierarchy, as well as help to define his legacy as a head coach.
4. Nick Saban
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Brian Hood 10 months ago
Yes, I'm a Tennessee guy but I was calling for Fulmer's head a couple years ago. I do not think he is a great coach, great recruiter yes, great coach no. With that said, in my opinion Petrino over Fulmer is laughable David, I'm sorry. His greatest work was done in the Big East. A weak conference compared to the SEC we all know that, not to mention that was before S Florida got going. All I'm saying is get back to me after a few years in the SEC.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
I went back and forth on that one a lot, believe me. If Dave Clawson works out, Fulmer jumps Petrino no questions asked because part of being a good head coach is picking the right assistants.
What gave Petrino the edge for now is that I know for a fact Petrino is the driving force behind his teams' offensive success, and as I said, performance this decade matters a lot in my rankings. Fulmer's best days were between 1992 and 1998, so I can't say that right this moment he's higher than where he #7.
Petrino took Louisville from a frisky CUSA team to a BCS winner who came one game away from going to the national title game, so he gets the slight edge for now.
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Tim Pollock 10 months ago
Petrino above Fulmer and Spurrier? Spurrier behind Fulmer?
The SEC is definitely hard to rank with regards to coaching, so it's hard to argue with any list, but the ones I mentioned are the ones I have the hardest time with.
Again, though, this is a very tough list to make.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
If South Carolina didn't lose five straight down the stretch, Spurrier would be higher. It just doesn't feel like he's maximizing his players like he used to when I watch the Gamecocks play.
I grew up on Spurrier football and I'm not one of the psycho Gator fans who hate him now for taking a job at a division rival. However something during his NFL tenure changed him, and he's just not the same as he used to be. As this is more a ranking of who's best right now than all-time, Spurrier doesn't grade out as a coach in the top half of the conference.
Fulmer has taken Tennessee to the SEC title game three times this decade, including in 2001 after upsetting Spurrier's Gators, so he is in front of Steve. For my thoughts on Petrino, see my comment in response to Brian's comment above.
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Justin Hokanson 10 months ago
Wow, thanks for the Tuberville love.
How about your boy from the Miami newspaper doing the podcast calling out Harvin for not being a team player and starting that fight with Rainey? That was brutal.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
That guy is a clown. He's a beat writer for the Gators, but he writes his Miami Herald "blog" like he doesn't even like the team and is gunning for better, non-beat writer job.
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Mark Rupert 10 months ago
Mark Richt has the ( fourth best winning percentage among active Coaches) in seven years, competing in the toughest division of the most brutal conference in Football.
If you ask me based on this, one could argue he is the best Coach in College football today.
Meyer has a great resume but it ain't against the SEC. let's see where he's at in a few years.
Tuberville is a real good coach but I don't think most would rank him above Mark Richt.
I don't like the Man but Spurrier should rank higher. take his years at Carolina and seven years at FLA.
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Rob Sansing 10 months ago
Good list. Tuberville's record against the top teams in un-paralled...if he could just keep the team focused against the m-states & south floridas!!!
And, yeah, I would quibble with Miles being behind Saban and Spurrier behind Fulmer, but, isn't that the purpose of the article??? To get the conversation started.
Thanks for the list.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Miles has succeeded off of Saban's foundation, so I can't just yet put him above his predecessor. Plus as I mentioned, Miles' national title team had two losses, so I can't really put him above the guys who have turned in one-loss seasons or Tuberville with his undefeated season.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
But to be clear, I am also not saying that Miles only won the national title because he had Saban's players or anything. The team was fully Miles' from a mental and motivational standpoint, and Miles has had no trouble bringing in tons of talented players like Saban did.
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Rob Sansing 10 months ago
Miles has been much more consistent than Saban, and beat Saban head-to-head.
Of course, Miles has a very short SEC history. Will be interesting to see how LSU - bama plays out the next couple of years
And we all know Saban will probably never beat Tuberville!!! wink, wink
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Miles won round 1 with Saban, but the talent disparity between the teams was huge. And the Tide still only lost by 7. This season's game in Baton Rouge is definitely appointment television.
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James Doker 10 months ago
I like the list, and it's obviously difficult to rank the SEC coaches, so I can't really argue about any discrepancies I there might be between your rankings and mine. I thought the pro's and cons about each coach were spot-on, especially Petrino and Miles.
I think it almost seems like the coaches can be grouped into four tiers of 3. Each group of three could be interchanged pretty reasonably (except Johnson is pretty definitely in last place). Anyway, nice article!
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Chad Haynie 10 months ago
I think it is a pretty good list. It really all depends how you are measuring them though.
I don't think there is any doubt Urban Meyer has done a good job since arriving at Florida, however he has only been in the conference 3 years. Granted he has an SEC and National Championship in one of those years, the other two seasons were just 9 win seasons. If you go by the numbers Les Miles has also only been around 3 seasons, has an SEC Title, National Title and extra Western division title (for a total of two) and a better over all record. And with that I think it's hard to put Meyer over Miles, and trust me, I'm about the furthest thing you'll see from a Les Miles fan.
Also all rivalry stuff aside, Tommy Tuberville is way too high at number 2. Come on, he has been in the SEC for 13 years and only has 1 conference title. Just kind of weak in my opinion to have a man with very little accomplishments in terms of actual championships at number two and three men with national championships underneath him.
Also think Bobby Petrino is about 4-5 spots above where he should be. He hasn't done anything at Arkansas. He had a one very good season with a BCS school, his other conference championship came in a mid-major conference and I think we all know what went down in Atlanta.
Putting him above two national championship coaches and one who took Arkansas from a zero to an actual name, is just a crime.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Les Miles walked into a better situation talent-wise at LSU than Meyer did at Florida. Meyer used some creativity (two QB system, using a WR as a RB) to really maximize his team in 2006; Miles' 2007 team did not dominate to the degree that its talent suggests that it should have been able to.
As I said with Tuberville, it's a vote for how he's done since 2004. If you take a look at the link I inserted into his explanation, it's a breakdown of his coaching record that shows that he became drastically better than before 2004.
In my opinion, Petrino has done more (and with less, too) than Spurrier and Fulmer have this decade. The focus was more on what has happened lately to give a ranking of how good these guys are right now. Spurrier's best years ended in 2001, Fulmer's in 1998 (or 2001 as well, depending on how you're counting).
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Sparky DaHound 10 months ago
"Les Miles walked into a better situation talent-wise at LSU than Meyer did at Florida."
You sure about this? Zook's coaching abilities were probably questionable, but not his recruiting.
"Miles' 2007 team did not dominate to the degree that its talent suggests that it should have been able to."
You want to ask Notre Dame about that?
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Yes, I am 100% standing behind the statement that over the course of 5 years Saban put got more talent in the door at LSU than Zook did in 3 years at Florida. It's not just the starting lineup that matters. LSU had far more depth across the board than Florida did in 2005.
And also, Notre Dame did not play LSU in 2007.
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Sparky DaHound 10 months ago
... opps ... was thinking 2006 ... my bad ...
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Sparky DaHound 10 months ago
Saban is a good coach and did wonders for LSU. I, for one, will be forever greatful for his time at LSU. With that said, from a pure numbers standpoint, Miles has done more with Saban players than Saban did with Saban players at LSU.
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Timothy Croley 10 months ago
"Miles has done more with Saban players"? Saban won 2 SEC Titles and a National Championship. Miles has one SEC Title and one National Title. Saban did it in 5 years, Miles has done it in 3. Saban won 75% of his games at LSU, Miles has won 85%. It's hard to compare when Saban had 2 more years to win one more SEC Title. So far Miles has a better win percentage, but I would say they are pretty even. The next two or three season's will show if Miles can continue the success he has had so far. Plus, was Saban not coaching DiNardo's recruits?
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Justin Goar 10 months ago
that's what most fail to realize, sparky. saban only had one season with less than 3 losses.
and don't get me wrong, i'm a saban fan when he was here, but that doesn't diminish what miles has done.
people penalize miles for the situation at LSU when he got there and few remember (david W not included) how tough the 05 post katrina season was for him and the team. a year in which LSU won the west.
if someone like butch davis was at LSU instead of miles and had the same numbers, he would be heralded as a genius.
perception is huge, and with an anticiapted decline in wins this year, it's only going to get worse.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
There's not a large gap between anyone in the top 5. We're talking very slim margins, and I could easily be persuaded to change the order some. I have a lot of respect for what Miles has done at LSU, and I can easily see him turning in another 11-2 season this fall if the QB situation stabilizes.
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Chad Haynie 10 months ago
That's kind of a stretch. From a Wins and Losses standpoint, yeah. But Saban won Championships at LSU. Probably would have had two SEC titles and at least one more national title by now if he had stayed at LSU.
Would the record have been the same? Maybe. Maybe not. I think Saban would have pulled in another SEC title and possibly another national title though.
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Timothy Croley 10 months ago
Ranking such a great group of coaches is no easy task. I think that Croom has done more with less than any coach, but like you said, he needs to sustain it in order to move up.
It would be hard for me to rank Petrino solely based on the fact that he has not been a SEC head coach yet. I probably would have put him at 12 with the understanding that he has not coached yet in the SEC. After one season he could be evaluated fairly and reranked.
Spurrier has had lesser talent at Carolina also. I truely believe he is a great coach. Put him back at Florida and see if he will not take this year's team to the promised land. However, he does need to prove his worth again by winning with less.
The truth is, you could probably put the top six coaches in a bag and shake one out and call him the best. The SEC is loaded with the best talent and coaches in the land. I'm glad I live in Alabama right in the middle of all this great football!
Good work.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
There's certainly no shame in being the #8 coach in this conference. Thanks, Timothy.
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Timothy Croley 10 months ago
Agree 100%. When you are Steve Spurrier and #8 coach in a conference you know it is loaded!!
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Mitch at sportschatplace.com 10 months ago
David, great list but a few comments though not sure why you would put yourself in battle nearly impossible to win with this group, in any event here we go:
Richt can't be that high, he hasn't won a National Title and none of the guys ahead of Fulmer or Spurrier who haven't won a title should be there either. Petrino, Richt and Tubberville all need to be moved to the lower echelon.
You use the argument that Meyer has won everywhere he's been, look at Rich Brooks. The guy won at Oregon, got the Atlanta frickin Falcons of all teams to the Super Bowl as their Defensive Coordinator and now has Kentucky a regular to go bowling. He may not have had the recruiting base that a lot of the others have on this list which makes him an even stronger choice.
Houston Nutt isn't too low, he's been at high profile places as well
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Richt went 13-1 in 2002. In most seasons, a 13-1 season from the SEC wins you a national title. I'm not going to penalize him for doing in the same season that Ohio State went 14-0 (especially since those teams didn't play).
Also as I've said many times, this is a ranking of who's good now, not who's good all-time. Fulmer and Spurrier's best years were in the '90s, and that didn't factor into my rankings much at all. Meyer's "everywhere" has been entirely this decade; Brooks' "everywhere" was not. I see Croom squeezing 8 wins out of MSU last season as more impressive than Brooks getting 8 wins twice in a row from his more talented Kentucky team, so that explains that part of the hierarchy some.
Nutt is an interesting case. He's had some good players and good teams, but it's hard to tell how much the good teams are caused by the good players and how much they're caused by good coaching. I lean more towards the former.
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Mitch at sportschatplace.com 10 months ago
This whole topic is enough to make anyone dizzy but to me if it's who is #1 right now and you can't penalize a team for losing then Les Miles is # 1. There's only a handful of coaches you can insert in this list from the entire NCAA to round out a top 10 overall best coaches.
I think you're discounting how bad UK was for how long, so bad in fact their ex-coach took the Baylor job as opposed to staying. That's pretty bad.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
I have a feeling that part of the reason Guy Morriss left Kentucky was the probation and restrictions leftover from the Hal Mumme days. And even then, both Mumme and Morriss led UK to 7-win seasons. Brooks taking a team with more talent to 8 wins just doesn't that much for me because of that, though the SEC is tougher now than it was then.
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Joseph Morgan 10 months ago
Good list. I agree with your assessment of Bobby Johnson. He's worked wonders at Vandy and its really hard to put him at the bottom of the list. He would do much better at a program with better resources.
Good article!
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Eric Plant 10 months ago
Wow, what a shock that you put Urban Meyer number one. Dream on...
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Wow, what a shock that you disagree. Want to hunker down and give me an explanation for your dissension?
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GeorgiaDawg 10 months ago
David, I have to say.... Homer pick? Really? I just don't buy Urban Meyer at the top. But I understand your bias. I just think the man gets too much credit. He won at UTAH !!! UTAH !!! Like someone stated above... let's give him three more years in the SEC before we call him the best. He won his NC with Ron Zook's D, did he not? Mark Richt has won 70 games in seven seasons in the SEC... not at UTAH!!! Two SEC championships as well. All that is left is the NC...
Les Miles should be moved down. He inherited a lot of talent.
Petrino should be moved to the bottom. He has proven nothing except that he talks out of both sides of his mouth.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
"Zook's D" consisted only of a front seven. Reggie Nelson came aboard in 2005 after a year in a JUCO (so he was originally recruited by Zook, but Meyer still had to keep recruiting him to make sure he came to UF). Ryan Smith came aboard in 2006 after transferring from Utah (where he played under Meyer). Without Nelson playing the role of "The Eraser" and Smith picking off a lot of passes, that defense is not as dominant as it was.
That 2004 Utah team featured several future NFL players and a BCS win, plus it was the first team since '95 Nebraska to win every game by at least 14 points. It did not play an SEC-level schedule, but it won every game comfortably.
Through 3 years, Richt had a 22-8 record, a 13-1 season, and one conference title. Through 3 years, Meyer has a 21-9 record, a 13-1 season, and one conference title. Meyer also has an undefeated season as a head coach at a different school. That gave him an edge.
As I've said in a different comment, the margins between these top guys is very slim. They are all great at what they do.
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GeorgiaDawg 10 months ago
David, I think you made a type-o, Richt was 32-8 in his first three seasons.. in the SEC.
Meyer coached up the Utes in the MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE... Hard to stress that enough. Meyer is a great coach no doubt. But how many ranked teams did the Utes play in 2003 and 2004? I know it was only one in 2003 (#19 Oregon)....
I just think that when you look at the SEC coaching fraternity, there are coaches there that have done a lot more over a longer period of time. Don't put the new "kid" at the top till he earns it.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Thanks, that was supposed to read 32-8 and 31-9.
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Keith Richard 10 months ago
"I’m going to throw out his time with the Falcons, which was spent under conditions that pretty much no one could succeed under."
If you don't penalize Bobby, then Saban should be penalized for his time at the Dolphins. This, considering he had total control over that debacle.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Good point. It's too late to change the order, but that might vault Miles above Saban.
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Ben White 10 months ago
Great list. You can't please everyone, but I think you did as well as anyone could do.
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shelby lundin 10 months ago
I think overall it is a pretty fair list. Maybe it is a bit homerish (I know, I know not really a word) to put the Meyer first but you can't take away the fact that HE coached a team to a national championship, whether it was he recruited the guys or not he coached them to that level. I feel the same about Miles.
Also as it was stated already here that the top 5 or probably so close that they could be switched back and forth 1000 times for different reasons.
I will say that the only reason I would not put Saban above Miles is that Saban seems to lose to those teams you should NEVER lose to. LSU had some serious close calls with teams we shouldn't have had trouble with (Troy) and lost to teams like Alabama-Birmingham, which makes his lose to LA-Monroe look less and less of a fluke and more of a coach not preparing his team. But once again that is just my opinion and as I stated before they are all so close together each person here could make a case why they think "their" coach should be higher then he is and it could be valid.
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Timothy Croley 10 months ago
Shelby, take into considerationthat the loss Saban suffered to UAB was in his first season when he was still in a transition period, as was his loss to LAMO, the first season at Bama during a transition period. I'm not saying that Saban is the greatest coach ever, but everyone suffers bumps in the road during their first year and trying to change the entire atmosphere of two suffering programs! He lost two games he should not have. Everyone knows that. If he does it again then you can bash to your heart's content. Until then, realize what he was trying to do and who he was working with.
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shelby lundin 10 months ago
Tim,
First off, I apologize if my comments seemed at all like "bashing" they weren't meant that way at all. It was only meant as my opinion because believe me I am grateful for what Saban did at LSU.
Secondly, I still believe my statement is true, if Miles would have lost to UAB or LMAO (btw that is hysterical and I am stealing it if you don't mind :)) in his first year the media would have hung him out to dry. But he didn't/hasn't and has continued to win with an SEC hiccup here and there. Saban was left with a deconet amount of talent from Dinardo when he got to LSU loses to UAB aren't acceptable with a decent/good amount of talent. If Miles loses to Troy or North Texas I will be happy to come back to you and say that the lose is also unacceptable.
On the other hand Saban can and will bounce back and has and will continue to builld a better Bama team. This will make the SEC even more exciting then it already is and I for one can't wait! I was on;y pointing out where i thought things could have been swithced up here and there as of how the coaches are ranked to date.
Geaux Tigers!!!
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Michael Inglis 10 months ago
Saban came into LSU trying to rebuild the program. Miles came into LSU with a ready made program with NFL talent up and down the roster. Off course he didn't lose to a team like UAB with that kind of talent.
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gbase 10 months ago
" You mean you actually fired the AK-47? Oh well, welcome back! "
- Urban Meyer
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intimmydator 10 months ago
Dude, do you even watch SEC Football?! Anyone who ranks Steve Spurier and Nick Saban that low in their list obviously doesn't know what they are talking about or much about SEC Football. I don't think I can bring myself to ever tak another one of your articles serious. Give me a break.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
If I was handing out lifetime achievement awards, Spurrier would be first in line of the bunch. I'm not, so he's not.
Saban has done well overall, but he has fewer 10 win seasons than Richt has, he has had no undefeated season like Tuberville had, and he didn't pioneer an offense than others in the conference are going to be implementing like Meyer did.
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Michael Inglis 10 months ago
You said Miles benifited from Saban so that's why he's not that high on your list. However, you seem to forget Urban Meyer benifited from Ron Zook. Even though Zook didn't put up great W-L records he was a great recruiter. All those great athletes that dominated the 2006 team were Zook's guys. Other than 2006 Meyer has posted a 3 and 4 loss season in the SEC which is alright but nothing amazing.
How can Spurrier be so low? You say you're not giving out lifetime achievement awards but you obviously have used past season for your justification for other coaches. Like 2002 for Mark Richt, and 2003 for Tubberville. The man has a NC, 6 SEC Championships (including 4 in a row) and 6 SEC Coach of the Year awards. There is no justification for him being so low.
The worst thing is that Bobby Petrino is ahead of Fulmer and Spurrier. How can a guy whose never coached an SEC game be ahead of two coaches that have won NC?
Tubberville is a good coach but one season shouldn't get you ahead of Richt, Spurrier, and Fulmer.
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intimmydator 10 months ago
Michael took the words out of my mouth for the most part. Petrino is unproven, he coached in a much weaker Big East during much of his success. Tubbs success is greatly because of Alabama's down years, this will change just watch. Mark Richt is a great coach I will not argue with his ranking, but he hasn't won a NC yet though this might be his year. I think the question becomes what makes a coach a great coach? Is it merely wins v/s losses, championships, team improvement, high quality wins, player graduation percentage, or number of players they have sent to the pro's? Either way the SEC is loaded, but I still don't totally buy your little rankings.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Zook provided a good first string but no depth. Saban provided a good first string and depth. That's the difference. Not to mention the fact that Zook's Gator teams didn't know how to act like an elite team and needed a complete attitude transplant when Meyer came in.
All those things you mention for Spurrier came from his time at Florida, which ended in 2001. I said right at the beginning that performance this decade matters most.
This is also a list ranking coaching ability right now, not who has the longest resume in SEC play. What happened at Louisville counts for Petrino in the same way that Meyer's performance at Bowling Green and Utah factor in his favor.
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shelby lundin 10 months ago
Sorry I couldn't figure out how to respond to your comment above so I responded to this one instead.
While I agree they are not identical situations I will say that Dinardo was a great recruiter and when Saban arrived at LSU he wasn't left with "nothing". Dinardo was just a horrible coach who had no control of his team and the program. Saban took those kids and molded them into the players they became and some that still are. Just as Miles took Saban's players and did the same.
Saban and Miles, with the rest of the SEC coaches, are great coaches and we can argue over the smallest things that we think puts one above another until we die, which is why is it so great to be a part of the SEC because in the long run that is what makes the conference so tough, that we mostly even and it is just who has that one extra push each season...
Good greif!!!! Is it football season yet! You boys got my blood boiling!! :)
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Michael Inglis 10 months ago
Im always interested to see how a coach who success comes from the previous coaches recruits will do once he gets his own guys. So far Miles has used Saban's guys. THis year and every one after will be his chance to show us what he can do with his guys. For LSU lets hope he's not the next Larry Coker.
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shelby lundin 10 months ago
"For LSU lets hope he's not the next Larry Coker. "
Goodness, I hope he isn't also because I live in Orlando and have picked on WAY too many Miami fans after the Peach Bowl to deal with that! :)
Seriously I do not believe he is and I look forward to him proving the doubters wrong in the years to come. I would continue to argue this with you but my boss is letting us off a whopping 20 minutes early in preperation for that storm and I am going to take full advantage of that!
I may be in the mood for arguing more tomorrow though! :)
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Paul Miller 10 months ago
i would definitely have brooks and croom higher...since brooks brought a team with so many lost scholarships back to two consecutive bowl victories in less than five years...and croom had a lot of pressure being the first african american coach in the SEC and got them to a bowl victory. Houston Nutt should be much lower and Richt should be under Miles and Saban. I cant argue with Meyer at the top though.
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Paul Miller 10 months ago
these rankings are earily close to many 2008 predictions in standings too if you put team names where the coaches are
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12 10 months ago
This is extremely tough. I would put Meyer at #1 as well, Richt 2nd, Saban 3rd, and Miles 4th, with Tubby 5th. Maybe that's my Bama bias showing, but I think Tubberville has done less with more than any coach in the SEC.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
Up to 2003, I completely agree with you on Tuberville.
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Lisa Horne 10 months ago
David....I liked this, but still think Miles should be higher. An average coach can mess up loads of talent too. Look at Karl Dorrell or Kragthorpe. So you have to give him credit, even if he inherited loads of talent. I;m not sold on San=ban yet, but don't hink he should be even slightly evaluated until two years. after he started.
Overall, great piece, and I loved your logic behind the picks. I think you know how I feel about Spurrier at SC. Overrated. But I do hope the team does better this year.
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Nick V 10 months ago
I don't think you can put tuberville higher than Richt. Richt has finished in the top 25 in the AP poll all seven seasons he has coached at UGA. 5 out of 7 of those seasons he finished in the top ten. Two of those five years were top three finishes. Not to mention he now has the top ranked team in the nation. Tuberville hasn't won any national titles either and has won less SEC Championships than Richt and he had two more years. I think your giving too much credit for his thirteen win season in which he had the best running backs in the nation a 1st round quarterback and a top notch offensive coordinator. Outside of tuberville no real complaints. Les Miles did win a championship even if it was with Sabans players so top five is fine. Saban moves to 3rd and tuberville falls to 4th.
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john brewer 10 months ago
i saw the article.
i saw who wrote it.
i guessed what it would say before i opened it.
i guessed correctly.
i am brilliant.
no you are predictable.
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
What, was the picture not a dead enough giveaway?
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john brewer 10 months ago
saban has lost 1 out of every 3 football games he has coached in his career.
that's not counting the nfl.
only 3 10 win seasons in what 12 years?
yeah let's put him in the top 3.
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ss 10 months ago
I agree that David looks like a homer here, but until Meyer stops winning games, I don't know how you can argue that he shouldn't be at the top of this list.
What David didn't point out and what really says it all, is the fact that he was born and raised in Ohio and he kicked off his coaching career at Ohio State…of course he’s the best the SEC has to offer. Some day he may even earn the right to wear a sweater vest;)
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David Wunderlich 10 months ago
It's pretty remarkable how many coaches have gone through Ohio. I may have to do an article on that someday.
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