Ranking All 128 College Football Coaching Jobs for 2014

[shrevehog]

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-all-128-college-football-coaching-jobs-2014

#25

[JansterZ71]

SEC:

#2. - FLORIDA
#3. - BAMA
#8. - UGA
#9. - LSU
#13. - Texas A&M
#15. - Auburn
#16. - Tennessee
#19. - South Carolina
#25. - Arkansas
#30. - Ole Miss
#31. - Mizzou
#47. - Kentucky
#48. - Miss State
#49. - Vandy

[bphi11ips]

Everyone slobbin on A&M.  Maybe they have finally made it. 

[goodguytex]

Everyone slobbin on A&M.  Maybe they have finally made it.

For now they have. Best thing that coulda happened to that program is for them to join the sec. We will see if Sumlin stays and how successful they will be in the conference over the long term.

[mckinneyhog5]

If Bama is 3rd I don't see how Auburn isn't 4th.  What's the difference?

[trashcan maN]

TAMU:

1.) Gets a couple of highly ranked recruiting classes

2.) Wins Cotton Bowl

3.) Becomes elite football program

[OLDHOG]

Everyone slobbin on A&M.  Maybe they have finally made it. 

Nah. once an aggie, always an aggie. Just sayin.

[goodguytex]

Nah. once an aggie, always an aggie. Just sayin.

Exactly. They will revert and go back to typical aggie form eventually. They can't help themselves.

[LZH]

While I can't stand Notre Dame (never have)......they should be higher.  Washington is too high, as is Carolina, Oregon, and Oklahoma State.  Stanford, VaTech, and Arizona State should be higher.  And fwiw, I've always thought TCU, SMU, and Houston are great jobs waiting on the right guys (not saying they haven't necessarily found them yet).

But that's, just, like my opinion man.

[oxbaker]

I found it interesting that Wisconsin was ranked #24, one spot ahead of Arkansas.  I guess no one asked Brett Bielema what his opinion is.

[LZH]

I found it interesting that Wisconsin was ranked #24, one spot ahead of Arkansas.  I guess no one asked Brett Bielema what his opinion is.

If he hadn't had the three Rose Bowls there, I seriously doubt they would be that high.

[trashcan maN]

While I can't stand Notre Dame (never have)......they should be higher.  Washington is too high, as is Carolina, Oregon, and Oklahoma State.  Stanford, VaTech, and Arizona State should be higher.  And fwiw, I've always thought TCU, SMU, and Houston are great jobs waiting on the right guys (not saying they haven't necessarily found them yet).

But that's, just, like my opinion man.

Agree with most of this, but due to the pipeline between Nike and OR, it has become a top 15 football program. It's just too bad that Wal-Mart isn't cooler..lol..We could have the latest Spalding gear every year

[oxbaker]

If he hadn't had the three Rose Bowls there, I seriously doubt they would be that high.

I wonder how high that coaching position would have been had he actually WON any of the three rose bowls he participated in as a coach at Wisconsin.  Maybe in the top 10.

[Arkansas Fan]

Arkansas never gets any respect from these listings. Come on, South Carolina is a better job than Arkansas? Texas A&M?

[Arkansas Fan]

I wonder how high that coaching position would have been had he actually WON any of the three rose bowls he participated in as a coach at Wisconsin.  Maybe in the top 10.

Doubt it.

[LZH]

Agree with most of this, but due to the pipeline between Nike and OR, it has become a top 15 football program. It's just too bad that Wal-Mart isn't cooler..lol..We could have the latest Spalding gear every year

Jim is about at retiring age, he should should let that boring multi-national business stuff go and think about his alma mater.  Actually, I've often wondered why that hasn't happened yet.....one of the locals from the billionaire boys club measuring his "wealth" by openly throwing money at the football team.

[LZH]

I wonder how high that coaching position would have been had he actually WON any of the three rose bowls he participated in as a coach at Wisconsin.  Maybe in the top 10.

I don't know.  Prolly about the same as Auburn's coaching position if that program hadn't had to wash Alabama's nut sack all these years.

[Fatty McGee]

Arkansas never gets any respect from these listings. Come on, South Carolina is a better job than Arkansas? Texas A&M?

Location, location, location.  Look at the recruiting bases.

[superior_wang]

While I can't stand Notre Dame (never have)......they should be higher.  Washington is too high, as is Carolina, Oregon, and Oklahoma State.  Stanford, VaTech, and Arizona State should be higher.  And fwiw, I've always thought TCU, SMU, and Houston are great jobs waiting on the right guys (not saying they haven't necessarily found them yet).

But that's, just, like my opinion man.

you hittin the THC this morning brah? 

[superior_wang]

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#25

id think USC would be #1 , #2 ,or #3 at worst.

[Hogwild]

25. Arkansas

Pros: Recently renovated Reynolds Razorback Stadium — with its 72,000 seats and upgraded LED video screen — is one of the most underrated venues in the nation. Arkansas is the only BCS program in the state, giving the school an advantage in recruiting homegrown talent.

Cons: The Hogs have found it tough to win consistently since bolting the Southwest Conference for the SEC in the early 1990s. Arkansas is 85-95-2 in the SEC and has only once had back-to-back winning seasons in the league.

Final Verdict: Arkansas is quite similar to several of the non-elite coaching positions in the SEC. It's a good job, but it's not a destination job for a coach with national title aspirations.

The part about the Razorbacks

[superior_wang]

25. Arkansas

Pros: Recently renovated Reynolds Razorback Stadium — with its 72,000 seats and upgraded LED video screen — is one of the most underrated venues in the nation. Arkansas is the only BCS program in the state, giving the school an advantage in recruiting homegrown talent.

Cons: The Hogs have found it tough to win consistently since bolting the Southwest Conference for the SEC in the early 1990s. Arkansas is 85-95-2 in the SEC and has only once had back-to-back winning seasons in the league.

Final Verdict: Arkansas is quite similar to several of the non-elite coaching positions in the SEC. It's a good job, but it's not a destination job for a coach with national title aspirations.


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now ya'll help me here...who was the coach when we did have those back to back winning sec  seasons? I just cant recall ......

[goodguytex]

Doesn't mean it won't happen again with our current coach. Let's give more than a year to see what can happen. We all might wind up being pleased. Maybe not. Just too soon to know yet.

[redeye]

If Bama is 3rd I don't see how Auburn isn't 4th.  What's the difference?

The difference is that Auburn doesn't have the history. Not even close.

I found it interesting that Wisconsin was ranked #24, one spot ahead of Arkansas.  I guess no one asked Brett Bielema what his opinion is.

The media seems to make a point of always putting Wisconsin right in front of Arkansas, ever since Bielema arrived in Fayetteville.  There's no way that Wisconsin deserves to be ahead of Arkansas, but Athlon has never liked Arkansas much.

Honestly, I don't see how Wisconsin, South Carolina, Clemson, Washington or Oklahoma State are above Arkansas.  Those schools have little that we don't have football-wise and only Washington has won a national title.

[MrThunderhog]

What coach doesn't have national title aspirations?

[ifghog]

By the time Bert is done we'll have fallen down that list quite a bit. Two years ago Arkansas was probably a top 15 program.

So its CBB's fault we are 25th????Really.....come on dude. You can't truly believe that.

[Wants2Win]

What coach doesn't have national title aspirations?

Used car salesman Nutt types.

[weresoclose]

If Bama is 3rd I don't see how Auburn isn't 4th.  What's the difference?

This a joke, or trolling the Bama fans?

[weresoclose]

Honestly, I don't see how Wisconsin, South Carolina, Clemson, Washington or Oklahoma State are above Arkansas.  Those schools have little that we don't have football-wise and only Washington has won a national title.

Really? What with keeping Nutt past the point of destruction and then firing the best coach since FB for an affair?  And all the ensuing disaster that now has us at the very bottom of the conference and an AD who publically says winning is not a priority?

[Mr. Porkleone]

I didn't realize we only have had 1 back to back winning season in SEC

[superior_wang]

I didn't realize we only have had 1 back to back winning season in SEC

guess i gotta answer my own question. Well my goodness, it was His Holiness Coach Bobby MF-in Petrino that coached us to our only back to back  winning SEC seasons. Good golly!

[Wants2Win]

Really? What with keeping Nutt past the point of destruction and then firing the best coach since FB for an affair?  And all the ensuing disaster that now has us at the very bottom of the conference and an AD who publically says winning is not a priority?

This.

[ChemEHawg]

TAMU:

1.) Gets a couple of highly ranked recruiting classes

2.) Wins Cotton Bowl

3.) Becomes elite football program

They beat Bama at home on a big stage

Also had Heisman winning QB.

Add-in all the hype for moving conferences too.

FTR, I can't stand the love fest for the baggies either.

[tophawg19]

I wonder how high that coaching position would have been had he actually WON any of the three rose bowls he participated in as a coach at Wisconsin.  Maybe in the top 10.

my, my . 180,000 goes a long way toward getting high rankings it seems . wonder where we'd be if we had entered the scam newton lottery

[870hogfan]

By the time Bert is done we'll have fallen down that list quite a bit. Two years ago Arkansas was probably a top 15 program.

Who is Bert?

[Iwastherein1969]

Everyone slobbin on A&M.  Maybe they have finally made it.

I've never seen anything like it....they have one good year and then one decent year all with a QB of the likes they'll never see again and yet the media seems to think AGGIE is the 'going place'....all I can say is, "wow"

[Hogtimes]

Oklahoma State No. 23....shows you what an effect money can have on a program

[LZH]

I've never seen anything like it....they have one good year and then one decent year all with a QB of the likes they'll never see again and yet the media seems to think AGGIE is the 'going place'....all I can say is, "wow"

IIRC, A&M's football budget is about what ours is.  I've said since it was announced that they were joining the league that A&M is a sleeping giant, a real monster.  They have the alumni and fanbase to outspend anyone else in the SEC.  If they ever figure it out, I mean get really serious about their football, the days of the old dumba$$ aggie would be over.

[HiggiePiggy]

Oklahoma State No. 23....shows you what an effect money can have on a program

Shows what a good coach can do for a program.

[redeye]

Really? What with keeping Nutt past the point of destruction and then firing the best coach since FB for an affair?  And all the ensuing disaster that now has us at the very bottom of the conference and an AD who publically says winning is not a priority?

This.

What does any of that have to do with our job?  Some of the things mentioned helped us get Bielema, which despite your personal feelings, was considered a huge accomplishment by most people.

I hope you guys don't take this wrong, but I'm honestly not sure if you're Arkansas fans, trolls or what?  You act like these things don't happen other places and greatly exaggerate any negative effects they've had on our job.  It wasn't that long ago when Alabama fired it's head coach for hanging out at strip bars and he hadn't even coached a single game, yet.  For all the great things Broyles accomplished at Arkansas, I'd argue that his handling of Hatfield, and probably Holtz, was far more damaging to our job then any of the things named here.

[redeye]

Really? What with keeping Nutt past the point of destruction and then firing the best coach since FB for an affair?  And all the ensuing disaster that now has us at the very bottom of the conference and an AD who publically says winning is not a priority?

Let me expand on your foolishness here.

I agree that we kept Nutt "past the point of destruction", but that just makes our job more desirable to other coaches, because they know we no longer have a happy trigger, as JFB had with previous coaches.  As for Petrino, Long tried to keep him, but Petrino refused to accept any admonishment for behavior that most people considered unacceptable.  College football pundits lauded Long for getting rid of Petrino.

I'm unaware of Long saying that winning isn't a priority, but I'm sure you're taking that out of context.  As for being at the bottom of the conference, so was Alabama about 15 years ago.  Every team has their ups and downs, so why do you think we're any different?  You probably love that Auburn played in the national title game last year, but conveniently forget that Auburn finished last in the SEC the year before.

This is just nonsense.

[LZH]

Let me expand on your foolishness here.

I agree that we kept Nutt "past the point of destruction", but that just makes our job more desirable to other coaches, because they know we no longer have a happy trigger, as JFB had with previous coaches.  As for Petrino, Long tried to keep him, but Petrino refused to accept any admonishment for behavior that most people considered unacceptable.  College football pundits lauded Long for getting rid of Petrino.

I'm unaware of Long saying that winning isn't a priority, but I'm sure you're taking that out of context.  As for being at the bottom of the conference, so was Alabama about 15 years ago.  Every team has their ups and downs, so why do you think we're any different?  You probably love that Auburn played in the national title game last year, but conveniently forget that Auburn finished last in the SEC the year before.

This is just nonsense.

I am convinced these guys know that Petrino was not fired for his affair, he was fired for the coverup and the hiring of JD.  Of course they know this, but in no way does that keep them from baying at the moon about how one of the best football minds in the nation was run off because of a simple affair.  AFFAIR - AFFAIR - AFFAIR!

Petrino could have kept having his affair all he wanted to if he'd have just taken his medicine as far as his job was concerned.  But he wouldn't.  THAT is why he was fired.  But that isn't any fun to scream over and over and over.

[Wants2Win]

Let me expand on your foolishness here.

I agree that we kept Nutt "past the point of destruction", but that just makes our job more desirable to other coaches, because they know we no longer have a happy trigger, as JFB had with previous coaches.  As for Petrino, Long tried to keep him, but Petrino refused to accept any admonishment for behavior that most people considered unacceptable.  College football pundits lauded Long for getting rid of Petrino.

I'm unaware of Long saying that winning isn't a priority, but I'm sure you're taking that out of context.  As for being at the bottom of the conference, so was Alabama about 15 years ago.  Every team has their ups and downs, so why do you think we're any different?  You probably love that Auburn played in the national title game last year, but conveniently forget that Auburn finished last in the SEC the year before.

This is just nonsense.

Long, himself, said there were no circumstances in which bobby petrino could remain hea coach.

[Wants2Win]

I am convinced these guys know that Petrino was not fired for his affair, he was fired for the coverup and the hiring of JD.  Of course they know this, but in no way does that keep them from baying at the moon about how one of the best football minds in the nation was run off because of a simple affair.  AFFAIR - AFFAIR - AFFAIR!

Petrino could have kept having his affair all he wanted to if he'd have just taken his medicine as far as his job was concerned.  But he wouldn't.  THAT is why he was fired.  But that isn't any fun to scream over and over and over.

He was fired for anything other than NCAA violations.

[BOAR_N2BWILD]

TAMU:

1.) Gets a couple of highly ranked recruiting classes

2.) Wins Cotton Bowl

3.) Becomes elite football program

4. Probation bound if the NCAA ever gets a set of balls

[LZH]

He was fired for anything other than NCAA violations.

There weren't any NCAA violations, what do you mean?

[BOAR_N2BWILD]

Arkansas is a better job than South Carolina for anyone but Spurrier.

[redeye]

Long, himself, said there were no circumstances in which bobby petrino could remain hea coach.

This weeks Kohl's ad says they're having their best sale ever.  Funny thing is that they say that every week.

According to some members of the media, Long offered to let Petrino stay, but he refused to accept the conditions.

[LZH]

This weeks Kohl's ad says they're having their best sale ever.  Funny thing is that they say that every week.

According to some members of the media, Long offered to let Petrino stay, but he refused to accept the conditions.

I'm sure he knows that........but doesn't wanna acknowledge it.

[redeye]

I'm sure he knows that........but doesn't wanna acknowledge it.

Does it even matter in the context of the discussion?

Not sure we're dealing with Arkansas fans here.