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Ranking the BCS coaches: Richt leads talent-rich SEC

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Posted: April 8, 2008

Five SEC coaches have won national titles (South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, Florida's Urban Meyer, Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer, LSU's Les Miles, Alabama's Nick Saban).

Four SEC coaches have been NFL head coaches (Arkansas' Bobby Petrino, Kentucky's Rich Brooks, Saban, Spurrier). Another coach has ample NFL experience (Mississippi State's Sylvester Croom).

Bottom line: the SEC features the best collection of coaching talent in America.

RANKING THE SEC COACHES

1. Mark Richt, Georgia. Here is all you need to know: Richt is fourth among active I-A coaches with a .791 winning percentage (72-19). Want more? He's one of just six coaches to win two SEC crowns in his first five years. On top of all of this, Richt is a terrific human being who knows how to motivate.

2. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina. It's impossible to ignore his body of work at Florida, which included six outright SEC titles and the 1996 national crown. That alone makes him an all-time great. But, golly, don't you get the feeling his gig in Columbia isn't gonna work out? Spurrier is over two years in, and his magic isn't working. Another trip to a middling bowl game officially will mean the bloom is off.

3. Urban Meyer, Florida. Let's call him "Midas" Meyer, as everything he touches seemingly turns to gold. It did at Bowling Green and Utah, and his tenure in Gainesville has been golden, too. The Gators are college football's "it" program, and Meyer is the reason why.

4. Nick Saban, Alabama. You love him. You hate him. But you don't ignore him. Why? Because you're scared to death of what his presence on the opposing sideline means. Some say Saban is overrated as a tactician. And that may be true. But Saban has no peer when it comes to recruiting. Factor that in with his NFL experience, and you have the makings of an SEC monster in Tuscaloosa.

5. Les Miles, LSU. He has an SEC title. He has a BCS title. My point? Get off Miles' back. The 2008 season was his crowning glory, his official coronation as an "elite" coach who is sitting on a dynasty in Baton Rouge. Good thing he didn't bolt for Michigan.

6. Tommy Tuberville, Auburn. I'm gonna call Tubs the most underappreciated coach in America. It's true. His Tigers have been one of the top programs in the SEC most of his tenure. The last four years, Auburn has won at least nine games each season. And Tuberville has won at least a share of the SEC West crown five times in 10 years on The Plains. Oh, and I almost forgot: Tubs has won six in a row against Bama and seven of eight overall.

7. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee. To last as long as he has in a high-pressure job speaks volumes for how good of a coach Fulmer is. And he has a BCS title on his resume. Let's all sing "Rocky Top!" But recent history tells us Fulmer is slipping. The dirty little secret in Knoxville: The Vols haven't won the SEC since 1998.

8. Houston Nutt, Ole Miss. The way Hog denizens howled for Nutt to leave Arkansas reminded me of something my grandma used to say: Be careful what you wish for, because you may get it. Nutt's work in Fayetteville showed he's a top-notch coach. I fully expect the personable Nutt, who has an eye for talent and is masterful motivator and game-planner, to thrive in Oxford.

9. Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt. He has the Commodores THISCLOSE to breaking through to their first bowl game since 1982. And his wins over the likes of Tennessee, Georgia and Arkansas tell you he's a fabulous coach. We all know Vandy doesn't win because it has better talent.

10. Bobby Petrino, Arkansas. If you are looking for warm and fuzzy, keep looking. But if you are looking for calculating and clever, Petrino is your man. His track record speaks for itself. Petrino took Louisville to places where it never had gone. Now, he's coaching an SEC program with big resources. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yeah, Petrino is gonna build a power in Fayetteville.

11. Rich Brooks, Kentucky. I'll admit that I blew it by thinking the Wildcats erred in retrieving Brooks from the scrapheap. But he is a sage mind who has been seasoned by many years in the Pac-10, as well as honing his craft in the NFL. Get me another glass of that blue Kool-Aid!

12. Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State. The epitome of class, Croom is making his bosses look smart for being patient as he rebuilds a ravaged program. He guided the Bulldogs to their first bowl game since 2000 last season. Now, the tough part: Keeping MSU in the hunt for a bowl appearance every year. Don't bet against Croom.

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As God is my witness.......I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER, GET OVER 2004! Not even @$%@#$% mentioned in this article! I mean........Sure Miles won the BCS....WITH 2 LOSSES! Saban?????? WTF???? Tubs has a WINNING RECORD against him! Richt? GREAT COACH! MEYER? Losing record to Tubs as well, but a pretty darn good coach........Spurrier? WTF has he done at South Carolina? I know they mentioned that in the article. Auburn is in the top 5 winning percentage in the NATION over the last 5 years! He called Tubs Underappreciated???? Hey assclown! Putting him in the middle of the SEC, under coaches he has a winning record against with an UNDEFEATED season is making him underappreciated!

Sorry for the rant and rave guys......I'm having a crap day at work, and I take a break and see this piece of crap of an article...

WAR DAMN TOMMY TUBERVILLE!!!!!! :au:

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I am with you Red, Spurrier is no longer the top tier coach he once was. Give me a break on this article. None of these rankings seem to follow anything concrete. This guy needs to suck one.

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As God is my witness.......I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER, GET OVER 2004! Not even @$%@#$% mentioned in this article! I mean........Sure Miles won the BCS....WITH 2 LOSSES! Saban?????? WTF???? Tubs has a WINNING RECORD against him! Richt? GREAT COACH! MEYER? Losing record to Tubs as well, but a pretty darn good coach........Spurrier? WTF has he done at South Carolina? I know they mentioned that in the article. Auburn is in the top 5 winning percentage in the NATION over the last 5 years! He called Tubs Underappreciated???? Hey assclown! Putting him in the middle of the SEC, under coaches he has a winning record against with an UNDEFEATED season is making him underappreciated!

Sorry for the rant and rave guys......I'm having a crap day at work, and I take a break and see this piece of crap of an article...

WAR DAMN TOMMY TUBERVILLE!!!!!! :au:

Preach on!

How many current SEC coaches have had perfect seasons? Not Saban, not Richt, not Miles, not Petrino, not Nutt, not even Spurrier in his heyday at UF.

You've got Fulmer back in 1998, Urban Meyer at Utah, and CTT. In terms of coaching achievement, I think Perfect Season = MNC, just without the hardware.

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Maybe just me, but I'd love to have a MNC instead of a perfect season. Bet the Pats would love to have that SuperBowl instead of a 16-0 regular season record.

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Maybe just me, but I'd love to have a MNC instead of a perfect season. Bet the Pats would love to have that SuperBowl instead of a 16-0 regular season record.

Well we should have a MNC.

We should have played for it in 04 and if we did I'm sure everyone will agree that we could have won it.

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As God is my witness.......I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER, GET OVER 2004! Not even @$%@#$% mentioned in this article! I mean........Sure Miles won the BCS....WITH 2 LOSSES! Saban?????? WTF???? Tubs has a WINNING RECORD against him! Richt? GREAT COACH! MEYER? Losing record to Tubs as well, but a pretty darn good coach........Spurrier? WTF has he done at South Carolina? I know they mentioned that in the article. Auburn is in the top 5 winning percentage in the NATION over the last 5 years! He called Tubs Underappreciated???? Hey assclown! Putting him in the middle of the SEC, under coaches he has a winning record against with an UNDEFEATED season is making him underappreciated!

Sorry for the rant and rave guys......I'm having a crap day at work, and I take a break and see this piece of crap of an article...

WAR DAMN TOMMY TUBERVILLE!!!!!! :au:

:clap: I applaud the poignant accuracy while in the midst of your rant...an ability not often found complimenting the rantor while in the act of ranting to the rantee(s)!

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I'd like to know why everyone seems to think that other teams fear Satan, I mean Saban and he says CTT is underappriciated well isn't he unappriciating him by putting him at #6

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Guys, it is very simple how he calculated it. Notice, of the five in front of Tubs, four have won NCs. He also probably believes that MR will have one this year so he is trying to be the first to bow down. Now sure, when Florida won it we still beat them, so in theory they had better talent and we still won. Sure Tubs has a winning record against Saban, and okay maybe Spurrier hasn't done anything since returning to the SEC, but they have NCs.

As dumb as it may be, until you win the NC, you don't get respect. Tubs has missed a few chances(2006) when we lost to Arkansas and UGA. We could have gone on to the SEC championship if we won UGA, but really I don't put that one on coaching. Bottom line, he has to win a NC to get the respect.

Guys, it is very simple how he calculated it. Notice, of the five in front of Tubs, four have won NCs. He also probably believes that MR will have one this year so he is trying to be the first to bow down. Now sure, when Florida won it we still beat them, so in theory they had better talent and we still won. Sure Tubs has a winning record against Saban, and okay maybe Spurrier hasn't done anything since returning to the SEC, but they have NCs.

As dumb as it may be, until you win the NC, you don't get respect. Tubs has missed a few chances(2006) when we lost to Arkansas and UGA. We could have gone on to the SEC championship if we won UGA, but really I don't put that one on coaching. Bottom line, he has to win a NC to get the respect.

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Thats dumb come on Croom is much better the brooks

Agreed. If left alone and given time, I'm afraid of Croom in the years to come.

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Everyone that can write has an opinion on how the SEC coaches rank. It doesn't mean any of them are correct, just an opinion. I really don't care what any writers think of Tuberville or any other coach. Any coach that wins 50 games over a 5 year period and does it in the SEC, is among the elite coaches in the country, which would certainly not transition to 6th best in his own conference. That's just ludicrous. I'm still not buying the urban "myth" at florida, nor the les is not more at lsu...

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The truth of the matter is there aren't any bad coaches in the conference any more, and there's not a huge difference between the #1 coach and #12. Because of that, any ranking list you try to make is going to look like it's underrating a lot of the coaches. Think of it this way, the worst coach in the SEC might still be one of the top 30 or 40 coaches in the country. It's like being the dumbest person in the smart class. Or maybe it's like being the worst astronaut. You may not be Neil Armstrong, but you're still a freakin' astronaut.

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I'm getting sick of these lists.

Rich Brooks and Sly Croom have done amazing things are their perennially weak schools. Yet, they fill in the last two slots? Whatever.

Every coach in the SEC is someone I'd be satisfied with. Exceptions being Nutt and Fulmer, but even they have had some success along the years.

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I will never understand how anybody could still not buy into a coach who has won NC since they've been in the SEC. Urban Meyer? Don't let your own personal bias get in the way, he has been money at every school he's been at. Brought a NC to Florida in his first few years. Les Miles? Same story, you may not like the coach, or you may think he's lucky, but he has done something CTT hasn't done in the 10 years he's been here. Not saying you can't be a homer, but give credit where credit's due.

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Winning the MNC is always going to carry more weight. Miles is not a better coach than Tubby. Just making it to that game is an absolute crap shoot Miles just got the luck of the draw win they made it to the NC game after their second loss. Of course no fan in their right mind would trade a 2 loss MNC win over 14-0 without a title.

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You can rank the coaches in the SEC every which way and not everybody is going to agree. I think all of the coaches in the SEC are very good with the exception of Nutt, he is a hack and a used car salesman. Croom is good but I'm not afraid of him, it is Miss State we are talking about here.

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Yeah #6 was pretty fun. I'm just ready for #7 right now. I'd say that's pretty relevant to you....ohhh you were talking about the list..

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Seems your not as well though of as some of you think.

#6 LOL!

Even with a winning record your irrelevant. :roflol:

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I'm sure you'll delete this post too. :rolleyes:

You seem to have similar feelings about our record and your (not you're) spelling :poke:

So let me get this straight. Opinions of sports writers don't matter when they write negative things about your (not you're) coach but matter and are valid when they write something negative about ours. Hmmmm, good kool-aid eh?

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Seems your not as well though of as some of you think.

#6 LOL!

Even with a winning record your irrelevant. :roflol:

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I'm sure you'll delete this post too. :rolleyes:

Yikes. Talking smack about opinions? Weak, man. Just weak.

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Gridironfan's use of the word irrelevant quite funny with it being so synonymous

with bammer football! :poke:

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Gridironfan's use of the word irrelevant quite funny with it being so synonymous

with bammer football! :poke:

They're not irrelevant - they're schedule-fillers. Kind of like, say, Ole Miss. :moon:

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Even with a winning record your irrelevant.

Haha, I bet the two full graduating classes that never got to beat Auburn really think we are irrelevant. Good try though.

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