1.) Mack Brown,Texasā Thatās right Mack Brown is not only #1, but head and shoulders above every other coach outside of Mark Richt. How in the world do you go 12-13 over the 2 seasons at the University of Texas? Texas signs plenty of 4 & 5-star talent during the first week of February on a yearly basis. Manny Diaz and a weak schedule will save Brown this year. Worst case scenario Texas should go 10-2, but I wouldnāt be surprised if Mike Gundy and Bill Snyder take his man-hood again. If that happens, Brown should be asked to leave in the locker room before the post-game press conference.
2.) Mark Richt, Georgia ā Richt has made a living out of signing top-10 recruiting classes and allowing less talented teams to beat his. Richt and Georgia had a great schedule last year and they avoid playing Alabama, LSU and Arkansas for the second consecutive year. I expect Richt to lose to Mizzou or the Olā Ball Coach early in the season. If Muschamp can get the defense playing at an elite level by late September, I wouldnāt be surprised if the Gators knock off the Bulldogs at the cocktail party in Jacksonville, FL. Last year, three out of the four loses came from teams with less talent than Georgia:Boise State, South Carolina and MichiganState. More proof that Richt is in over his head and living off a great two-year schedule. Steve Spurrier would win a national championship in Athens,GA.
3.) Gene Chizik, Auburn ā Yes Mean Gene won a National title with Cam Newton, the best college football player in the history of the game, but thatās doesnāt prove heās a really good head coach. Chizik will continue to win around 8 games per year, and when your measuring stick in-state is Nick Saban ā you donāt have a prayer of hanging around long. Brian VanGorder was a great hire and I think Auburnās defense is outstanding, but between the headsets and on offense theyāll struggle. Whoās playing quarterback again? After Chizik wins 7-8 this year and Saban runs the 2012 Auburn team out of Bryant-Denny Thanksgiving weekend Chizikās seat will be warm heading into the 2013 season.
4.) Jimbo Fisher, FloridaStateā Prove it to me, because now is the time. FSU plays in a weak conference, and Fisher should have dominated last year. Theyāre loaded on defense and have plenty of talent up and down the roster. Anything less than 10-2 is unacceptable, and FSU should win 11 regular season games. The Saban rotĆ©gĆ© factor is wearing off fast. ACC title and BCS bowl game or heās not the right guy.
5.) Any coach at UCLA, Texas A&M, Arizona State? Ok maybe not after the ups and downs the three programs have had weāll see how the new guys do.
Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech ā Man that hurt to type that. Especially considering how much I admire Tuberville for what he accomplished at Ole Miss andAuburn. Both programs (different circumstances) weāre dumpster fires when he took over. I expected him to take what Mike Leach had teed up and win more ballgames. More proof that its not just the coach and the school, its all about the right fit. Either Mike Leach is even better than I thought (and I think heās a top-15 coach) or Tuberville needs to right the ship and ding some teams this year.
http://blogs.clarionledger.com/bobounds/2012/08/02/5-most-overrated-college-football-coaches/
2.) Mark Richt, Georgia ā Richt has made a living out of signing top-10 recruiting classes and allowing less talented teams to beat his. Richt and Georgia had a great schedule last year and they avoid playing Alabama, LSU and Arkansas for the second consecutive year. I expect Richt to lose to Mizzou or the Olā Ball Coach early in the season. If Muschamp can get the defense playing at an elite level by late September, I wouldnāt be surprised if the Gators knock off the Bulldogs at the cocktail party in Jacksonville, FL. Last year, three out of the four loses came from teams with less talent than Georgia:Boise State, South Carolina and MichiganState. More proof that Richt is in over his head and living off a great two-year schedule. Steve Spurrier would win a national championship in Athens,GA.
3.) Gene Chizik, Auburn ā Yes Mean Gene won a National title with Cam Newton, the best college football player in the history of the game, but thatās doesnāt prove heās a really good head coach. Chizik will continue to win around 8 games per year, and when your measuring stick in-state is Nick Saban ā you donāt have a prayer of hanging around long. Brian VanGorder was a great hire and I think Auburnās defense is outstanding, but between the headsets and on offense theyāll struggle. Whoās playing quarterback again? After Chizik wins 7-8 this year and Saban runs the 2012 Auburn team out of Bryant-Denny Thanksgiving weekend Chizikās seat will be warm heading into the 2013 season.
4.) Jimbo Fisher, FloridaStateā Prove it to me, because now is the time. FSU plays in a weak conference, and Fisher should have dominated last year. Theyāre loaded on defense and have plenty of talent up and down the roster. Anything less than 10-2 is unacceptable, and FSU should win 11 regular season games. The Saban rotĆ©gĆ© factor is wearing off fast. ACC title and BCS bowl game or heās not the right guy.
5.) Any coach at UCLA, Texas A&M, Arizona State? Ok maybe not after the ups and downs the three programs have had weāll see how the new guys do.
Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech ā Man that hurt to type that. Especially considering how much I admire Tuberville for what he accomplished at Ole Miss andAuburn. Both programs (different circumstances) weāre dumpster fires when he took over. I expected him to take what Mike Leach had teed up and win more ballgames. More proof that its not just the coach and the school, its all about the right fit. Either Mike Leach is even better than I thought (and I think heās a top-15 coach) or Tuberville needs to right the ship and ding some teams this year.
http://blogs.clarionledger.com/bobounds/2012/08/02/5-most-overrated-college-football-coaches/
