2013 College Football coaching carousel

Guessing the list is more on potential than current performance. Fair enough.

Florida was nothing special before Spurrier arrived (as a coach, not a player). Curious as to why Georgia is ranked ahead of Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee.

As pointed out on other thread, it seems people in those parts are just nuts. Not sure I'd want to be there.

 

If Georgia fans were that nuts, they'd have driven Mark Richt out years ago. Alabama fans are much crazier. And Georgia has both a better talent pool and a less-shared talent pool. Georgia Tech is not Auburn. Georgia is one of the top-five states for recruiting in the country. That's why.

As far as Florida, I think the fans were just in saying Muschamp needed to win this season. The expectations were 9-10 wins. Given the defense he had, that was justified.

Nick Saban has the best job in the country only because he's Nick Saban. Look at what came before him. Alabama has a great history, but it's not an easy job and the expectations are absurd. Furthermore, I am not sure Alabama will continue to pay other coaches $5 million a year when Saban leaves, not without a Saban-caliber coach. Mike Shula was making, what, half that?

 

True enough, but no one anywhere was making even $4 million before Saban went to Alabama. I believe Stoops was the only guy over $3 million at that time.

Saban, like A-Rod, was a guy whose salary was brought up in every story about him until he started winning big. Now, no one cares what he makes.

 

When he retires (and he will retire with the Tide, damn it!), will they pay his replacement as much as Texas' coach or Florida's coach? I don't think so.

 

I'm guessing Florida's coach is nowhere close to being the highest-paid in the conference. He's probably on his first contract and had no previous HC experience, so I'd be surprised if he's making more than $3 million a year. I'm guessing Saban, Miles, Chizik and Richt are all making more...

Florida was the first to have a $2 million coach with Spurrier and Stoops was the second to go over that mark. Obviously that number has been obliterated in the last several years.

 

With all the advantages UGa has on paper, they never manage to fully capitalize. And that's hardly a Richt thing - compared to the two foofs before him he looks like Lombardi.

Arkansas meanwhile wishes it could come close to Georgia's level of achievment. They've got money to spend, but a thin talent base and a location that isn't terribly hospitable for African-American athletes.

 

Take out the years right before and right after World War II and the Herschel years, and Georgia IS Arkansas.

 

BTW Cal trailed 42-6 against Utah (previously winless in the conference) before doing some cosmetic surgery on the final score of 49-27. The Bears, in a season featuring seven home games, are 3-6 with a good chance of finishing 3-9 (Washington, at Oregon, Oregon State).

To the question of who can they get better than Tedford, "a whole lot of people" has become the answer.

 

It doesn't make sense anywhere.

 

You are probably right. The program has had some success plucking long-time assistants for their first head gig. I could see Noel Mazzone from UCLA, maybe Nick Alliotti from Oregon or maybe go NFL with Dirk Koetter from Atlanta or even Hue Jackson from Cincinnati.

 

I agree that Auburn's problems are booster related and they (or at least the booster) are getting what they deserve.

 

Bobby Lowder's no longer the power-broker at Auburn he once was. His interests took a huge hit when the market tanked in 2008-09. He's not even on the board of trustees anymore.

Raymond Harbert is probably the most influential member of the board now. But the guys who make decisions on Auburn football coaches are Pat Dye and a few guys who played for him (including AD Jay Jacobs).