Not that it amounts to much of anything, but Athlon ranked all 128 FCS HCs. For kicks, if you want to take a guess before knowing (and perhaps post what it was on the honor system) I'll wait until the next post to reveal where Coach Tuberville was ranked.

As far as criteria this seems like the heart of it fwiw:

Quote:Again, wins are important. But our rankings also take into account a blank slate. If you start a program from scratch, which coach would you hire?

OK, here's some filler introducing the article so you hopefully don't accidentally see his ranking if you don't want to know before guessing. It doesn't flow very well or make much sense including a section on assistant coaches that doesn't seem to fit the article - which is probably an indication of the quality of the rankings:

Quote:Ranking All 128 College Football Head Coaches for 2014
By Steven Lassan, 4/8/14, 7:15 AM EDT
Athlon ranks every FBS college football coach for 2014.

Ranking college football coaches is no easy task. Similar to any position on the field, statistics may not tell the full story when judging a coaching tenure.

While it’s difficult to rank coaches, this aspect of college football is arguably the most important to winning a national or conference title. No matter how much talent a program has, winning a national title is difficult if the coaching is questionable.

Wins are a telling and important statistic, but they don’t provide a complete picture of how successful coaches are. Winning 10 games at Alabama is different than winning 10 games at Kentucky. Also, every program has a different amount of resources available. Hierarchy in college football also plays a vital role in how successful programs are. A good coach can elevate a program. However, it’s easier for programs like Alabama, Florida, Ohio State and Texas with more built-in advantages to contend for a national title on a more consistent basis.

A couple of other factors to consider when ranking assistant coaches: How well are the assistants paid? A good program is willing to spend big to keep its assistants. And a staff with two of the nation’s top coordinators could be a sign the head coach is better as a CEO and may not be as strong in terms of developing gameplans. How is the coach in the X’s and O’s? Can the coach recruit? Are the program’s facilities on par with the rest of the conference? Much like assistants, a program needs good facilities to win big. If a team is winning at a high level with poor facilities and a small budget, it’s reflects positively on the head coach. Is the coach successful at only one stop? Or has that coach built a solid resume from different jobs?

Again, wins are important. But our rankings also take into account a blank slate. If you start a program from scratch, which coach would you hire?

Considering how important coaches are to teams or even making preseason predictions, Athlon is taking a look at how all 128 college football coaches rank nationally and by conference.

And below is the link to the article:


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and the reveal:


this is as close as I could find to drumroll:

Quote:40. Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati
Career Record: 139-81 (18 years)

It’s a close call for the top spot among the coaches in the American Athletic Conference. Tuberville and O’Leary are both worthy of the No. 1 spot, but a slight edge goes to Tuberville. The Arkansas native is a proven winner at four stops in his coaching career, starting with a 25-20 stint at Ole Miss. From 1998-2008, Tuberville went 85-40 at Auburn and recorded a 20-17 mark in three years at Texas Tech. Cincinnati went 9-4 in Tuberville’s debut and could be the favorite to win the conference in 2014.

and Texas Tech dbags in 3....2....1...

Interestingly, Tuberville is the highest ranked AAC coach and the second highest G5 coach (ULL coach Mark Hudspeth is one spot higher). It is obvious coaches were downgraded (and upgraded) in this article based on conference affiliation.

(04-12-2014 08:00 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  and Texas Tech dbags in 3....2....1...

??? Doubtful considering Kingsbury ranked 56th - although Texas Tech fans aren't known for their rational behavior.

I'd bet if Tubs were a bit younger you could move him up a couple spots.

Tech sucks

(04-12-2014 11:04 PM)Pony94 Wrote:  Tech sucks

I like your style. Glad to have SMU aboard.

(04-12-2014 09:37 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(04-12-2014 08:00 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  and Texas Tech dbags in 3....2....1...

??? Doubtful considering Kingsbury ranked 56th - although Texas Tech fans aren't known for their rational behavior.

doubtful? LOL.....anything about Tommy Tuberville and poof, they appear out of nowhere to comment. It's uncanny really....and a little sad.

Interestingly, 3 former UC coaches rank higher than Tuberville.

8. Mark Dantonio
9. Brian Kelly
37. Butch Jones

I agree with Dantonio and Kelly, but Jones is ranked too high. He should be in the 40s or 50s.

Athlon also ranks the desirability of each program for a new coach:

http://athlonsports.com/college-football...-jobs-2014

Here's what they have to say about UC:

62. Cincinnati
Cincinnati is in a prime location when it comes to recruiting, being in Ohio and relatively close to Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina. Despite the program's recent success, fan support has remained tepid at best and despite the school's best efforts, the Bearcats appear stuck in the American Athletic Conference for the forseeable future. Still, this is a place where the right man can win, as five different coaches have won at least seven games twice since 2000.


That's about where I'd put us given our conference situtation. 4th non-P5 school (ND is #8, BYU is #36 and Boise is inexplicably at #45) and ahead of the P5 bottom feeders (WSU, ISU, IU, Kansas, Wake, and Duke). If we were in the ACC or Big 10 we'd jump up 20-30 spots, but the way things are that's about right.

#1 in my book easily is Bill Synder. He took over one of the worst programs, KState sucked, and built it
from scratch. Guy has won 10 or more probably 10 times. He leaves program goes bad, comes out of retirement
goes 6-6 and then Pinstripe, Cotton, Fiesta, Buffalo Wild Wings Bowls.

Tuberville apparently thought Cincinnati was more desirable than Texas Tech. I do think the desirability of some of these really low tier P5 school is overstated. Would you rather go to a program like UC where you can parlay your success into a much bigger job? It's certainly a debate...though I realize the three who did it, did so in the Big East.

(04-15-2014 04:28 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Tuberville apparently thought Cincinnati was more desirable than Texas Tech. I do think the desirability of some of these really low tier P5 school is overstated. Would you rather go to a program like UC where you can parlay your success into a much bigger job? It's certainly a debate...though I realize the three who did it, did so in the Big East.

He is making the same $ as he did at Tech, without the idiot fans, and no biblical dust storms.

I don't know Fly, that's pretty f'n cool!

(04-15-2014 08:57 PM)Billy_Bearcat Wrote:  I don't know Fly, that's pretty f'n cool!

Did you say more cow bell?