Good stuff, thanks for posting.
A few gripes (because everyone's a critic, amirite?):
- How Dan Mullen is in this list baffles me. No reason to be ahead of CPJ, at a minimum (0-3 vs CPJ)
- Cutcliffe in the top 20 is also baffling. Sure, the guy is a solid coach, but just because you elevate a program from basement-dweller to a semblence of relevance doesn't make you a great coach. Also a losing record vs CPJ.
Other things: pleasantly surprised to see Bill Snyder in the top 10, this is a guy who's done everything right and has run a clean program at Kansas State. The top 10 as a whole is a robust group; I could see reasons to swap a few but the group as a whole is right, IMO.
All in all, light years better than the Charleston one posted a few weeks back.
ESS EEE SEE BAY BEEKelly, dantonio, Patterson all have bad seasons and drop in the rankings. Mullen has a bad season and rises ten spots. Gus malzahn hasn't had a good season since Cam Newton, but yeah top 20. McElwain is out there assaulting mako sharks and winning division titles and can't get ahead of these two?
Bleh. Gratz to them for recognizing our coaches greatness but this ranking still has serious problems.
At least Cutcliffe won his division. Mullen's claim to fame is getting overrated early in the season due to playing a series of vastly overhyped SEC teams to start the year. I'm kind of okay with Franklin being up there after this year, although I don't think he belongs above CPJ by any means.Cuttcliffe, Mullen, and Franklin are all ridiculous, but it's hard to find too much gripe in their top 15.
Agree completely on Mullen. I'd probably have Cutcliffe in the "others receiving votes" category. He's a really good coach and I'd have him somewhere in the 20's.Cuttcliffe, Mullen, and Franklin are all ridiculous, but it's hard to find too much gripe in their top 15.
Meh. That's part of it. Look at the host of also-rans (like UGA) who have similar recruiting advantages as Clemson. Swinney definitely deserves it.It's hard to argue against Dabo considering the success he has had at Clemson, but I still believe he would struggle at a program that lacked all the financial and recruiting advantages that Clemson provides him. It would be interesting to see what kind of success he would have at Wake Forest or Northwestern, or GT for that matter.
That loss against Kansas State was miserableGreat point about Snyder. He kicked or butt a few years ago....yes he did.
I generally agree with you but I'm squinting my eyes a little bit at the bolded. Snyder is a heavy JUCO guy so, although I give him a lot of credit for what he's done, I put him in that UTA/BYU class. I mean, yeah they're winning but half the roster is like 35 years old.Other things: pleasantly surprised to see Bill Snyder in the top 10, this is a guy who's done everything right and has run a clean program at Kansas State. The top 10 as a whole is a robust group; I could see reasons to swap a few but the group as a whole is right, IMO.
All in all, light years better than the Charleston one posted a few weeks back.
+1Meh. That's part of it. Look at the host of also-rans (like UGA) who have similar recruiting advantages as Clemson. Swinney definitely deserves it.