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Volbound1700
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If you had to pick the SEC Schools based on how attractive the job prospect is, here are my rankings:
1. Florida - Most money and a hotbed in the #2 state for football talent. Bear Bryant once predicted that Florida would become unstoppable. It is a shame that they are as bad as they are now.
2. LSU - A lot of money and nice recruiting hotbed as well. No real in-state competition as well.
3. Georgia - See *LSU* above. The two are arguably interchangeable
4. Alabama - Some would say this is pretty low. I can see the argument. However, Alabama doesn't have as many recruits in-state as the three listed above. Alabama also has to recruit against a pesky conference in-state opponent.
5. Texas A&M - SEC program that is in the #1 state for football talent. What could go wrong? UT is down now as well. No reason for Texas A&M NOT to be a power.
6. Auburn - Auburn could be lower due to the unreasonable expectations of the fanbase. Auburn is situated well geographically on the gulf which produces a lot of football talent. Auburn can pull just as many prospects from Florida and Georgia as they can from Alabama.
7. Tennessee - Historic program suffering through dramatic woes at the moment. Not enough in-state talent, Tennessee has to travel to get recruits. Having September games against your top two divisional opponents (Florida and Georgia) is also not attractive to most coaches.
8. Arkansas - Like Tennessee, Arkansas lacks in-state talent. The good news is that Arkansas can pull from Louisiana and Texas. Overall this is a difficult place to win but it is feasible.
9. South Carolina - South Carolina can arguably be higher than Arkansas. The problem with South Carolina is that you have to fight a large chunk of the ACC for talent. IMO, beating Georgia and Clemson are critical to winning at South Carolina. As you have noticed, this is quite a challenge at the moment.
10. Ole Miss - Mississippi has talent but the problem is that Ole Miss has to fight Alabama, Mississippi State, and LSU for that talent. A good Ole Miss coach can also tap into Memphis for talent.
11. Kentucky - Also second tier to basketball. However, Mark Stoops might have showed the formula for succeeding at this program, recruiting talent out of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
12. Missouri - The positive about the job is having a large state to yourself. The negative is that this state doesn't produce enough talent to win without outside help.
13. Mississippi State - Dan Mullen has shown that you can win at State. However, there isn't much to sale at this program. Miss State is like Iowa State, Purdue, Washington State, or Kansas State. Very little to sale but with the right coach, you can win.
14. Vanderbilt - Poor football history, tough academic standards, weak in-state recruiting, and brutal schedules. Not fun.
1. Florida - Most money and a hotbed in the #2 state for football talent. Bear Bryant once predicted that Florida would become unstoppable. It is a shame that they are as bad as they are now.
2. LSU - A lot of money and nice recruiting hotbed as well. No real in-state competition as well.
3. Georgia - See *LSU* above. The two are arguably interchangeable
4. Alabama - Some would say this is pretty low. I can see the argument. However, Alabama doesn't have as many recruits in-state as the three listed above. Alabama also has to recruit against a pesky conference in-state opponent.
5. Texas A&M - SEC program that is in the #1 state for football talent. What could go wrong? UT is down now as well. No reason for Texas A&M NOT to be a power.
6. Auburn - Auburn could be lower due to the unreasonable expectations of the fanbase. Auburn is situated well geographically on the gulf which produces a lot of football talent. Auburn can pull just as many prospects from Florida and Georgia as they can from Alabama.
7. Tennessee - Historic program suffering through dramatic woes at the moment. Not enough in-state talent, Tennessee has to travel to get recruits. Having September games against your top two divisional opponents (Florida and Georgia) is also not attractive to most coaches.
8. Arkansas - Like Tennessee, Arkansas lacks in-state talent. The good news is that Arkansas can pull from Louisiana and Texas. Overall this is a difficult place to win but it is feasible.
9. South Carolina - South Carolina can arguably be higher than Arkansas. The problem with South Carolina is that you have to fight a large chunk of the ACC for talent. IMO, beating Georgia and Clemson are critical to winning at South Carolina. As you have noticed, this is quite a challenge at the moment.
10. Ole Miss - Mississippi has talent but the problem is that Ole Miss has to fight Alabama, Mississippi State, and LSU for that talent. A good Ole Miss coach can also tap into Memphis for talent.
11. Kentucky - Also second tier to basketball. However, Mark Stoops might have showed the formula for succeeding at this program, recruiting talent out of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
12. Missouri - The positive about the job is having a large state to yourself. The negative is that this state doesn't produce enough talent to win without outside help.
13. Mississippi State - Dan Mullen has shown that you can win at State. However, there isn't much to sale at this program. Miss State is like Iowa State, Purdue, Washington State, or Kansas State. Very little to sale but with the right coach, you can win.
14. Vanderbilt - Poor football history, tough academic standards, weak in-state recruiting, and brutal schedules. Not fun.