Ranking the top 25 college football coaching hires of the past 25 years - ESPN Insider

[Boise4Life]

Schiano shouldn't be on there at all. 1year in 10. If you eliminate all the games played by Rutgers
vs 1-AA's and mid-majors, he didn't win 40% of his games.

Agreed. He doesn’t belong.

 

[iowajerms]

Agreed. He doesn’t belong.

I disagree. I do think he should be lower on the list, but Terry Shea coached there 5 years before Schiano. He won 20% of his games (including 1-AA and mid-majors). He actually had a losing record vs mid-majors and 3-0 vs 1-AA. If you took away his 1-AA wins, Rutgers won 15% of their games.

Taking a program, like Rutgers, from 15% to 40% is pretty impressive.

 

[DMon]

Pete Carroll should be at#2

Yes and Dabo should be #1.

Saban had been a HC and won a NC. It wasn't a big stretch to hire him as a coach. Hiring Dabo was laughed at by most everybody in cfb... myself included. He had no coordinator experience and he said some crazy f'ing stuff. But in the end, he had the last laugh.

 

[navamind]

 

[78Cyclones]

fyi: Today is the late Randy Walker's Birthday. He would have been 66 years old today. fyi: He was the HC of Northwestern's last B1G Championship Team in 2000 (when I had season tickets). Go U! NU!

 

[olympicoscar]

Just noticed. But why do we have the useful emoji in the PF, but not here?

We left this for you to investigate. Now don't drop the ball.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

We left this for you to investigate. Now don't drop the ball.

 

[We Are Decent]

Where's the great Lane Kiffin?!?!?

 

[NolePride]

To be fair, Franklin is at 21, just not for who you were thinking.

That's correct, but Urban Meyer is listed twice. Once for Florida and once for Ohio State.
Franklin should be listed for Vanderbilt amd Penn State

 

[olympicoscar]

So you dropped the ball.

 

[Blackshirts BLVD]

So you dropped the ball.

My balls dropped a long time ago - but I think you are due for your next pap

 

[olympicoscar]

My balls dropped a long time ago - but I think you are due for your next pap

You might be right on that one.

 

[Rolltide94]

My balls dropped a long time ago - but I think you are due for your next pap

First or second time. Seems like more oftren than not these days I can tell you what the water temp of my toilet is.

 

[Angry red]

TBH, I was surpised there weren't any coaches from teams that are currently in the B1G West.

Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald IMO is higher than a lot of them. NW was bottom feeder when he showed up.

Bret Bielema started Wisconsin's trend at being the favorite to win division every season.

Bo Polini is better hire for Nebraska than some of those on the list. Not his fault where Nebraska is now.

Brett Bielema started it and Bo Pelini is better than some on the list.

Gawd, I hate Iowa fans.

 

[iowajerms]

Brett Bielema started it and Bo Pelini is better than some on the list.

Gawd, I hate Iowa fans.

Who has been a better hire for Nebraska since 1995? Wisconsin has Chryst they can argue.

 

[Angry red]

Who has been a better hire for Nebraska since 1995? Wisconsin has Chryst they can argue.

The poll isn't about Nebraskas futility in hiring coaches. Gawd, I hate Iowa fans.

 

[Deep Creek]

I also think Mark Mangino at Kansas should be on here if Greg Schiano at Rutgers is on it. Schiano has a longer tenure but I don't think it is any better.

Fatso did well at Kansas IMO.