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I was reading this article about https://sports.yahoo.com/winners-lo...-best-remaining-unbeaten-teams-043623884.html and they discussed Alabama, Penn State, UGA, Miami, USF, and UCF. It got me thinking about reverse engineering coaching hires. We usually look for an up and comer and cant really know how they will pan out in the SEC. In this article we have coaches that have gone from the SEC to other conferences and done well. I thought it might be interesting to see if there are any clues we can gather when looking for someone on the way up by comparing them to others on the way down.
Saban- ALA- we know that Saban has complete control of his program and will get upset if execution is wrong even if he is up by 50.
Franklin - Penn State: Franklin is an up and comer. He had Vandy looking real competetive
2011 Vanderbilt 6–7 2–6
2012 Vanderbilt 9–4 5–3
2013 Vanderbilt 9–4 4–4
Vanderbilt: 24–15 11–13
Penn State Nittany Lions
2014 Penn State 7–6 2–6
2015 Penn State 7–6 4–4
2016 Penn State 11–3 8–1
2017 Penn State 7–0
His record shows that he can build up a program. And this is in SEC and Big 10 (Compare his upward trend to Mac's downward trend)
Miami - Mark Richt- Is a contender, not a championship winner but a strong contender in the SEC, he will be a big kid on the playground in Miami.
USF - Charlie Strong - We know what he did at Louisville but he struggled at Texas. He will be a king at USF.
UCF- Frost- not really proven as he only is in his second season. Time will tell.
I think that Mac is on this list, if he was back at Colorado he would be enjoying success. But as some of these coaches show, the SEC requires a higher level of coaching. These are all very good coaches on this list but they struggled (not Saban) in the SEC. In the same way College coaches struggle in the NFL.
Could it be that SEC players are usually southern players? Maybe its a culture thing?
Could it be that football is king in the south and they look at football in a different way then perhaps Louisville or Penn State?
Could it be that SEC players are the best of the best and have been treated like royalty all through highschool and require a "higher level of care"?
Its obvious that there is a different skill set required. I would love to hear from StephenPE, or Sas, or Cover2 and anyone else with some experience.
Saban- ALA- we know that Saban has complete control of his program and will get upset if execution is wrong even if he is up by 50.
Franklin - Penn State: Franklin is an up and comer. He had Vandy looking real competetive
2011 Vanderbilt 6–7 2–6
2012 Vanderbilt 9–4 5–3
2013 Vanderbilt 9–4 4–4
Vanderbilt: 24–15 11–13
Penn State Nittany Lions
2014 Penn State 7–6 2–6
2015 Penn State 7–6 4–4
2016 Penn State 11–3 8–1
2017 Penn State 7–0
His record shows that he can build up a program. And this is in SEC and Big 10 (Compare his upward trend to Mac's downward trend)
Miami - Mark Richt- Is a contender, not a championship winner but a strong contender in the SEC, he will be a big kid on the playground in Miami.
USF - Charlie Strong - We know what he did at Louisville but he struggled at Texas. He will be a king at USF.
UCF- Frost- not really proven as he only is in his second season. Time will tell.
I think that Mac is on this list, if he was back at Colorado he would be enjoying success. But as some of these coaches show, the SEC requires a higher level of coaching. These are all very good coaches on this list but they struggled (not Saban) in the SEC. In the same way College coaches struggle in the NFL.
Could it be that SEC players are usually southern players? Maybe its a culture thing?
Could it be that football is king in the south and they look at football in a different way then perhaps Louisville or Penn State?
Could it be that SEC players are the best of the best and have been treated like royalty all through highschool and require a "higher level of care"?
Its obvious that there is a different skill set required. I would love to hear from StephenPE, or Sas, or Cover2 and anyone else with some experience.