Who's the 2nd best coach in the SEC?

[BMF]

Here we go....




https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/debate-rages-coach-second-best-sec/


The debate rages on: Which coach is the second best in the SEC?

Tuesday’s news of Nick Saban receiving an extension and a signing bonus from Alabama has encouraged the ongoing debate regarding the SEC’s second best head coach. Without a clear-cut answer at hand, opinions vary between the likes of Jim McElwain, Dan Mullen, Hugh Freeze, Gus Malzahn, Kevin Sumlin, Bret Bielema and Butch Jones.

While the answer is difficult, making a case for some of the coaches is easy.

Since 2014, Freeze is the only SEC coach to defeat mighty Alabama — and he’s accomplished that feat twice. McElwain is the first coach to win two division titles in his first two years at an SEC school. Mullen has turned Mississippi State into a nationally relevant program, leading the Bulldogs to the No. 1 ranking in the debut of the College Football Playoff rankings. Aside from Saban, Malzahn is the only other league coach to win an SEC title and he took Auburn within seconds of winning the last BCS National Championship.

Wednesday morning, the topic was brought up by two popular morning radio shows from around SEC territory, both of which are hosted by former SEC players: Cole Cubelic and Jayson Swain.


Who is the 2nd best head coach in the SEC?#ColeQuestionOfTheDay

— #CubeShow (@CubeShow) May 3, 2017


Who’s the second best coach in the SEC?

— Jayson Swain (@SwainEvent) May 3, 2017

While appearing on Cubelic’s show, Barrett Sallee, host of the SEC: Smothered and Covered podcast, threw out both McElwain and Mullen.


“McElwain…..maybe Dan Mullen”

– @BarrettSallee on who is the 2nd best coach in the SEC with @CubeShow

— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) May 3, 2017

Marcus Spears from the SEC Network later came on and also chose Mullen.

“If I had to choose an SEC head coach after Saban…It would be Dan Mullen”

– @mspear96 on @CubeShow

— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) May 3, 2017

Chris Vannini of CoachingSearch.com fame went with Bielema.

I think I’d take Bielema, but Mullen has a strong case. https://t.co/r53LWtRThz

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) May 3, 2017

With no clear-cut answer to the question, the debate will most assuredly rage on well into the offseason. In your opinion, which SEC coach falls in line behind Nick Saban as the conference’s second best coach?

 

[MJMGator]

They're all interchangeable. Snow White and the 13 dwarfs.

 

[TheDouglas78]

There is Saban and a bunch of average coaches....

 

[gatormandan]

Nord?

 

[T REX]

Tallest midget

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Has to be Duncechump since so many here still miss giving him fellatio.

 

[ThreatMatrix]

Until somebody else wins a division it's mac

 

[Loogis]

Until somebody else wins a division it's mac

I wonder if we would've came in second in the west last year...

 

[Gator Fever]

All the best coaches in the nation except for a few were SEC West coaches according to the talking heads in 2014. Not sure who to take here. So many ups and downs. At one time I thought Sumlin might have been but he has struggled a lot lately especially on defense. Malzahn has struggled lately also. Not a big fan of Mullen and his SEC record is pretty damn crappy. He is only 29-35 in SEC play with only one winning SEC season out of 8 years there. That alone should disqualify him. Heck other coaches at Miss State had more winning seasons in the SEC than that I think.

Edit: I think Mullen has only beaten one final top 25 ranked team excluding the 2014 season out of those 8 years alo. Losing to all final ranked teams in 6 of 8 years is not good even at Miss State.

 

[Gator Fever]

I wonder if we would've came in second in the west last year...

I think we lose 2 more games last year in the West due to our offensive issues.

 

[TheDouglas78]

All the best coaches in the nation except for a few were SEC West coaches according to the talking heads in 2014. Not sure who to take here. So many ups and downs. At one time I thought Sumlin might have been but he has struggled a lot lately especially on defense. Malzahn has struggled lately also. Not a big fan of Mullen and his SEC record is pretty damn crappy. He is only 29-35 in SEC play with only one winning SEC season out of 8 years there. That alone should disqualify him. Heck other coaches at Miss State had more winning seasons in the SEC than that I think.

Edit: I think Mullen has only beaten one final top 25 ranked team excluding the 2014 season out of those 8 years alo. Losing to all final ranked teams in 6 of 8 years is not good even at Miss State.

Coach (#SEC winning seasons): Croom (0), Sherrill (4), Bellard (2), Tyler (2),

Mullen has the 11th best Conference winning percentage all time, and 9th best winning percentage over all as Mississippi State Head Coach.

 

[Gator Fever]

Coach (#SEC winning seasons): Croom (0), Sherrill (4), Bellard (2), Tyler (2),

Mullen has the 11th best Conference winning percentage all time, and 9th best winning percentage over all as Mississippi State Head Coach.

Yep I don't get the Mullen love myself. They only did good in 2014.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Yep I don't get the Mullen love myself. They only did good in 2014.

When he has a Tebow/Prescott type guy at QB it runs, before Prescott got there. They were going to run him out of town.

 

[ATXGator]

Here we go....

Since 2014, Freeze is the only SEC coach to defeat mighty Alabama

Didn't Malzahn beat him with the "Kick 6"?

 

[T REX]

Didn't Malzahn beat him with the "Kick 6"?

2013

 

[playzwtrux]

wouldn't 1st loser be a better descriptor?

 

[AlexDaGator]

Cover2






Alex.

 

[URGatorBait]

According to Dubs, it's Will Muschamp

 

[Loogis]

I think we lose 2 more games last year in the West due to our offensive issues.

My thoughts too. Mac wouldn't be second best then.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

They're all interchangeable. Snow White and the 13 dwarfs.

This is the correct answer and the reasons are obvious.

No ambitious, hot shot coach is going to take a job in SEC because it is an exercise in futility due to the reign of Saban. The latest case in point is LSU. Like them or not, this is a top ten program but they had to settle for the downs coach even when several high profile coaches were out there.

The guy is clearly the best coach in game but there is more to it.
He coaches a very storied program with loads of tradition, both real (10 titles) and imagined (the other 6 titles the idiots claim).
He coaches at a program with unlimited resources and fan support
He coaches at a program that has perfected the art of cheating via the original football mafia
He coaches at a program that is clearly immune to all NCAA rules to include drug testing and law enforcement issues
He coaches at a program that apparently puts the fear of God into the NCAA which is the only way I can explain most of what i listed above.

I think I would run to the A-She-She or the not so big twelve or eleven. Wouldn't you?