Michigan Ranked as 2nd Best CFB Coaching Job in B1G
Since we are still in the doldrums of the offseason, I figured this was worth a post.
ESPN posted an article ($) listing the top CFB jobs in the country:
Michigan comes in at #14 (too low IMO).
While that list is Insider Only, there is a separate article on the top jobs in the B1G:
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/116166/ranking-the-big-ten-jobs?ex_cid=espnapi_public
On that list, Michigan is #2 behind Ohio.
The B1G list strikes me as pretty accurate, and not just based on recent success (considering that they have Nebraska above MSU). Additionally, I think it's pretty cool that Michigan still gets a ton of respect even though we are not in a recruiting hotbed and don't have good weather (both of which hurt in attracting talent). Nonetheless, we maintain solid position among football's blue bloods.
Any thoughts?
February 25th, 2015 at 5:31 PM ^
I think this is hilarious
February 25th, 2015 at 4:26 PM ^
Has a recruit ever said he picked a southern/Pacific coast school over a northern school because of weather?
February 25th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
What other college program has been able to take from the NFL one of their all-time winningest coaches (ie top 5 in alltime win percentage)?
Granted, Harbaugh may have come to Michigan rather than another school in part because he went to Michigan. But what other school has been able to wrest away from the NFL an equally distinguished alum in the prime of his career?
What team has the most wins in the history of college football?
Who's got it better than us?
February 25th, 2015 at 5:52 PM ^
February 25th, 2015 at 4:30 PM ^
In Ohio, your top suitors are Michigan and Ohio State. In Texas, you have every single SEC school and Texas.
February 26th, 2015 at 4:28 AM ^
And Oklahoma.
Does "top suitor" mean most attractive school?
Is South Carolina really a top suitor in Texas? I'd take out about half of the SEC and substitute A&M, Baylor, and TCU. Baylor and TCU aren't historically good (though TCU might have been pretty good before IIRC), but they're good now with good facilities and they're in-state.
Stewart Mandel occasionally ranks programs in tiers too. This is what he did in 2012: http://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/07/11/kings-barons-knights-peasants-…
He has 13 teams in the top tier and Michigan is in it. Hard to argue with it.
February 25th, 2015 at 4:38 PM ^
Hard to argue against being below OSU. Tradition and history are the same, but current results are just not there for Michigan. A national title for OSU is also really hard to ignore.
Still, #14 is a little low for Michigan. I think Harbaugh jumping down from the NFL, when he was still wildly successful there and could've had his pick of the litter for any open job in the NFL, that says a lot about the allure of our program. Most NFL teams would've kicked down his door for his services. And he opted to come here instead. The results aren't there right now, but the infrastructure, resources, and fan support are right there to be just as good a job as OSU, if not a better one.
February 25th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
Might not a popular thing on here but I think OSU has better institutional advantages than anyone else. Highly populated, football crazed state producing a ton of talent that will go to OSU almost no matter what anyone else is doing. This is how a mediocre coach like John Cooper could have stellar records in the 90s and how a good coach, but a risk out of Youngstown State could dominate the conference for a decade. Tressel did nothing special on offense, he was by all accounts a good defensive coach, but was he doing much other than giving the best guys in Ohio scholarships, and letting them have at it? No other school can do that.
Even Texas which has a larger pool to draw from has to worry about A&M, Baylor and TCU and with those schools better than ever, Texas is reeling. USC had a lot of problems before Carrol arrived and their success tends to be negatively correlated with UCLA. It doesn't matter if Michigan, MSU, ND, PSU are good or not, those kids in Ohio are staying in Ohio and it's the primary reason Ohio is the only school in the modern era to avoid a prolonged downturn.
And Alabama isn't close to the job everyone seems to think it is on here. Does everyone remember the ND-like parade of coaches they tried and failed with before they unloaded the money truck to Saban. It's not Ala-freaking-bama. It's Nick-freaking-Saban that's responsible for their success.
No school can weather a bad coaching hire better than OSU because of its inherent advantages and that's why it's the most attractive for a coach.
The top 3:
1) Ohio State
2) Texas
3) USC
February 25th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
This is pretty fair analysis.
Ten years ago Bama was pretty much at a Notre Dame level...yes it has a ton of tradition and the fanbase is big, but nobody wants to take that job where so much pressure exists to rebuild quickly and turn it around. Saban was able to do that.
Sorta the same thing with Meyer at OSU, but I agree, I think Ohio is such a talent-rich state that since OSU is the only game in town (lol Cincinatti) they are going to at least consistently have the talent. Heck, they even sorta own Pennsylvania out to Pittsburgh area...don't tell me that's lockdown PSU territory.
February 25th, 2015 at 5:13 PM ^
Meyer didn't have nearly the rebuild that all these other schools have had at some point in the last couple decades, but yes, he didn't hesitate to take it because he knows that EVEN WITH SANCTIONS nothing could keep stellar talent from Ohio from going there and winning, winning, winning. He's also a great coach, but he knew how much easier it is there than anywhere else, which is also why they'll probably never have trouble getting great coaches when programs like Michigan, Alabama, USC, ND and everyone else have been turned down or resorted to questionable hires.
February 25th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
because Tressel was getting them paid.
Maurice Clarett, even after being rehabilitated and mending fences with Tressel, said he got paid far more at OSU than he ever did playing pro football.
The NCAA did nothing about Clarett and his cohorts--even Troy Smith who was caught taking money from a booster. Terrelle Pryor's under-the-table payments later should have made OSU a repeat offender.
In the words of Jim Harbaugh, if you cheat to win, you've already lost. So how many games has OSU lost---really?
February 25th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
I would think that Iowa would be #1 in the B1G. You don't even have to win and you're still guaranteed your job along with a top salary.
February 25th, 2015 at 6:01 PM ^
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February 25th, 2015 at 7:47 PM ^
These rankings clearly factor in fertile local recruiting, in which case they are fair. If you take that out, Michigan is far higher, but if Harbaugh doesn't right the ship (which he will) then we're at risk of a seriously damaged brand relative to what it was 10 years ago.
February 25th, 2015 at 9:16 PM ^
Sometimes I wonder why the state of Michigan doesn't produce more Division I football players. Can someone give me a reason?
February 25th, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^
If they're succesful it makes the school more attractive. If you take out recent histroy Michigan is top 5
February 25th, 2015 at 10:57 PM ^