B1G freshmen coaches - who will have the most wins this year?

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The Big10 has 3 new coaches this year:

Who will have the most wins this year?  

 

Jim Harbaugh @ Michigan

VS

Mike Riley @ Nebraska

VS

Paul Chryst @ Wisconsin

goblue16

July 28th, 2015 at 9:34 PM ^

For year 1 Chryst should have the most wins based on schedule and talent. Harbaugh and Riley will probably match with 8 or 9 wins each. In the long haul I think all three might be elite coaches. Chryst is a Wisconsin guy who knows their system and Harbaugh is Harbaugh. Riley should do wonders with better talent and more exposure at Nebraska

Avon Barksdale

July 28th, 2015 at 9:43 PM ^

I'm really not sold on him. He seems like a Brady Hoke "this guy just gets it" type of hire. He'll talk up Wisconsin, recruit decent, but never get it done on the field in my opinion. I hope I'm wrong. The Big Ten West needs a strong Wisconsin and Nebraska to keep up with Harbaugh, Meyer, Dantonio, and Franklin in the East.

JT4104

July 28th, 2015 at 9:48 PM ^

Different with Chryst and Hoke is that Chryst was a OC at Wiscy when they were successful and made that run with Bert. 

He does know the program but also was a huge part of making Wiscy what it is today. 

This year I'd say Chryst and Riley probably have more wins simply because they are in the crappy west.

goblue16

July 28th, 2015 at 10:28 PM ^

Doesn't matter, Chryst is taking over a solid program. Hoke took over a team that was shaky, needed transition to a different offense. Had Hoke taken over for Carr he might still be the head coach

Tater

July 28th, 2015 at 10:49 PM ^

You aren't really serious in thinking that Hoke would still be at Michigan if he had taken over for Carr.  RR got a decimated team with no QB and almost no upperclassmen thanks to transfers.  Hoke got a team that won 11 games even as square pegs being forced into round holes.

Your admiration of Hoke is, uh, admirable...

switch26

July 29th, 2015 at 7:56 AM ^

To follow up to this it was hoke's brutal coaching that lost us the msu and Iowa games that year. Both games he tried forcing denard under center for the majority of the game and expected him to pass so much instead of keeping us on the shotgun spread the majority of the game.

gwkrlghl

July 28th, 2015 at 9:40 PM ^

even considering Alabama will probably club them in game 1, their next toughest game is @Nebraska and then....@Maryland? Iowa? @Minnesota?

They should get to 9-3 easy and might get to 11-1 without much difficulty

OTOH we have @Utah, BYU, MSU, @PSU & OSU. Our schedule is just way tougher

Gr1mlock

July 28th, 2015 at 9:49 PM ^

Heart says Harbaugh, head says Chryst.  Harbaugh's an objectively better coach, but Wisconson has more talent (based on prior performance) and a MUCH easier schedule.   5 years from now though, Harbaugh has significantly more wins.  

MichiganTeacher

July 28th, 2015 at 9:54 PM ^

This year, Chryst. I think he'll do good things at Wiscy both short and long-term. Eclipsed by Harbaugh long-term, of course.

Riley, well, I think the Huskers are about to find out just how effective Pelini was and how much they're going to miss him. I guess I won't be shocked if the Huskers hit 9 wins, but I really think 7 is more likely purely based on the coaching change.

goblue16

July 28th, 2015 at 10:30 PM ^

Never understood why he gets paid so much?? Also never understood why Illinois SUCKS?? Throw 5 mil at any coach at a major program and he'll come running

Perkis-Size Me

July 28th, 2015 at 10:17 PM ^

Probably Chryst, because he has an easier schedule (even with Bama), and has inherited a far more stable, successful team in Wisconsin than what Michigan or Nebraska are right now.

That being said, Harbaugh is definitely the best option for long term, high level success. Wisconsin has been good, but unable to get over the hump since Ron Dayne was on the field. And Mike Riley accomplished next to nothing at Oregon State.




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Gil From Omaha

July 28th, 2015 at 10:32 PM ^

Hate to say it but Riley and Nebraska. Easy West schedule, Wiscy at home will be electric. Tough non-con games in Miami and BYU but I say they go 1-1. Lose at home to MSU. 10-2, 9-3 season is very plausible




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UMgradMSUdad

July 28th, 2015 at 10:40 PM ^

As others have pointed out, if the schedules were equal, Harbaugh comes out ahead.  But the schedules aren't equal. Wisconsin does open against Alabama, but should win easily in the rest of the OOC schedule.  Then they get the other B1G west teams and their crossover games are with Rutgers and Maryland.  Nebraska plays BYU as the one OOC that should be difficult for them (Miami looks to have another mediocre team this year) and do have to play MSU in one of their crossover games, Rutgers in the other.

If Michigan were playing either Nebraska's or Wisconsin's schedule, I would have them at 10-11 wins.  But Harbaugh doesn't get those schedules. I think the liklihood is that Michigan will have 8 or 9 wins. Nebraska and Wisconsin should be able to each win 9 games.

 

Saturday.after…

July 28th, 2015 at 11:02 PM ^

I still can't believe Harbaugh is really our coach.  Went to the spring game, saw him, and it was like a celebrity guest coach.  Won't believe it for real until probably half time at the Utah game.

That said, Harbaugh will have the most wins of the three this year.

Yooper

July 28th, 2015 at 11:04 PM ^

In college football obviously the right coach is almost everything. Three schools with major upgrades means a better conference. The pendulum is swinging back.