Did I say they called all or a lot of the ncaa coaches to rank all the jobs they would prefer? The writers ranked the jobs based on feedback they received from various coaches and industry sources. The coaching community is small and tight kite so if you have just some coaches down on your program you can expect many of them to share similar opinions. But here you go.
Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide lead list of college football's best jobs
23. Miami (Fla.)
A number of coaches, especially those in the ACC, are down on Miami. "It's a s---- job," one coach said. Well, all right then. One thing that particularly sticks out to rival coaches is a lack of atmosphere for Miami's home games. Unless the opponent is Florida State, it's a ghost town. It makes sense, of course. The Hurricanes are playing 30-60 minutes from campus, depending on traffic, and in a part of town that has little else going on. What do you expect? "The Orange Bowl was awesome," a coach told me last fall. "How they didn't do something on that site, I'll never know. They're hurting now." Upgrades are on the way for Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Dolphins/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium -- but will that really bring in new or existing Miami fans? It's something the school is going to have to address if it's serious about growing the football program and not merely leaning on the past.
19. South Carolina
Coach Steve Spurrier will rightly be praised for taking this historically mediocre program to heights it had never experienced, but do not forget former AD Eric Hyman in the discussion. After Hyman took over, he and his department provided order and a vision -- helping get the school's finances in order and its facility plans back on track -- just as Spurrier and his staff were capitalizing on several solid years of in-state recruiting. When Hyman left for Texas A&M and baseball coach Ray Tanner shifted into the AD's chair, it was a far better situation that he inherited. The challenge now is to continue to grow -- and the coaching choice after Spurrier will be a huge, huge part of that challenge. It will be a defining moment for Tanner, and that defining moment is drawing nearer.
That new coach will arrive to see a completely revitalized area around Williams-Brice Stadium, a profound upgrade over the dusty industrial area that preceded what is now a blossoming fan experience. Also, a new indoor facility and practice fields are on the way as a part of the periphery development plan. Spurrier and Hyman made repairs and realized some of the program's potential. Can Tanner and the next coach take additional steps? That goes back to the consistency of in-state talent as much as anything. Atlanta and Florida have been good to the Gamecocks, but they were at their best when the state's high schools were producing their next stars.
Last edited:
