NateDogg
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I wont list team captions. There were some interesting quotes.
Here is how they introduced the list:
"We could tell you our opinions, but we figured it might be wiser to actually ask the people who hope to someday hold these jobs. So we (Max Olson, Bruce Feldman, Ari Wasserman and Andy Staples) polled more than 100 people working in college football — athletic directors, head coaches, assistant coaches, recruiting coordinators, analysts and staffers — to get their take on this question.
It’s a loaded question, and these voters all had to weigh a wide variety of factors and personal preferences in coming up with their lists. “Guess it depends on what ‘best job’ means,” one Big Ten staffer pointed out. “Ability to win a national championship? Pay? Job security? Lifestyle?” But the list of considerations doesn’t stop there: recruiting region and history, administrative buy-in and alignment, fan support, academics, facilities, budgets, conference affiliation, past glory, present-day dominance … you can go in all sorts of directions with this one. And our voters did.
Considering all the changes that have already occurred in 2021 and are still to come, it’s clear the landscape is likely to change again in a few years, perhaps dramatically. But here’s how these college football insiders see it today. Voters were asked to list their top five jobs in order of preference. Nine different schools received first-place votes, but the voting for the No. 1 spot was not close."
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1. Alabama
2. Ohio St.
3. Georgia
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. USC (barely behind LSU in votes)
7. Clemson
8. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
10. Florida
11. Michigan
12. Texas A&M
Also receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) (11 points); Oregon (10 points); Florida State (9 points); Penn State (5 points); North Carolina (2 points); Northwestern (1 point)
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Miami received 2 thirds, 2 fourths, and a fifth place vote. Based on the voting UM comes in at #13...which when considering the last 15 years, is pretty remarkable. Maybe the same can be said for where USC finished on the list.
My thoughts: As bad as it's been, this shows that relative to the "blue bloods" UM is still a desirable job. Certainly nowhere near as desirable as it once was, but if one thing's for sure college FB has gone through several cycles over the last 100 or so years. The point about UM's administration not truly caring about winning has been made ad nauseum, and I believe that to be true 100%. Right now as a fan I feel hopeless. But how many of these schools' fanbases have felt hopeless over the last 30-40 years? Better yet, how many former "blue bloods" (Nebraska anyone?) didn't receive a single vote?
I think it's been more or less confirmed that the issues at UM start at the top...but...BUT...if/when a shift in power occurs, would it really take THAT much for UM to be a consistently feared program with the ability to compete for a NC? Sadly that won't happen overnight, but based on UM's location, alumni, pedigree, and history, there should be a pulse for the foreseeable future that allows a real AD/HC combination to come in and make it happen.
Here is how they introduced the list:
"We could tell you our opinions, but we figured it might be wiser to actually ask the people who hope to someday hold these jobs. So we (Max Olson, Bruce Feldman, Ari Wasserman and Andy Staples) polled more than 100 people working in college football — athletic directors, head coaches, assistant coaches, recruiting coordinators, analysts and staffers — to get their take on this question.
It’s a loaded question, and these voters all had to weigh a wide variety of factors and personal preferences in coming up with their lists. “Guess it depends on what ‘best job’ means,” one Big Ten staffer pointed out. “Ability to win a national championship? Pay? Job security? Lifestyle?” But the list of considerations doesn’t stop there: recruiting region and history, administrative buy-in and alignment, fan support, academics, facilities, budgets, conference affiliation, past glory, present-day dominance … you can go in all sorts of directions with this one. And our voters did.
Considering all the changes that have already occurred in 2021 and are still to come, it’s clear the landscape is likely to change again in a few years, perhaps dramatically. But here’s how these college football insiders see it today. Voters were asked to list their top five jobs in order of preference. Nine different schools received first-place votes, but the voting for the No. 1 spot was not close."
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1. Alabama
2. Ohio St.
3. Georgia
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. USC (barely behind LSU in votes)
7. Clemson
8. Oklahoma
9. Notre Dame
10. Florida
11. Michigan
12. Texas A&M
Also receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) (11 points); Oregon (10 points); Florida State (9 points); Penn State (5 points); North Carolina (2 points); Northwestern (1 point)
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Miami received 2 thirds, 2 fourths, and a fifth place vote. Based on the voting UM comes in at #13...which when considering the last 15 years, is pretty remarkable. Maybe the same can be said for where USC finished on the list.
My thoughts: As bad as it's been, this shows that relative to the "blue bloods" UM is still a desirable job. Certainly nowhere near as desirable as it once was, but if one thing's for sure college FB has gone through several cycles over the last 100 or so years. The point about UM's administration not truly caring about winning has been made ad nauseum, and I believe that to be true 100%. Right now as a fan I feel hopeless. But how many of these schools' fanbases have felt hopeless over the last 30-40 years? Better yet, how many former "blue bloods" (Nebraska anyone?) didn't receive a single vote?
I think it's been more or less confirmed that the issues at UM start at the top...but...BUT...if/when a shift in power occurs, would it really take THAT much for UM to be a consistently feared program with the ability to compete for a NC? Sadly that won't happen overnight, but based on UM's location, alumni, pedigree, and history, there should be a pulse for the foreseeable future that allows a real AD/HC combination to come in and make it happen.
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Exactly
