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BigJoeGrizzly said:
Comparing Coker's players to The Houston Cougars?
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My point is that you are crowning a coach before he's actually been able to fully make the program his. If you took this poll in 2002, would you have put Larry Coker as the number 1 coach in the country?

If so, how does that look in hindsight?

He might very well be a top 5 coach, but I'm not willing to put him there yet.
 
NVA CANE said:
Where Harbaugh? He should be third behind Saban and Urban
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What exactly has Harbaugh won, after he left the Pioneer League? Did he win the Pac 12? Was he clearly better, at Stanford (with Andrew Luck), than Shaw (without Andrew Luck)?

And yes, I understand the argument that Harbaugh recruited Luck. Shaw got McCaffrey. Toss up at the college level?

I believe the the college game is the best place for him, and he'll probably get a national championship (or more). I think he is a very good coach that simply wears people out, so he is best suited for a system with new players every year, staying for only a few years.

But, ranking him right now? Lots of sizzle, not so much on the final steak.
 
The way I rate things is very simple-would you trade them today even up for the other. For example, would you trade Cindy Crawford for Amy Adams? My answer is yes. Forget 20 years ago or who they competed against in their prime. Today who is more desirable. Using this test-for me-produces the following list of football coaches.

1. Saban
2. Meyer


3. Harbaugh
4. Herman
5. Petrino
 
Reshon52ap said:
Harbaugh not in top 5 is laughable
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Why? What had Harbaugh won? Was he in the college football playoff and we missed it?


He's a good coach but top 5!? Compared to those who have earned it is crazy

Herman shouldn't be there either yet
 
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How Patterson stays at TCU for so long is a mystery. How do you recruit at TCU? Went undefeated and beat Wisconsin (probably hottest team in country at the time) a few years back.

May deserve to be in Top 5 but he is at TCU. Why he stays who knows must have a unbelievable deal.
 
rustywalkedaway said:
NVA CANE said:
Where Harbaugh? He should be third behind Saban and Urban
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What exactly has Harbaugh won, after he left the Pioneer League? Did he win the Pac 12? Was he clearly better, at Stanford (with Andrew Luck), than Shaw (without Andrew Luck)?

And yes, I understand the argument that Harbaugh recruited Luck. Shaw got McCaffrey. Toss up at the college level?

I believe the the college game is the best place for him, and he'll probably get a national championship (or more). I think he is a very good coach that simply wears people out, so he is best suited for a system with new players every year, staying for only a few years.

But, ranking him right now? Lots of sizzle, not so much on the final steak.
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Everywhere he goes he wins. He even won in the NFL. He made Stanford as good as it can possibly get. He's made Michigan relevant again and will have them competing for a playoff spot. Lol at what has harbaugh done. He may not have a national championship yet, but the man knows how to coach and how to run a program. He'll have his chance before jumping back up to the NFL again.
 
NVA CANE said:
rustywalkedaway said:
NVA CANE said:
Where Harbaugh? He should be third behind Saban and Urban
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What exactly has Harbaugh won, after he left the Pioneer League? Did he win the Pac 12? Was he clearly better, at Stanford (with Andrew Luck), than Shaw (without Andrew Luck)?

And yes, I understand the argument that Harbaugh recruited Luck. Shaw got McCaffrey. Toss up at the college level?

I believe the the college game is the best place for him, and he'll probably get a national championship (or more). I think he is a very good coach that simply wears people out, so he is best suited for a system with new players every year, staying for only a few years.

But, ranking him right now? Lots of sizzle, not so much on the final steak.
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Everywhere he goes he wins. He even won in the NFL. He made Stanford as good as it can possibly get. He's made Michigan relevant again and will have them competing for a playoff spot. Lol at what has harbaugh done. He may not have a national championship yet, but the man knows how to coach and how to run a program. He'll have his chance before jumping back up to the NFL again.
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I agree with most of what you said, and basically said the same thing in my post. However, the question is not his future or his potential, but his current rank. A guy who hasn't even won a major conference championship isn't logically in the top 5 of current DI head coaches.
 
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1) Saban

5) Urban(he can't hold on to the winning edge like Saban)

6) everyone else.


It is a two coach league now unless Miami make the return. Only another Canes run can take out those two guys. Urban might have to change conferences to win another but Saban is a machine. Mark isn't in their league but at Miami he doesn't have to be.
 
if we are talking pure coaching its Saban and Harbaugh at the top. Meyer is 3rd, and arguably 2nd because he's a better recruiter than Jim. These 3 are clearly at the top tier elite of college football coaching, but I really don't see Harbaugh staying in college for too long, dude will win a natty then probably try for another shot at a SB.

The second tier has guys are (not necessarily in this order) Dantonio, Dabo, Jimbo, Petrino, Herman, Bill Snyder, Gary Patterson, Richt, and Stoops.
 
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