Did anyone read Staples article on top 20 most desirable CFB HC jobs?

[Mullenation]

http://sportsillustrated....football-jobs/index.html

Chris Low referenced it yesterday on the ESPN feed above, so I figured some of you have read it.

I have some differences in my top 10, just like I'm sure all of you do, but what stood out to me the most was Arizona at #19. Has Greg Byrne's short time there really put them over the edge to a top 20 job? The man works wonders no doubt, but it seems like his influence has hyped up that program to something that even 1 or 2 years ago it might not have been.

 

[beyourowndawg]

That first link in the second paragraph of the article takes you to his rankings from 2 years ago. For some reason, that link is not coming up for me at work, but I want to say Arizona was 19th on that list as well. Also, from what I recall, the lists are nearly identical.</p>

 

[RebelBruiser]

Essentially he's looking at the core of the job that doesn't change all that much. Arizona is always going to be a desirable job because of its location and support, just like Arizona State.

That said, I don't know that I'd rank OU No. 3, maybe a few spots lower.

I'd have Auburn a touch lower than 9 too, and I'd have USC a little bit higher than 11.

I do think he illustrates well the pecking order of the SEC.

I agree that Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and LSU have built in advantages that make them the 4 most desirable jobs in the SEC by a decent margin.

Tennessee and Auburn fall in the 5-6 range all by themselves in my opinion. I think Arkansas is by itself at No. 7. There is a decent gap between the Arkansas job and UT-Auburn.

Then I think you throw Ole Miss, South Carolina, and MSU in a pot for No. 8-10. I think Arkansas's job falls closer to the 8-10 grouping than the 5-6 grouping personally, though it's clearly above 8-10 and clearly below 5-6.

Kentucky is a clear 11, and Vanderbilt is a clear 12. That's the SEC in a nut shell. The Top 6 will all win SEC titles fairly regularly, the Top 4 with more regularity. Arkansas CAN win a title, but it's going to be no more than maybe once a decade, and I lean toward once every 20 years. Kentucky and Vandy will probably never win an SEC title again, though Kentucky could happen. Ole Miss, MSU, and South Carolina would be a once in 50 years proposition at an SEC title.

As always, good management or poor management or a little luck can take a program a tier ahead of its program status for maybe up to a decade or so (see UT in the late 90s and early 00s), but over time programs will find their center. For that pecking order to change, dramatic population shifts or dramatic school size shifts would have to occur.

 

[therightway]

I would think that Iowa, A&M, Wisonsin, or Arkansas would be a better option. I think it really depends on where the coach is from. I just cannot imagine wanting to live in Tuscon. Tempe I could handle but I hate the idea of playing on an off campus stadium.

 

[lawdawg02]

I know Sun Devil Stadium is on ASU's campus. I think UA's stadium is, too.</p>

 

[Seinfeld]

You certainly don't go from a perceived coaching graveyard to a hot destination in one year, but I have to think that we'd win the "Most Improved" trophy. Energetic leadership, extremely competitive salaries(finally), a facilities overhaul on the horizon, and one of our coordinators just got snagged by their #1 program. Again, that may not put us in the Top 20, but I bet we took a substantial jump from a year and a half ago.

 

[therightway]

I just assumed that since the cardinals played there it was not on campus.

 

[dawgs.sixpack]

I would think that Iowa, A&M, Wisonsin, or Arkansas would be a better option. I think it really depends on where the coach is from. I just cannot imagine wanting to live in Tuscon. Tempe I could handle but I hate the idea of playing on an off campus stadium.

i'd take quirkiness of tucson over the sprawling strip malls of the phoenix area every day of the week.<div>
</div><div>also, football players tend to be more attracted to hot girls and hot weather, so i could see a recruiting advantage over the big 10 schools. obviously the coach makes a huge difference, but all things equal so to speak.</div><div>
</div><div>now i do think a&m should be in there over arizona. even as a distinct #2 in texas and a distinct #3 in the texas 10, that's still good enough to get a&m in the top 20 imo. as for arkansas, i think they lose points for being at best the 7th most desirable job in the sec. and arkansas isn't the hot bed of recruiting that louisiana, bama, georgie, or florida is, or south carolina or tennessee really. and probably only 'better' than MS because arkansas is the only program in the state.</div>

 

[dawgs.sixpack]

I just assumed that since the cardinals played there it was not on campus.

cardinals have the new stadium now where the fiesta bowl is played.

 

[Mullenation]

I know it's at the tail end of the list, but along with ASU I just see those jobs as lateral or a downgrade from other schools like Arkansas, Texas A&M, Clemson, Miami, hell even MSU. I would be pissed if Mullen left for Arizona or Arizona State.