Coaching Tiers via the Athletic

[SuperHuski]

I thought this was interesting and wanted to share. The authors had 8 tiers and I'm only copying a partial list for each tier. Personally, if Mora turns UConn into a national powerhouse, I think he belongs in Tier 2 at the minimum.

Tier 1A

COACH	SCHOOL
Nick Saban	Alabama

Tier 1B

COACH	SCHOOL
Kirby Smart	Georgia
Dabo Swinney	Clemson

Tier 2

Ryan Day	Ohio State
Luke Fickell	Wisconsin
Jimbo Fisher	Texas A&M
Jim Harbaugh	Michigan
Brian Kelly	LSU
Lincoln Riley	USC
Kyle Whittingham	Utah

Tier 3

Jeff Brohm	Purdue
Troy Calhoun	Air Force
Dave Clawson	Wake Forest
Mario Cristobal	Miami (Fla.)
Kalen DeBoer	Washington
Sonny Dykes	TCU
Kirk Ferentz	Iowa
P.J. Fleck	Minnesota
Hugh Freeze	Auburn
Willie Fritz	Tulane
Tom Herman	Florida Atlantic
Josh Heupel	Tennessee
Chip Kelly	UCLA
Lance Leipold	Kansas
Gus Malzahn	UCF
Mike Norvell	Florida State
Matt Rhule	Nebraska

Tier 4

Bret Bielema	Illinois
Craig Bohl	Wyoming
Jamey Chadwell	Liberty
Dave Doeren	NC State
Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss
Jeff Monken	Army
Pat Narduzzi	Pitt
Billy Napier	Florida
Rich Rodriguez	Jacksonville State
Jeff Tedford	Fresno State
Jeff Traylor	UTSA

Tier 5:

Blake Anderson	Utah State
Dave Aranda	Baylor
Shane Beamer	South Carolina
Brent Brennan	San Jose State
Jason Candle	Toledo
Curt Cignetti	James Madison
Eli Drinkwitz	Missouri
Mike Elko	Duke
Clay Helton	Georgia Southern
Tyson Helton	Western Kentucky
Brady Hoke	San Diego State
Mike Houston	East Carolina
Jerry Kill	New Mexico State
Dan Lanning	Oregon
Jim McElwain	Central Michigan
Jim Mora	UConn
Sam Pittman	Arkansas
Steve Sarkisian	Texas
Scott Satterfield	Cincinnati
Greg Schiano	Rutgers
Rick Stockstill	Middle Tennessee
Jon Sumrall	Troy
Mel Tucker	Michigan State
Kane Wommack	South Alabama

Tier 6:
Syracuse
West Virginia
Washing State
Indiana
FIU
Maryland
Memphis

Tier 7:
Georgia State
Boston College
Vanderbilt
Akron
Ball State
ODA
Tulsa
Cal
Oklahoma

Tier 8:
Rice
UMass
Temple
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Link to article

 

[SuperHuski]

I'll be at the Rice game btw. Bought 8 tixs + tshirts for me and friends. None of them are UConn fans yet, but by God they will know everything there is to know about UConn football by the time the game is over.

If you're in the Houston area, the tixs are pretty cheap (sub 40) for 50-yard, front rows. Even cheaper if you wanna sit on the Rice sidelines