Finebaum ranks the SEC coaches (Shula 7th out of 12)

[Nate Harris]

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	-- 7. Mike Shula (Alabama): The biggest win of the season wasn't Florida or Tennessee, but beating expectations. Shula is riding high off a 10-2 mark and No. 8 poll finish but questions still dog him concerning his offensive philosophy and his inability to beat Auburn. Still, give Shula credit for staying the course.

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[RollinOnBayou]

LOL all credibility he had with me (it wasn't much to begin with) has just flown out the window.

I'm not getting the Spurrier had a great season bit everyone loves to harp on. He had almost the same record as the year before (04 6-5, 05 7-5). He got embarassed by Bama and the Barn. Then got beat against Missouri, and I'm supposed to believe he's doing the best job in the SEC? Please.

[wisten]

LOL Shula probably snubbed him on yet another interview request so slimebaum had to get his kicks in his article.

[Willis]

In his defense, all the coaches ranked above him have either won a national championship, had an un-defeated season, won a confrence championship or any combination of the three with the exception of Les Miles which I would definitely argue Shula has done way more with less (as oposed to LM who I think has done less with more). This is considering that his article did say it was an evaluation of the past, present, and future....why would we buy into anything the sports media says about Bama's fuuture anyway, they haven't beeen right yet. Bottom line, I could care less who people think is the best coach in the SEC because the object is winning championships not having the best coach. If we do what we're supposed to do, all the coach hype will take care of it's self.

[CrimsonCT]

Fulmer is #4. Wow. Just... wow.

I'm convinced that the man doesn't truly believe 70% of what he writes.

[rgw]

All the other guys above Shula - except Meyer and Miles - have won an SEC or national title. Meyer has had an undefeated season. Miles' LSU team was the best team in the SEC in 2005...that Georgia game was an aberration and probably had more to do with UGA's unfair homefield advantage with the SECCG and Russell's injury. So I could see rating Shula 7th right now because he hasn't won anything close to level of the guys above him (a BCS bowl, conference title, or a national title).

[RollinOnBayou]

	Quote:	rgw
	All the other guys above Shula - except Meyer and Miles - have won an SEC or national title. Meyer has had an undefeated season. Miles' LSU team was the best team in the SEC in 2005...that Georgia game was an aberration and probably had more to do with UGA's unfair homefield advantage with the SECCG and Russell's injury. So I could see rating Shula 7th right now because he hasn't won anything close to level of the guys above him (a BCS bowl, conference title, or a national title).

Is it based on this season or not?

The homefield advantage argument is dead. If the game was played in New Orleans, the LSU would have had this supposed homefield advantage.

Based on this season...
Shula was better than
Meyer
Fulmer
Spurrier
nutt
Tubbs(you could say this because he lost to Wisky and GT, but keep in mind he beat Shula head's up, so decide for yourself.)
and the lower-tier team coaches.

[crimsoncolored]

Without even looking at the list, Pauly was probably trying to rev up the Bama fans to call and complain. He is in the slow radio season, got to get those listeners somehow. Him and Tubs will probably buy a condo together when they retire.

[CrimsonCT]

	Quote:	rgw
	All the other guys above Shula - except Meyer and Miles - have won an SEC or national title.

That rationale doesn't work with Spurrier, since he moved to a completely new program. He's won no championships with the Cocks, and his first season was only marginally better than last year's. I still like the man, but a #1 ranking is currently undeserved.

I agree with Richt and Tubberville being up there. There's no denying their consistency over the past few years. Their bowl performances this year were aberrations. I can even understand Urban Meyer's position, because he had a good first season, and is doing extremely well on the recruiting front.

But I simply can't understand how Fulmer is ranked so highly after such a dismal season. Yes, he's been successful in the past, but his poor recruiting year (compared to recent ones) and coaching confusion (I doubt that Cutcliffe will be the savior of the program) both indicate that the Vols will be/have been slipping into a pretty difficult time. Maybe I'm just biased by my dislike of the man, but I don't think any objective observer would elevate him above many other SEC coaches unless they were purposely ignoring this past season.

Also, perhaps someone could clarify what Finebaum means when he insists that our "offensive philosophy" warrants "concern." I was under the impression that our philosophy was a pretty common one, but that execution was the problem these past few seasons.

As for Miles and Nutt... time will tell as Saban's legacy diminishes and Nutt's recent hiring settles in.

[Pluck and Grit]

The funny thing about lists like this is that those guys are the same coaches they were a year ago, but they were "rated" differently then.

[Bama-94-00]

	Quote:	RollinOnBayou
	Is it based on this season or not? ..

Mostly not.

From Finebum article

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	This bi-annual poll ranks the SEC head coaches on a number of factors, from a look back to an examination of the present to a projection of the future. It is not solely based on the most recent season, although naturally that has some sway. Here is the best and worst of the SEC:

[Kp]

We went 10-2 this year. If we continue to improve idiots like Finebaum can rate Shula whereever he wants to. I'll take a SECC and then a NC with Finebaum saying we are the worst and Shula is the lowest ranked coach. The measurement of the quality of coaches surely does not rest in the head of that guy.

[scbamaman1]

Who really cares what he says. Finebaum is nothing more than a prostitute and I think he would sell his wife if he thought he could make a nickel.