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Official Wild West Board Coach Rankings

Sarkisian - he increases the gap with each week
Heupel - Vols are better this year than the ‘98-99 Champions
Cignetti - Rourke reminds me a lot of Brock Purdy
Smart - Big Game Week
Kiffin - He has Dart throwing darts this year

Dropped out: Dillingham - ASU couldn’t overcome a slow start vs TT in 2nd road game in a row; Rhule - lost a tough one to a decent Illinois team and veteran QB Altmeyer who has improved a lot since last year

21 comments

21 Comments

Pasadena Trojan

Oct 02

Time to readjust the Kiffen love?

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Butkus51

Oct 02

Replying to

Hah, good one. Yeah, it was not one of his better coaching games. Kentucky is a very good team, almost beat UGA week before. Man, the SEC has so many good teams. It's a long season let's see how all the top teams play out. Bet you there will be more upsets and shakeups in rankings...

Pasadena Trojan

Oct 02

Replying to

Fair.

Kentucky is usually never an easy out under Stoopes 6.0.

Butkus51

Sep 25

Deboer, Bama
Kiffin, Ole Miss
Smart, UGA
Heupel, Tenn
Sark, Texas
Whittingham, Utah
Rhuel, Nebraska
Fisch, UDub
Klieman, Kansas St
Franklin, Penn St.

Please Note: my list is not based only on W/L records, but who I like as a HC. I like mild manner, calm type coaches.

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mandb

Sep 25

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Lanning hasn't won a 'big game' in his time as HC. Kleiman is a good coach and was contacted by UW this past winter. Kleiman is waiting for the Iowa job when KF hangs them up.

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Butkus51

Sep 25

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Pasadena, I have Smart at #3 although he has lead UGA for the last 4 years with 2 NC and most wins, I do not like his coaching style (yells a lot). As a parent I would only want my boy play for C.Deboer, C.Whittingham, C.Heupel and C.Fisch. I like how they coach their boys. They are always kool and collected on the sidelines (never yells or scolds), most of all win games.

In C.Kiffin's defense, I believe he is top 3 offensive minds. He has had A+ success at Ole Miss. No other coach before him have ever placed Ole Miss this high rankings, 3 years in a row. C.Kiffin is winning games with mostly 3* and some 4* players. Shoot, he would kill it with UGA, Bama, Ohio St, Oregon and Texas talent. The guy can coach. Oh, I think his QB J.Dart will win the 2024 Heisman.

I do not have C.Ryan Day, Ohio St, C.Lanning, Oregon up there because with all their 5* and 4* talent they should have won a NC or be in the final 4 every year. Also, I am not a C.Dabo Swinney fan.

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Java

Oct 03

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goat boy is 2 in the nation? Based on what? Beating Bama a few years ago? Or did he?

troystory

Sep 25

Good list. Too bad about Venebles - he just switched QB's. Does he know what he's doing?

Big Game Vista

Sep 25

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He has always hovered close to the top but has lost before making it.

Big Game Vista

Sep 25

Replying to

Heupel didn’t do a great job when he was OC at OU. He’s improved a lot as a coach.

Butkus51

Oct 01

Replying to

Unfortunately for USC, they are stuck with C.LR for 7 more years. Heck, by then, C.LR should be a neurosurgeon and chief surgeon at a reknown medical school/hospital.

Yep, clock management is a big fault and must do a better job. His biggest short comings is average recruiting. I believe C.LR must find the energy and recruit harder. He must become a top 5 HS recruiter and work the TP better (just like in 2022 and 2023). If USC had top FB players to go along with his solid AC/coaching staff would almost get USC in the CFP 12 teams tournament.

Pasadena Trojan

Sep 25

Thought Venables would be #1?

Java

Sep 25

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Amazing he’s not. His team was playing the best since boz. Genius last year. Ran Gabriel off since he had Arnold. Arnold sucked in the bowl and vista dismissed it. Didn’t look good early this year. Vista dismissed. Now ok has one of the top rated recruits in the. Nation benched. And some other kid a legacy stepping in. Complete mess in Norman.