Ranking The Non- Bcs Coaches

MeanGreen61 · April 16, 2008

FWIW some more off season stuff.

Tom Dienhart

Ranking the non-BCS coaches: Don't overlook these rising stars

Posted: April 15, 2008

They work in the shadow of the BCS Big Boys, but don't underestimate the acumen of non-BCS head coaches. These are some of the best in the business.

In these ranks, you'll find a coach who has won a national championship (Howard Schnellenberger), a coach who has led his team to a BCS bowl win (Chris Petersen), a coach who has worked the BCS title game (Frank Solich) and a former NFL head coach (June Jones).

And Bronco Mendenhall is poised to be the next non-BCS coach to experience a BCS bowl breakthrough.

Some of these non-BCS talents are destined to coach at a BCS school: guys like Petersen, Todd Graham, Skip Holtz, Rick Stockstill, J.D. Brookhart, Butch Jones, Mario Cristobal, Gregg Brandon, Brady Hoke, Troy Calhoun, Al Golden and Bill Cubit, among others.

And look at some of the newcomers: Kevin Sumlin, Larry Fedora and Steve Fairchild are three of the fastest rising stars in the business.

RANKING THE NON-BCS COACHES

1. June Jones, SMU

2. Gary Patterson, TCU

3. Pat Hill, Fresno State

4. Bronco Mendenhall, BYU

5. Chris Petersen, Boise State

6. Todd Graham, Tulsa

7. Larry Blakeney, Troy

8. Dick Tomey, San Jose State

9. George O'Leary, Central Florida

10. Kyle Whittingham, Utah

11. Gregg Brandon, Bowling Green

12. Skip Holtz, East Carolina

13. Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic

14. Mike Price, UTEP

15. Rocky Long, New Mexico

16. Larry Fedora, Southern Mississippi

17. Frank Solich, Ohio

18. Troy Calhoun, Air Force

19. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee

20. Chris Ault, Nevada

21. Butch Jones, Central Michigan

22. Bill Cubit, Western Michigan

23. Kevin Sumlin, Houston

24. Tom Amstutz, Toledo

25. Bob Toledo, Tulane

26. Brady Hoke, Ball State

27. Al Golden, Temple

28. Tommy West, Memphis

29. Joe Glenn, Wyoming

30. Hal Mumme, New Mexico State

31. J.D. Brookhart, Akron

32. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy

33. Shane Montgomery, Miami (Ohio)

34. Jeff Genyk, Eastern Michigan

35. Doug Martin, Kent State

36. Steve Fairchild, Colorado State

37. Mario Cristobal, Florida International

38. Mark Snyder, Marshall

39. Jerry Kill, Northern Illinois

40. Derek Dooley, Louisiana Tech

41. Steve Roberts, Arkansas State

42. Rickey Bustle, Louisiana-Lafayette

43. Mike Sanford, UNLV

44. Todd Dodge, North Texas

45. Neil Callaway, UAB

46. Turner Gill, Buffalo

47. Brent Guy, Utah State

48. David Bailiff, Rice

49. Robb Akey, Idaho

50. Greg McMackin, Hawaii

51. Stan Brock, Army

52. Chuck Long, San Diego State

Tom Dienhart is a writer for Sporting News. E-mail him at tdienhart@sportingnews.com.

RANKING THE NON-BCS COACHES

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forevereagle · April 16, 2008

37. Mario Cristobal, Florida International

Really? And what is his record at FIU? They are sure giving him a lot of love. Not to say he is a bad HC, but was he really that good a coordinator? Wow.

DeepGreen · April 16, 2008

Old Snelly's doing fine at #13.

mad dog · April 17, 2008

You know, I'm sure this is a well-thought out, empirically reasoned compilation of diverse data. <_<

This reminds me of Junior Miller's lists. Like "ranking the ice creams" or "top seven days of the week."

Mean Green Matt · April 17, 2008

That list is a little bit off base.

April 17, 2008

That list is a little bit off base.

Well I think we have much more info to work with to evaluate Dodge. Are you really surprised that someone would look at a 1st year college head coach, straight out of the high school ranks with a 2-10 record and give them a low ranking?

Don't worry, that ranking (no matter how meaningless) will go up. Let's win a few more this year and take a look at next year's list.