Monday, January 5, 2015

Grading the College Coaching Hires

With Michigan's hiring of Jim Harbaugh as head football coach, I thought that it would be a good time to rank the college football hires, so here goes:
  1. Michigan - how can you give Michigan anything but an A+
  2. Youngstown State - home run, how did they manage to swing Bo Pelini?  A+
  3. Oregon State - I think the Riley for Anderson swap is a net positive for OSU.  B+
  4. Houston - Tom Herman was the hottest assistant out there.  B
  5. Florida - not splashy, but Jim McElwain has the makings of a great hire.  B-
  6. Pitt - it was only a matter of time before Pat Narduzzi got a shot.  B-
  7. Buffalo - it's about time someone hired Lance Leipold.  B
  8. Nebraska - Mike Riley is a very good coach, is he an upgrade though?  C
  9. Colorado State - Mike Bobo doesn't excite me much, great opportunity for him though.  C
  10. Wisconsin - Paul Chryst was rather mediocre at Pitt, he may be a decent fit at WI though.  C
  11. Kansas - David Beaty has Tim Brewster written all over him.  D
  12. UNLV - a high school coach?  really?  F  
**The above ratings have to do as much with fit as coaching ability**

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