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re: ESPN ranks top CFB coaches, BK not in top 10
Posted on 4/6/24 at 11:33 am to The Pirate King
Posted on 4/6/24 at 11:33 am to The Pirate King
Is O on the list? Just asking for a friend. There is only 1-2 better coaches on that list better than Kelly. MAYBE - none in the SEC. Norvell at FSU and Whittingham at Utah.
“ What ranking surprised you the most?
Adam Rittenberg: People might not like Brian Kelly personally, but the facts overwhelmingly show that he's a top 10 coach. He twice took Notre Dame to the four-team College Football Playoff, went 34-6 at Cincinnati with an undefeated season, won the SEC West in his first year at LSU, has 13 finishes in the AP top 20 and owns two Division II national titles. I like some of the young coaches in this top 10, but they haven't accomplished a fraction of what BK has in his career.
Defend your vote:
Chris Low: Maybe it's just me, but winning -- and doing so at every level over three decades -- counts for something. Kelly won two Division II national championships at Grand Valley State, won two Big East titles at Cincinnati, and took Notre Dame to a BCS national championship game and two more CFP appearances. Most recently, he guided LSU to the 2022 SEC championship game in his first season in Baton Rouge.
Kelly has also proven he can turn around downtrodden programs quickly. (See Central Michigan and Cincinnati.) Even Notre Dame had not won more than seven games in the three seasons prior to Kelly's arrival in 2010. So anybody who didn't have Kelly in their top 10 either hasn't been paying attention, doesn't particularly like him or is too young to appreciate the difficulty of coaching at a high level over a long period of time. I'll take proven substance over flash every time.”
“ What ranking surprised you the most?
Adam Rittenberg: People might not like Brian Kelly personally, but the facts overwhelmingly show that he's a top 10 coach. He twice took Notre Dame to the four-team College Football Playoff, went 34-6 at Cincinnati with an undefeated season, won the SEC West in his first year at LSU, has 13 finishes in the AP top 20 and owns two Division II national titles. I like some of the young coaches in this top 10, but they haven't accomplished a fraction of what BK has in his career.
Defend your vote:
Chris Low: Maybe it's just me, but winning -- and doing so at every level over three decades -- counts for something. Kelly won two Division II national championships at Grand Valley State, won two Big East titles at Cincinnati, and took Notre Dame to a BCS national championship game and two more CFP appearances. Most recently, he guided LSU to the 2022 SEC championship game in his first season in Baton Rouge.
Kelly has also proven he can turn around downtrodden programs quickly. (See Central Michigan and Cincinnati.) Even Notre Dame had not won more than seven games in the three seasons prior to Kelly's arrival in 2010. So anybody who didn't have Kelly in their top 10 either hasn't been paying attention, doesn't particularly like him or is too young to appreciate the difficulty of coaching at a high level over a long period of time. I'll take proven substance over flash every time.”
Posted on 4/6/24 at 11:39 am to Tiger1988
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There is only 1-2 better coaches on that list better than Kelly. MAYBE - none in the SEC.
This might actually the funniest post I've ever seen on this board.
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