re: 2014 College Football Coaches Ranking: Saban #1; Miles #17

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Pls explain Meyer ahead of Saban Richt Spurrier or Miles?

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I'm not a fan of the guy personally, but he has been wildly successful at every stop, even at schools like Bowling Green and Utah. He is 128-25 as a head coach and has a 7-2 bowl record. Saban is 165-57 and is only 8-7 in bowl games.
He took the Utes to an undefeated season and a BCS Bowl win. The guy just wins at all levels regardless of the talent that he has available. When he has great talent, like at Florida, he wins championships. Since going to Ohio State, he has picked up right where he left off and has already given them an undefeated season. How many undefeated seasons does Saban have?

With Saban, again, it's hard to argue with 4 NCs, but the same argument that people make for sliding Miles down the list can also be applied to Saban. He does get outcoached at times. The man has benefitted from comparatively favorable SEC scheduling while at Bama. I wish that we had more head to head results for Meyer vs Saban, but Bama never plays Florida except for the occasional SEC Championship game, and they split those two meetings. And let's not forget that failed attempt in the NFL.

Richt is a nice guy and a good coach, but with the talent that he has available to him at Georgia, he should have more skins on the wall, but doesn't.

The Head Ball Coach...you could make an argument for him. He has done a great job at USCe where it's tougher to recruit and he dominated at Florida. You can't make everyone #1, though.

Then there's Les. I love the guy. He's like the Yogi Berra of college football. Most of all he is a GOOD guy. He is loyal to his players and assistants and they to him, but he will make a move when it needs to be made. He makes good hires. He is a great recruiter. His game day goofs are well documented and can't be ignored, but he still makes my top 5. The guy faces crazy schedules every year and still produces double-digit wins consistently.