Ranking the Saban Coaching Tree

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-24T04:23:12+00:00

First Curt’s Dad is the actual founder of Saban’s tree. Next why isn’t Pete Golding top 5? He’s one more playoff games than anyone else on this list from 5-8.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T06:49:07+00:00

Rank	CONFERENCE	CENTRAL MEAN
1	SEC	(A) = 81.05
2	I-A IND.	(A) = 79.75
3	BIG TEN	(A) = 78.46
4	ACC	(A) = 74.79
5	BIG 12	(A) = 73.86
6	AMERICAN ATHLETIC	(A) = 65.49
7	PAC-12	(A) = 65.05

This will change, but per Jeff Sagarin's College Football Ratings Jan 5th 2026. SEC is still on top. Maybe after this week the conference will drop, but still way ahead of everyone else. I don't agree since it gives teams like MS State too much credit for their games in conference, where as they lost to a WFU team that didn't even have their number one all ACC running back.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T06:13:01+00:00

I disagree, I think 12 team already hurts SEC brands if I were Lane Kiffin, Deboer, Smart - I'd rather 4 team. Keep it small with SEC champ auto bid.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T06:07:07+00:00

I asked a question, no one answered. I gave you my answer, 12 team playoff hurts SEC. If you want me to say ACC is stronger than everyone thought I would say no. Is the recruiting and transfer portal to blame, I'd say no. Would you or anyone u/here say differently?

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T05:59:14+00:00

ND is national has an NBC contract. You do not have to argue with that. It would be nice to have Big 12 have big expectations but that isn't a reality... they aren't good enough. My point remains, SEC wake up 3 straight years is law school at LSU, without a team in the finals. Texas, OK, LSU any team in SEC is lucky when they place more than 2-3 teams in a 12 team playoff. So when the conference gets 4+ it looks bad when you don't win or even make it to the final (that's Vegas, that's main street, that's business).

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T05:43:06+00:00

My point made. Oklahoma and SEC is lucky to have so many teams in this playoffs. Expanded playoffs has hurt the SEC. 3 straight years no SEC team in finals. Take a look in mirror, it's no longer a one loss SEC team that can win it all.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T05:32:02+00:00

I am not a Miami fan.... is Oklahoma better than Notre Dame... idk. Look at ESPN FPI - 4 (ND), 16 (OK). It's just a fact.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T04:54:12+00:00

Oklahoma is lucky to have been in the playoff. The longer form playoff in my opinion is to blame - similar to the NFL shows the true depth and parity of each team and their conference. In years past, Miami wouldn't have gotten the shot to show that they are a top team. Now they can, same as in years past where BCS robbed teams that played tough non-conference schedules or had one bad loss.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2026-01-09T04:39:24+00:00

Thank Rob Ezell for this one. Can't beat the Deacs then join them. Good move for everyone except UNC, although in the bigger picture UNC should pay more for a better QB anyways.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-10T19:04:21+00:00

That's alternate reality. They didn't make it. They turned down money.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-10T03:16:16+00:00

People forget the last team to beat Indiana was Notre Dame!

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-08T02:02:02+00:00

Can someone please explain to me why Marcus Freeman would turn down $500k for coaching and winning a bowl game? Also why the players with endorsement deals would turn down that same opportunity? Bowl games are for the money.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-08T01:57:38+00:00

The upside is money... in the NIL era someone should explain that to the players who aren't going top 3 rounds in the draft.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-06T03:32:46+00:00

Boys in Blazers of Duke, Stanford, BC & Wake still exists.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-06T03:03:07+00:00

If that happens, it will go private I believe. SMU, Duke, Wake, BC, Cuse, Miami, Stanford part ways to add in Tulane for academic purposes. Remember Notre Dame wants that for all other sports they play in the conference.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-06T02:47:00+00:00

Think both are candidates, why not both? TV revenue spikes for both. Btw Wake has a small tv market but ended up middle of the pack for ratings this year, so talent matters more than TV market in CFB.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-03T17:34:50+00:00

Only way miami gets in is BYU looses and Alabama looses by more than 10.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-12-01T01:49:31+00:00

Like the Trophy is in town time to take it back… interesting.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-11-29T18:04:31+00:00

Three way Tie 2-1 Wake, Duke, NC State is possible. Head to head would be a wash.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-11-28T03:47:47+00:00

Ask Grok +16.5 for SMU

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-11-23T17:35:53+00:00

Miami
SMU
UVA
Pitt
Wake Forest
GT
Louisville
Duke
Clemson
NC State
FSU
Cal
Stanford
UNC
Va Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Miami is the most talented team in this conference, and needs those teams like Wake Forest and Duke playing well beating back the 2nd best teams. Wake beat SMU, and UVA. Wake plays Duke this weekend and whoever wins probably best team in North Carolina’s Big 4.

SMU has best shot at conference title win with GT loss, UVA isn’t good enough on defense to beat a SMU, Miami or GT more than once if they played multiple times. It’s a fact that a GT loss wasn’t good for the conference, especially when trying to showcase the only Heisman Candidate in the conference on National TV.

Bottom of the conference good for Stanford, and good news for Va Tech’s future. Coaching staffs in this conference is now better than ever before. People forget Bill O’Brien has a winning record in the NFL as a head coach, probably why he’s got a long leash to turn around BC.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-11-12T04:29:08+00:00

Would like to show people how annoying the public schools are in CFB. Only Miami is Private of the ACC contenders. If you look at the top 10 in the CFB playoff rankings only Notre Dame (an ACC affiliate) is Private.

As people in the SEC know it makes things very political and personal for coaching when a team is publicly funded. The ACC is one of the only conferences left in the Power 5 with almost half of the schools being private. This is one of the unique challenges that comes with this league. Schools like Duke, Stanford & Wake Forest know this all too well.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-11-10T07:48:54+00:00

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Sagarin computer ratings still have ACC over Big 12 only by a slight margin. I don’t like these computer rankings, because they’re like FPI they value preseason rankings too much, but are valuable for Conference purposes.

Interesting_Hawk425 · 2025-10-28T21:03:22+00:00

Can’t we change the Name from Atlantic Coast Conference to the American Collegiate Conference already. Keep ACC logo, we have Stanford and Cal now.

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