Ranking Big Ten football coaches heading into 2024

[MisterGopher]

9. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota​

Nov 12, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck leads his team out onto the field before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY SportsMore
Why the Ranking

I don't know that P.J. Fleck gets enough credit for the job he's done at Minnesota. Last year withstanding, Fleck has built the Gophers into a team that was contending in the West Division on an almost yearly basis at a place that that had been in a significant rut prior to his hiring. The gimmicky stuff has a ceiling though and he probably needs to coach a bigger deal program to move his career forward any further.

Ranking Big Ten football coaches heading into 2024

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[I'm A Maroon 2!]

No offense to Sherrone, but he's not a top 4 coach in the B1G. Maybe 9 behind PJ at best.

 

[GopherMarroon]

Is Ohio State Ryan Day really #1?

There's no way to know if he helps more than the other coaches or hurts because they're near #1 all the time.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

PJ is pretty fairly ranked IMO. Between 7-11 for me depending on the week lol

 

[Some guy]

Is Ohio State Ryan Day really #1?

There's no way to know if he helps more than the other coaches or hurts because they're near #1 all the time.

The guy who can’t win a conference title at Ohio state is not the best coach in the conference.
Possible he is the best recruiter and organizer of NIL…

 

[UMwolverine]

No offense to Sherrone, but he's not a top 4 coach in the B1G. Maybe 9 behind PJ at best.

I agree. There's too little info for some of these new coaches to place them, especially that high.

 

[Gophers1992]

The guy who can’t win a conference title at Ohio state is not the best coach in the conference.
Possible he is the best recruiter and organizer of NIL…

He has won two conference titles. He also has lost just 8 games in 5 seasons. Those losses are
A loss in the CFP semifinal
A loss in the national title game to one of the more dominant teams of the 21st century
A loss to a 10 win Oregon team
3 losses to Michigan teams that went to the playoff and/or won a national title (and were cheating)
A loss on a last second field goal in the CFP to the team that won the title game by 58 points.

Obviously Day has tons of built in advantages, but the idea that he has done nothing with them is just not true.

 

[denguegopher]

No offense to Sherrone, but he's not a top 4 coach in the B1G. Maybe 9 behind PJ at best.

How they can rank a guy who has only been a HC while subbing for a suspended HC and another who has never been a HC is pure folly.

 

[GopherEnEspaña]

• Schiano at 8 in front of Fleck is crazy. What has he done on the field?
• Fickell at 7 is debatable but Madison always gets the media darling bump.
• Moore at 4 is hilarious
• Had to put Rhule at 10 so Nebraska fans don't lose their minds