Which Coach would you hire for 10 years

[MaxyJR1]

Which football coaches would you want for the next 10 years? We drafted them

Seven writers. Six rounds. Plenty of caveats. The Athletic CFB's national writers pick and project from the pool of active FBS coaches.

theathletic.com

Coaches must be one of the 130 current FBS head coaches, so no former coaches working in television
Top 42 listed
1. Swinney
2. Day
3. Franklin
10. Chryst
16. Fleck
22. Harbaugh
35. Fitzgerald

Frost and Brohm did not get drafted by the panel.

 

[Some guy]

The year to year swings are so funny. Fitzgerald would’ve been top 5 on this list last year.
Ryan Day was really good last year, will be interesting to see if he can sustain it. Everyone should remember Larry Coker won a national title.

 

[Word]

Chryst is a great fit at wisc but not sure he would do that well elsewhere.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I would be happy to commit to PJ long term. If it didn't work out I'd be bummed, but not bummed on taking the chance.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Chryst is a great fit at wisc but not sure he would do that well elsewhere.

Coach Dad has found his comfy chair.

 

[GopherJack]

And of course they reference PJ leaving for a blue blood program eventually

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Franklin ahead of Saban? Huh?!

 

[Gophers1992]

Franklin ahead of Saban? Huh?!

Probably due to Saban being 68 years old.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Probably due to Saban being 68 years old.

I didn't think he was that old. Still think Franklin is too high!

 

[salzie]

Chryst is a great fit at wisc but not sure he would do that well elsewhere.

my thoughts too, same with Gard. Both are in a perfect situation, both for them and the school

 

[FredCoxRocks]

Coach Dad has found his comfy chair.

I picture him more as a middle school social studies teacher who flies homemade remote controlled airplanes on the weekend.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I picture him more as a middle school social studies teacher who flies homemade remote controlled airplanes on the weekend.

I like that one.

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[PMWinSTP]

I picture him more as a middle school social studies teacher who flies homemade remote controlled airplanes on the weekend.

...and wins a boatload of football games.

 

[#2Gopher]

Harbaugh would need to go lower. Other than a school that has a boat load of money to spend, he would drive an AD crazy.

 

[fmlizard]

Chryst is a great fit at wisc but not sure he would do that well elsewhere.

Agreed. He didn't do that well elsewhere - Pitt, where he was 19-19. Somehow Wisconsin is the only school nationwide that can recruit just okay, have okay coaches, cycle through them, and yet just keep winning.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Agreed. He didn't do that well elsewhere - Pitt, where he was 19-19. Somehow Wisconsin is the only school nationwide that can recruit just okay, have okay coaches, cycle through them, and yet just keep winning.

It's Barry pulling the strings of the media in Wisconsin.....

 

[Otis]

It's Barry pulling the strings of the media in Wisconsin.....

Lol, Media in Wisconsin, stop please, your killing me, rotfl!

 

[GSUsTALON]

For Georgia Southern I'd take Paul Johnson back to run the Flex Option. He did great as Southerns OC in 85-86, Did great as Hawaii's OC, Did great as Navy's OC, Won 86% of his games at Southern as head coach, Went to Navy's as head coach and turned that program around. He was up and down at Georgia Tech but that's the only flaw in his resume.