Ranking the Best Coaches in the Big 12
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It's time to rank the coaches in the Big 12. Will Coach Prime climb to the top tier with Mike Gundy and Kyle Whittingham? Let me know where I went wrong in the comments.
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As an Iowa State fan. I think A tier is acceptable until we win the league or get 10 wins.
@kirkmoody6109
Күн бұрын
Nah his nfl talent says otherwise
"Coach" Sub-Prime belongs in the D Tier. The guy is a ham.
As a BYU fan. Coach Witt is the current best coach.
Big 12 Party/Tailgate scene tier list next 😂😂
@knightu1642
2 күн бұрын
LOL! I like this one!!!
Next year coach 'Prime' will have double digit wins, if you total all three seasons....
@knightu1642
2 күн бұрын
LOL! Possibly. But I do hope a majority of our Big 12 coaches have good to excellent seasons! I would love to see 6 teams in the top 25 with at least 2 to 3 in the top 12 to make the playoffs!
@grondhero
2 күн бұрын
🤣
@ostentatioussavant8215
2 күн бұрын
He would have had double digit wins this past year had they just won the close games. They had 6 losses decided by a touchdown or less. Pretty impressive when you consider how absolutely terrible their line was.
@Number4lead
23 сағат бұрын
Sanders wins in th category of most annoying and most overrated.
@RCJH2022
20 сағат бұрын
Ohhhh, That's a BINGO!
My question about Sonny Dykes is that he has a very mid record without Riley as OC and then really good with Riley at OC. What is Sonny without Riley moving forward?
Haven't watched yet, but it's Gundy as number 1. Eight 10-win seasons at a program like Oklahoma State is unbelievable, considering their history before him. They had 13 losing seasons from 1989 to 2005. And they havent had a losing season under Gundy.
@NealBrownnBeers
3 күн бұрын
Respect what Leipold and Klieman have done at their schools, but Gundy should be 1 or now with Whitt probably at two and the Kansas coaches and Campbell rounding out the Top 5.
@ChrisWade-um5wl
2 күн бұрын
Gundy does have 1 losing season. His first in 2005. 4-7. Other than that, none. Best coach on the Big 12
@kirkmoody6109
Күн бұрын
@NealBrownnBeers I don't see how utah comes in automatically good I don't see them doing better than 9-3 losses to Arizona, iowa state, and okstate
I'd move Dykes to the B tier, Leipold to the A tier, Prime to the C tier, and Sataki to the C tier. Other than that, good list.
The Big 12 is absolutely loaded with great coaches.
You nailed it John. Wouldn't change a thing.
I agree with Coach Gus at A tier. I honestly would have thought you'd put him in B and that would have been fine too just because it was an average season last year. I do see his potential to get UCF to an 8-10 win season sooner than later but we shall see! Good job overall on the list John!
Hey John... Enjoyed this video. Not bad on the Choices. All can be rationalized.
As a TCU fan, I hope you're correct on Dykes. This year I think we'll find out what kind of coach he really is. Thankfully, he brought in a decent defensive coordinator. I hated having a defense with more holes than a golf course. As a TCU fan and Dallas Cowboys fan, I think you have Sanders too high. Remember, he sat down with Joel Klatt and claimed they were going 15-0 year one. From that perspective (and his personality) he's a D-tier coach, IMHO. We'll see what happens this year, but I guarantee Shadeur won't survive the season if he takes another 52 sacks.
I think you're pretty much right. McGuire at a B is right. I think Gus should probably be B right now, has room to grow. Fritz is a great coach. I worry about his tenure, he's way up there in age. Prime as a b-tier is ok. We'll see where he goes in year 2, and if he even sticks around for year 3. Sataki I'd probably have in C as well to give room to grow rather than room to fall
Your assessment of Campbell is surprisingly objective.
KS has had BYU finished ranked a couple of years, he is an likable guy and seems like a decent recruiter, especially when one considers the challenges of getting college age guys to commit to live BYU's honor code, a tough sell for anybody. Solid coach IMHO
huge Iowa State fan here, I honestly thought you'd put Campbell in the B tier. He's done incredible work at ISU, but he's disappointed the last few years. 2021 and 2022 were pretty big let downs. Last year was a pleasant surprise but 7-6 still isn't anything phenomenal. A-B is the right spot for him.
Texas Tech has the third most B12 conference wins since 1996, behind Kstate(the most) & okie state(2nd most)!!
Kyle Whittington is the best coach in the Big 12. Personally, I think he’s a top 5 coach nationally. When you look at his success, vs his the recruiting star power, he shouldn’t have that many wins, but not only dues he win, he’s won championships. Point is, he knows what to look for, and he recruits and develops these young men to be physical and smart players. That alone says a lot about his coaching abilities. He does more with less. I’m a Duck fan, so my opinion doesn’t mean a whole lot. But there’s no denying his coaching chops. I have mad respect for him as an all around head coach. It’s obvious his players love him and play very hard for him. I think Gundy is nipping on the heels of KW. What he has done is nothing short of impressive.
@kirkmoody6109
Күн бұрын
He hasn't won championships actually he won 2 pac12 championships that no longer matter and that didn't matter becuase he won win the top pac12 teams were all down playing like crap. The big12 is still a tougher conference than the pac ever was the pac12 was soft as baby shit utah won't do better than 9-3 KW isn't that great and he will figure that out quickly
@jimedick9496
Күн бұрын
@@kirkmoody6109 Please use quotations, it’s hard to understand your writing. I like the Big 12. Where did I insinuate anything negative? My post isn’t a jab at any other coach, it’s a compliment to KW. I’m not even a Ute fan. I’m an Oregon fan. I’m still calling it like I see it. kW and are my two top coaches. Great coaches across the board. Geez dude, relax
Great pics Although I'd put coach PRIME on the D tier I understand why you placed him where you did
I'm sooo ready for season to start. Love Gus but I think we lose 3 games this season.
Kenny Dillingham did more with an injury riddled O-line and QBs, than Dieon Sanders did with all the louis he brought in. Smdh.
Fair spot for Neal sadly, top of C at least is what I see as fair. How high some of the fanbase seems to think of him is somewhat trolling the portion of the fanbase that hates him. Way I see him is that be ironically reminds me a fair bit of Ted Lasso, he seems like a great guy and you want to root for him but it does feel like there are frustrating results at times.
I think you need a conf championship to sit at S tier. Period. At the end of the day they are hired to bring W’s
This portal strategy is going to KILL Colorado going forward. He's made them relevant in the media but It reminds me of Charlie Weis at KU (I Know, I know... 🙄🙄 But hear me out!) He got rid of everyone, brought in a bunch of high rated 5th yr SR transfers, Transfers and JUCO guys who could "PLAY NOW". He let the HS recruiting numbers slip then 4 years later KU had maybe 35-40 scholarship players when a new coach came in. Obviously the portal is different but based on the numbers (5hs commits in 24, 6 in 25 so far) that's what prime is looking at.
Kleiman & Leipold are A tier. They need more time performing at the FBS level to be S tier.
@JKTKst8Cat
3 күн бұрын
It’s a conference specific list not national list.
@ChrisWade-um5wl
3 күн бұрын
@@JKTKst8Cat Even more why they are A tier. Leipold has only coached KU for 3 years. He’s resurrected the program and a solid coach but he needs more than 3 years to get S tier. Kleinman is also a very good coach but only 5 seasons as HC at KSU. You need more time for S tier status. Gundy & Whittingham are a step above both of them.
LOL Klieman no S tier coach 🤣🤣🤣
There are a lot of good coaches. I don’t know who should belong in the best category.
Keep putting us Mountaineers down, just more cannon fodder.
What’s the point of an S tier? Don’t we all grade based on A-F?
@ostentatioussavant8215
2 күн бұрын
No, not everyone grades on A-F. S tier originated in Japan where S is the highest grade possible. It is considered superlative to an A, a practically flawless performance and is a grade that is rarely given.
I know deon is in a non football coach tier. Like movie and social media tier
@ostentatioussavant8215
2 күн бұрын
Exactly, he's at a level above these guys. Probably win the Big 12 easily, tbh.
@horn3363
Күн бұрын
@@ostentatioussavant8215 he can't even keep a team together. Like 121 turnover since 22' looks like he can't get it right
@ostentatioussavant8215
Күн бұрын
@@horn3363 Players from losing teams tend to have bad work ethics and bad energy. High turnover is mostly positive in this case.
S tier should only be reserved for conference champs! liepold has no business in the S tier, I think you are too close to KU to see that one 9 win season does not deserve S tier; also Malzan should be s tier as he is the only coach in history to have beaten Nick Sabin 50% of the time!!
@knightu1642
2 күн бұрын
I love your reasoning for Coach Malzahn at S tier! I would love for him to be there. But I honestly think only conference champion coaches should make the S tier. And I never knew he had such a high winning percentage against Saban!
No way sanders is even close to the top. Why? What has he done at D1 level? ESPN jumps on any new big thing and makes a big production of it and then it quickly fizzles out. I love sanders the coach, the person, the father and his spiritual awareness, but prove it to me on the field.
Getting sick of seeing Sanders mug all over the media. He isn't even top 8.
Dave and neil cant be in the same tier Dave needs to be lower. Sonny has done well over all but 1 year with not his players. C at best
@JohnKurtzShow
4 күн бұрын
I can’t get there when Aranda won a Big 12 title and a sugar bowl and Neal Brown hasn’t had more than an 8 win regular season at the P4 level
@robertpearce4316
4 күн бұрын
@@JohnKurtzShow dave has a 1 win season plus 75% of his years were losing years
UC will win 7 games this season, it seems like the only people who don’t have Satts back are non UC fans who have no clue what is happening on campus behind the scenes with this team. They will be right back to or better than what they were with Fickell in the next few seasons. Remember Fickell had a losing season his first season at UC, transition isn’t easy.