The best two modern Pac-12 programs are defined by their stability. The Oregon Ducks and Stanford Cardinal each had one stable coach who is defined by his consistency, and another electric talent who made the most of his years before vaulting to the NFL. USA Today ranked those two back-to-back coaching stints the best in modern college football.
- Stanford: Jim Harbaugh and David Shaw. Harbaugh set the table with an incredible four-year rebuild that took them to the Orange Bowl. Shaw has steadied things after that, with three Pac-12 titles and a Fiesta Bowl appearance.