Much has been made of college football head coaching rankings this week. From one columnist’s misguided attempt to figure out which ACC and SEC coaches were best, to CBS Sports’ annual list, and Athlon’s coaching job rankings (a different idea entirely), the internet’s been all over this conversation.
If you ask the Post & Courier’s Gene Sapakoff, the Syracuse Orange’s Dino Babers is the 12th-best coach in the ACC and SEC. CBS Sports says Dino’s up to 27th — 21 spots above where he was last year. Athlon’s list actually drops the SU job two spots from 56th to 58th; something that makes little sense given the 10-win season last year and recent investment in a long-term extension for Babers.