Athlon Ranks all 128 D1 jobs

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Here are the notables:

1. Texas
2. Florida
3. Alabama
4. USC
5. Ohio State
6. Oklahoma
7. Notre Dame
8. Georgia
9. LSU
10. Michigan

Others:
13. Texas AM
15. Auburn
16. Tennessee (Seems high)
19. South Carolina
22. Oklahoma State
25. Arkansas
27. VT
30. OM
31. Missouri
44. NC State
45. Boise State
46. Georgia Tech
47. Kentucky
48. MSU
49. Vandy
77. USM
90. Memphis
97. ULL
104. Ark State
105. Troy
107. Rice
111. Tulane
124. UAB (wow)


MSU's Writeup:

Pros: Mississippi State has shown an ability to field a competitive team on a semi-regular basis in the past two decades. The Bulldogs have had a winning overall record in 11 of the 22 seasons since the first wave of SEC expansion in 1991. That’s not great, but it’s better than most college football fans might expect. Support for Mississippi State football is at an all-time high; the Bulldogs averaged 55,695 (101.1 percent of capacity) at Davis Wade Stadium last season.
Cons: Recruiting top players to Starkville can be difficult. Not only does MSU have to battle Ole Miss for the best of the best in the state, but Alabama, Auburn and LSU are almost always in play for Mississippi’s top players.
Final Verdict: This is the toughest job in the SEC West — and maybe the entire league. Good coaches have shown the ability to remain relevant in the league, but it’s difficult to envision a scenario in which Mississippi State can win a division that includes Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn.

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[esplanade91]

Not far off on MSU, but I could probably sit here and think of 30+ better jobs than Ole Miss. The two should be closer.

 

[johnson86-1]

Not far off on MSU, but I could probably sit here and think of 30+ better jobs than Ole Miss. The two should be closer.

I don't know how you could make a claim that Ole Miss's is better. They're basically identical. A have not in the SEC west in Mississippi that in recent history basically top out at the Cotton Bowl and bottom out around the 3 win mark. Basically same pay available. The only thing distinguishing one from the other is that MSU fans doesn't have a segment of its fan base that still thinks the norm for the program should be what happened pre-desegregation.

 

[esplanade91]

MSU has the nod in just about everything except the town it's in and for that reason, Ole Miss should be 1 spot ahead of MSU in rankings of "best coaching jobs"... Unbiasedly if I was going to reside in a town with my wife and kids I'd rather it be Oxford. MSU is a better job, but you'd have to convince your wife to live in Starkville. Not as easy.