#7 according to Athlon's Ranking SEC Football Coaching Jobs in 2015 poll. Voting Panel Tim Brando Dari Nowkhah Tony Barnhart Greg McElroy Zac Ellis Chris Low Steve Godfrey Wes Rucker Dan Wolken Laura Rutledge Chad Withrow Kayce Smith Seth Emerson Barrett Sallee Josh Ward Braden Gall How they voted 1. Alabama 2. Florida 3. Georgia 4. LSU 5. TAMU 6. Auburn 7. TENNESSEE 8. South Carolina 9. Arkansas 10. Ole Miss 11. Mizzou 12. MSU 13. Kentucky 14. Vandy
I think Auburn's ranking is biased by their very recent success and our lack of it. I think long-term that settles out and we move back ahead of them. Good chance we move back ahead of A&M if Texas returns to their spot as the dominant program in that state.
I think Tennessee is a better job than Auburn. But, it's been 10+ years since Tennessee had the better program.
I think Tennessee right now might be a better job than Auburn. Post-Dooley, it might not have been. We have a higher baseline, but the quality of job does drop when you have to rebuild out of a smoking crater. The Alabama job was not the best in the conference in 2003. The quality of the job wasn't as low as the quality of the program, but there are other schools in good enough positions that it doesn't take much mess to knock you down a spot or two.
These rankings certainly aren't influenced by recent success. The Alabama job was toxic before Saban took it.
I still think by far the most ridiculous ranking is A&M. you'd think the 5th best job in the sec would have been ranked in the top 15 year end more than once the past 20 years.
Somebody let me know when we are voted the number one football team in the nation. I wipe my ass with coaching jobs at this point. Sorry.
