Who is college football's coach of the year?

Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:29 PM EST

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Total of 2,098 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

Nick Saban, Alabama
 
29.5%
(618 votes)
Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
 
19.4%
(406 votes)
Gary Patterson, TCU
 
10.4%
(218 votes)
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati
 
7.9%
(166 votes)
Chip Kelly, Oregon
 
7.4%
(155 votes)
Mack Brown, Texas
 
6%
(125 votes)
Urban Meyer, Florida
 
5.3%
(111 votes)
Jim Harbaugh, Stanford
 
5.1%
(107 votes)
Chris Petersen, Boise State
 
4.1%
(87 votes)
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
 
2.1%
(44 votes)
Al Golden, Temple
 
2%
(43 votes)
June Jones, SMU
 
0.9%
(18 votes)
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Nick Saban, Alabama

Tops in recruitment, tops in building team cohesion, tops in building fan spirit, tops in leading team to an undefeated season.

    #1
     - TW-1251619
     - 3:44 pm EST on Wed Nov 18, 2009
    Chris Petersen, Boise State

    I vote for Kirk Ferentz at Iowa. Who has done so much with so many underclassmen?

      #2
       - JC in Iowa
       - 10:01 am EST on Thu Nov 19, 2009
      Gary Patterson, TCU

      TCU's come the farthest from the back-of-th'-pack. They deserve BCS consideration. 2d choice would be Harbaugh @ Stanford-beaten SC & Orego

        #3
         - dragonswizardz
         - 4:15 pm EST on Thu Nov 19, 2009
        Brian Kelly, Cincinnati

        Cincinnati wasn't even picked to finish in the top 3 in the Big East and Brian Kelly has one game left to sweep the conference

          #4
           - Ed-567511
           - 5:22 pm EST on Fri Nov 20, 2009
          Al Golden, Temple

          Mr. Al Golden has doen the impossible. That in itself deserves to be recognized with this honor.

            #5
             - Kenn-796673
             - 11:44 am EST on Sun Nov 29, 2009
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            Comment author avatariam3putz

            Nick Saban: TOPS in making an idiot of himself on national TV, berating his players. He's got my vote. You bet.

              Reply#1 - Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:03 AM EST
              Comment author avatarjim-1129414

              What channel do you watch?

                #1.1 - Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:46 AM EST
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                Comment author avatarPoliticAl2008

                It has to be narrowed down to the teams we DIDN'T expect great things from: TCU, Cincy, GaTech or Stanford.

                Texas, Alabama and Florida are doing well, but as expected. Yes, the coaches deserve credit for keeping their teams in the top 5 for the entire season - that is no small feat. But, their paycheck reflects that nothing less should be expected.

                  Reply#2 - Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:31 AM EST
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                  Comment author avatarJC in Iowa

                  Kirk Ferentz at Iowa should be on this list. He has done an amazing job with very young and inexperienced players. Iowa doesn't play pretty football but they have made a good showing this year.

                    Reply#3 - Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:03 AM EST
                    Comment author avatarJohnny-1380970

                    How can it not be June Jones? SMU has been miserable for 25 years. He has them in contention for the C-USA title in only his second season. They won a combined 8games in the three previous seasons.

                      Reply#4 - Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:39 PM EST
                      Comment author avatarBetrayed FDR_Truman Democrat

                      Stanford lost to Wake Forest, Oregon state and Arizona.  Paul Johnson is tops at on the field decisions, making gutsy calls and making during the game adjustments.  Only loss to Miami of Florida, a team playing 2nd game in 10 days while GT  playing its 3rd game in 12 days.   Tech's SOS is in top 15. 

                        Reply#5 - Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:52 AM EST
                        Comment author avatarWakiash

                        Mike Gundy of Oklahoma State- look at what his team accomplished with all the adversity they have had.

                          Reply#6 - Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:08 PM EST
                          Comment author avatardragula

                          the job that nick saban has done at alabama who just acouple of years ago were realing is unbelievable, and makes him the coach of the year, I only wish that he coached my team the fightin illini.

                            Reply#7 - Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:27 PM EST
                            Comment author avatarmike in portland

                            Imagine that.

                            I chose Chip Kelly for the incredible turnaround he orchestrated for Oregon during the course of the season.

                            Imagine my surprise as I keyed "submit vote", only to see my vote change to "Urban Meyer" right before it was accepted.

                            Are these votes being tallied in Florida?

                            Geez, SEC, you play enough patsies during the season--gotta throw the vote too?

                              Reply#8 - Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:52 AM EST
                              Comment author avatarTerry-1522485

                              You could make a great case for 3 or 4 of these coaches. I chose Brian Kelly. Cincinnati came out of nowhere. Nobody picked Cincinnati or TCU for that matter to be where they are now.

                              I hope he does this well at ND

                                Reply#9 - Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:04 AM EST
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