This gets brought up with the idea of hiring a new coach. We should only be looking for coaches who are "proven winners at the Power 5 level." That sounds great in theory, so I decided to make an actual list of those candidates. Here are the current Power 5 coaches with higher than .600 winning percentage at their current school (minimum 2 full years at current school), which to me is what I would consider a "proven winner" at this level:
Dabo Swinney - Clemson - 143-36
Lincoln Riley - Oklahoma - 52-8
Mike Gundy - Oklahoma State - 143-67
Gary Patterson - TCU - 181-77
Kirk Ferentz - Iowa - 174-107
Ryan Day - OSU - 28-3
James Franklin - PSU - 64-29
Paul Chryst - Wisconsin - 59-22
Mario Cristobal - Oregon - 30-11
David Shaw - Stanford - 93-40
Kyle Whittingham - Utah - 138-68
Nick Saban - Alabama - 170-24
Dan Mullen - Florida - 33-12
Kirby Smart - Georgia - 59-13
Ed Orgeron (already fired but finishing the year) - LSU - 49-17
Jimbo Fisher - A&M - 31-12
So what does everybody think? Who might pick up our phone call?
Dabo Swinney - Clemson - 143-36
Lincoln Riley - Oklahoma - 52-8
Mike Gundy - Oklahoma State - 143-67
Gary Patterson - TCU - 181-77
Kirk Ferentz - Iowa - 174-107
Ryan Day - OSU - 28-3
James Franklin - PSU - 64-29
Paul Chryst - Wisconsin - 59-22
Mario Cristobal - Oregon - 30-11
David Shaw - Stanford - 93-40
Kyle Whittingham - Utah - 138-68
Nick Saban - Alabama - 170-24
Dan Mullen - Florida - 33-12
Kirby Smart - Georgia - 59-13
Ed Orgeron (already fired but finishing the year) - LSU - 49-17
Jimbo Fisher - A&M - 31-12
So what does everybody think? Who might pick up our phone call?
