What will happen in each conference this year.....?

[Addicted2quack]

I'm posing this question to the forum to figure out what people think will happen in each conference:
1) Which conference will have the most parity?
2) which conference will produce the most chaos?
3) which conference will be the biggest disappointment ?
4) which conference has the best chance of producing two playoff teams?
5) and lastly, which conference has the best head coaches from top to bottom?

just thought it would be nice to see where everyone's minds are at with each conference

 

[Addicted2quack]

In my own opinion, this is what I see from a preseason standpoint

1) the conference with the most parity would appear to be the pac 12; the race for the conference title has never been more wide open in my lifetime. I believe there are 4 legit contenders, but some may argue as much as six. Should be interesting.
2)it would be easy to say the SEC here, but looking deeper into this I think the Big 12 has the best chance of stirring up some serious chaos. If a couple of teams play spoiler or decide to knock off the big dogs like tcu/Baylor, things could get very hectic in an all out battle for the big 12 title and even let another conference in the door to the playoffs (the acc....or Norte dame)
3) very tough call here but I think the biggest disappointment will be the big 10. The reason I say this is because Ohio state can almost sleepwalk thru their schedule until they meet up with sparty two weeks prior to the conference title. Penn state will put up a fight but that games in the horseshoe and I don't see it being any closer than a 13-14 point game. The rest of the conference appears to be fighting for second place.... Kind of lackluster if you ask me, but someone beating the Buckeyes would certainly shock the football world.
4) I can't see any conference putting two teams in the playoff, but if it were to happen I would say the SEC has the best shot. Primarily because the writers love them, and they typically do play some of the hardest schedules in the country. That's all I got on that.
5) this one is to difficult for me to decide. I'll leave it as a tie between the SEC and Pac 12.... Remember I'm not talking about players, or talent, notoriety, schedules or any of that other stuff, just strictly the head coaches. I see the Sec has some great top half coaches but the bottom half is average in my opinion. The pac 12 seems to lack some of the big time big name coaches at the top half, but appears to have more "above average " coaches throughout the conference... Just my viewpoint

 

[RunLeeRun]

Parity: Pac12 Like SEC with 1 heavy division, although in the Pac 12 the top team is from the weak divison, so perhaps a slight edge west.
Chaos & Disappointment : ACC, since this semi includes Notre Dame along with FSU Clemson and GT, I can see them knocking themselves out, plus Duke as a spoiler in there. 1 loss team may get left out.
2 playoff teams: It's not happening, but Ohio State/Michigan State is as good as any....it's still early for Michigan/PSU
Coaches: In this order: SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, ACC

 

[TyBounce]

1) ACC - There's only a couple of top feeders and a couple of bottom feeders , everybody else is in that 5-7 to 8-4 range. ...Gonna be really tough to cap the middle of the pack teams.

2) I dont really think there will be a lot of chaos , most conferences should play out as projected , but with 4 teams that have a reasonable chance to win the sec west , i'll say SEC.

3) ACC will be biggest disappointment. This may be the year they get left out. ????

4) I would say SEC has the best chance of getting 2 , but i think its a very slim chance.

5) SEC has best coaches , pac-12 a close 2nd.

 

[Addicted2quack]

Great input so far guys, thank you.

as I expected, the fifth and final question has seen the most discrepancies . I figured that would happen because there's a lot of personal opinions that factor into that equation. All is well and good tho, it's good food for thought

 

[sendacash]

1) The ACC with SEC a close second
2) PAC12 and again the SEC
3) BIG12, think they get don't get invited to the dance once again
4) SEC, they are the media darlings
5) BIG12: Briles, Snyder, Patterson have all turned their programs from also rans to contenders during their tenures while consistently out producing their recruiting rankings.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

1) Which conference will have the most parity?...Not so much of a conference, but more of a divisional race here. The Pac 12 South is by far the easy choice here. The SEC West is going to be easier than last season because both Mississippi's are going to regress. Overall, the Pac 12 Conference because some (not including myself) believe that Stanford can challenge Oregon in the North.

2) which conference will produce the most chaos?...Obviously the conference that produces the most upsets. If the Oklahoma teams can get their acts together, it could be the Big 12, with no CC game and their complicated way of determining a conference champ if more than two teams are involved.

3) which conference will be the biggest disappointment ?...If you are talking about not having a team making it to the Playoff, then my vote goes to the ACC. Great games to watch, but the conference is a mass of teams capable of going 8-4.

4) which conference has the best chance of producing two playoff teams?...None really, but if I must give an answer, it is the Big 12 because of the soft schedules Baylor and TCU play. If Michigan State and Ohio State run the table until they play each other, and the loser of that game wins their last game of the season, then the Big 10 is also in the picture.

5) and lastly, which conference has the best head coaches from top to bottom?...The SEC is generally considered the best coached conference, but school is still out on a lot of their Head Coaches. Remember that W-L records do not mean that much because of the very soft non-con schedules that many SEC teams play. The Pac 12 runs a very close second.

 

[Albatross]

5. SEC and nobody is even close to them.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

5. SEC and nobody is even close to them.

Spoken like a true SEC Homer. I suppose that you think that there is a better coach in the SEC than Ohio State's Urban Meyer. Here is a clue. There is not.

 

[GoSooners]

The best coaches are probably in the damn Sunbelt conference. That seems to be where all of the superstars in waiting are. All of the Power 5 conferences are a moving scale of coaches, so it's hard to compare. Beamer and Stoops used to be very good. Now, not so much. Yaba Daba Swinney used to be fair to average. Now he's more like average to good. Fisher could be heading down the scale. So could Snyder of KSU. Butch Jones could be heading up the scale. We'll know more after this season. It's all a very fluid situation based on recruiting, returning starters and finding yourself a good QB...

 

[REDEYE]

The NFL probably would lean towards the Pac 12.. Harbaugh, Pete, and Kelly all have had success upstairs.. Saban, Ole Ball coach, and Petrino all got sent back...

 

[CFBLore]

If you took the top 20 coaches, the big ten and P12 might have 2-3 each, SEC probably 6-8. Urban and Saban are a close 1 and 2 (I lean Saban at the moment but in 5 years that might change).

 

[CFBLore]

NFL and College are complete different skill sets for coaches. Being a great recruiter is critical in college but has minimal importance in NFL (perhaps a bit in free agency). Callahan made a super bowl as a coach but was a disaster in college. It works both ways.

 

[REDEYE]

I don't know man..Seems to me that you're a better candidate if you can succeed in both arenas..

 

[RunLeeRun]

NFL and College are complete different skill sets for coaches. Being a great recruiter is critical in college but has minimal importance in NFL (perhaps a bit in free agency). Callahan made a super bowl as a coach but was a disaster in college. It works both ways.

The criteria was just "best coaching". The OP said to set aside talent, schedules, etc. Seems to me it was basically the X's and O's, having team prepared type judgement.

 

[RunLeeRun]

I don't know man..Seems to me that you're a better candidate if you can succeed in both arenas..

Most definately. I'd say adding NFL success shows even better quality because you eliminate the built-in advantages that 20 or so programs have over the rest and another 10 program sub-set within that top 20.

 

[RunLeeRun]

NFL and College are complete different skill sets for coaches. Being a great recruiter is critical in college but has minimal importance in NFL (perhaps a bit in free agency). Callahan made a super bowl as a coach but was a disaster in college. It works both ways.

That was Gruden's team in spirit, and ironically enough was pistol-whipped by non other than Gruden in the SB. Callahan was a disaster in the NFL, too. Proof is year 2 when they went 4-12 and the team mutinied. Come to think of it, the players mutinied in college too....to top it off, he was a great recruiter and even had a #1 class....things that make you go hhmm.

 

[Albatross]

Spoken like a true SEC Homer. I suppose that you think that there is a better coach in the SEC than Ohio State's Urban Meyer. Here is a clue. There is not.

Didn't know the question was who was the best coach in the the country. Nevermind....the question was from top to bottom. You are one dumb fucker. You take the big10....I'll take the SEC from top to bottom. It's not even close. But to be fair, what makes the coaches dominate??? Wins, players to the nfl, championships????

 

[Albatross]

The NFL probably would lean towards the Pac 12.. Harbaugh, Pete, and Kelly all have had success upstairs.. Saban, Ole Ball coach, and Petrino all got sent back...

I disagree. What makes success....a SB? Harbaugh was given a good franchise and he ran it in the ground. Kelly hasn't done shit. Pete Carroll knows how to coach at level. He has been a good success. The other two are average joes.

 

[BigdaddyQH]

I don't know man..Seems to me that you're a better candidate if you can succeed in both arenas..

Define success. If you mean winning championships, only Pete Carroll has won so much as one in either college or pro and he won in BOTH. Harbaugh and Kelly have not won in either. You wanna-be's had better learn that there is only ONE winner. Coming close does not count. 2nd place is as good as 122nd. It is a LOSER. As an Oregon fan, you should know that Red.