Tinker Town: "What does that really mean.
That the most recent successful football program has the best college
football coach, or school, or both. The proof is in the pudding for
sure. So I guess that as of now Nick Saban and the Alabama football
program is the best in America today, so far. Thanks to ESPN and some
other lucky breaks that has made all of that possible.
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Chris Smith, Forbes Staff
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Chris Smith, Forbes Staff
College Football's Most Powerful Head Coaches
Nick Saban is undeniably college football’s top head coach. The Alabama Crimson Tide have become the nation’s premier college football team under Saban’s leadership, winning two of the last three national championships. The team will get yet another title shot in a few weeks when it takes on the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish in this season’s BCS National Championship.With such success comes great spoils and, according to our numbers, no other coach in college football comes close to Saban in terms of financial power.
College Football's Most Powerful Head Coaches
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We excluded the eight coaches whose salary data is not available in USA Today's database of coaches' pay, and we also did not consider any coaches who either lost or left their coaching positions in 2012.
College Football's Most Powerful Head Coaches
To measure coaching power, we looked at each coach's salary, its proportion of the school's total coaching salaries and athletic expenditures, the football budget at the coach's disposal and how much it would cost the school to terminate his contract before the end of the year.We excluded the eight coaches whose salary data is not available in USA Today's database of coaches' pay, and we also did not consider any coaches who either lost or left their coaching positions in 2012.
Complete Coverage: The Business of College Football
Saban leads all coaches in almost every measure of power. He has college football’s biggest salary, buyout, football budget and portion of his school’s athletic expenses. He is only surpassed in the category of his school’s coaching budget, of which he commands a roughly 30% share. That category is instead led by South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier (No. 8 overall), who collects nearly half of the money South Carolina pays its athletics coaches.
Though all ten coaches have proven track records, one is actually in his first season with his current team: Urban Meyer. Meyer, who ranks third behind Saban and TCU’s Gary Patterson, is the fourth highest-paid coach in college football. Ohio State has spared little cost ensuring that the coach has everything necessary to run a successful program. The strategy has paid off thus far as the Buckeyes promptly went 12-0 in their first season under Meyer’s guidance. Read more...http://www.forbes.com/
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LSU
Miles says 2013 offense could be his best at LSU
Most of those players are on defense.
But the Tigers offense, which showed a much-improved passing game in the last month of the regular season, will take fewer key hits, and the list of recruiting commitments includes several highly regarded skill players.
All of that leads LSU coach Les Miles to think that next season’s offense could be as good as any he has had in his eight seasons.
“I would have to guess that we would continue on the path that we’re headed, and that offensively, we would maybe be as talented as we have been with some of the newcomers that will be here even in January,” Miles said after practice Tuesday night. “It will be a nice kind of pick-me-up on the team.”
Left tackle Josh Dworaczyk, center P.J. Lonergan, wide receiver Russell Shepard and tight end Chase Clement are the only seniors on offense who are headed to the Chick-fil-A Bowl and have played significant minutes, and LSU has plenty of young talent ready to move in.
None of the underclassmen projected to be high NFL draft picks play offense. Two starters — halfback Alfred Blue and left tackle Chris Faulk — are expected to return from injury, and quarterback Zach Mettenberger has emerged as a playmaker late in his first season as a starter.
The Tigers’ newcomers are expected to include a handful of talented receivers, at least one other “athlete” on offense, two tight ends and a fullback.
“I think there’s a chance to have different personnel combinations,” Miles said. “I think there’s a chance to expand bits and pieces of our offense that benefit our personnel. I think there will be structural and strategic differences, based on the guys that we have and the productivity that they’re giving us.” Read more...http://theadvocate.com/
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SEC Blog
Here are some fun Next Level facts and figures from ESPN Stats & Information:
Zach Mettenberger's completion percentage on passes thrown 15 yards or longer decreased by 33.9 percentage points in SEC games compared to non-conference games. Mettenberger completed at least half of his 15-yard passes in all four of his four non-conference games but in just one of eight SEC games. He will face a Clemson defense that allowed 13 touchdowns on passes thrown 15 yards or longer this season, tied for the sixth most among AQ schools.
Mettenberger on throws of 15-plus yards vs SEC teams:
LSU has sent five or more pass rushers on 22.1 percent of its opponents’ dropbacks this season. When blitzing, the Tigers have allowed eight passing touchdowns, including at least one touchdown in each of their last four games. When dropping seven into coverage, LSU has allowed just five pass touchdowns in 316 attempts.
LSU pass defense with the blitz:
Defensive ends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery are the main reasons LSU is able to drop seven into coverage. When rushing four, Mingo and Montgomery have combined for 33 of the Tigers’ 65 quarterback hurries, including four hurries on passes that were intercepted. Additionally, they have combined for 10 sacks when LSU does not blitz.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd increased his completion percentage on passes thrown 25 yards or longer by 19.3 percentage points this season. Boyd’s improvement has been aided by DeAndre Hopkins who leads the nation with 10 touchdown receptions on passes thrown this distance. Boyd and Hopkins will face an LSU defense that has allowed multiple receptions on such passes in just two games over the past two seasons. Yet, those two games were their last two outings against Ole Miss and Arkansas.
Throws of 25-plus yards vs LSU defense:
Clemson leads FBS with 22 touchdowns of 25 yards or longer. The Tigers have scored at least one touchdown of this distance in 11 straight games, including 10 such touchdowns in their last four games. Clemson will face an LSU defense that has given up 19 plays that have gained 25 yards or more this season, fifth fewest in FBS.
Clemson offense:
------------Zach Mettenberger's completion percentage on passes thrown 15 yards or longer decreased by 33.9 percentage points in SEC games compared to non-conference games. Mettenberger completed at least half of his 15-yard passes in all four of his four non-conference games but in just one of eight SEC games. He will face a Clemson defense that allowed 13 touchdowns on passes thrown 15 yards or longer this season, tied for the sixth most among AQ schools.
Mettenberger on throws of 15-plus yards vs SEC teams:
Completion percentage: 32.8Mettenberger on throws of 15-plus yards vs nonconference teams:
Yards per attempt: 9.2
TD-INT: 4-2
30-plus-yard completions: 6
Completions percentage: 66.7
Yards per attempt: 18.6
TD-INT: 4-0
30-plus-yard completions: 6
LSU has sent five or more pass rushers on 22.1 percent of its opponents’ dropbacks this season. When blitzing, the Tigers have allowed eight passing touchdowns, including at least one touchdown in each of their last four games. When dropping seven into coverage, LSU has allowed just five pass touchdowns in 316 attempts.
LSU pass defense with the blitz:
Percent of dropbacks: 22.1LSU pass defense without the blitz:
Yards per play: 5.8
TD-INT: 8-3
Sacks: 4
Percent of dropbacks: 77.9
Yards per play: 4.7
TD-INT: 5-15
Sacks: 26
(Dropbacks = sacks, passing attemtpts and scrambles)
Defensive ends Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery are the main reasons LSU is able to drop seven into coverage. When rushing four, Mingo and Montgomery have combined for 33 of the Tigers’ 65 quarterback hurries, including four hurries on passes that were intercepted. Additionally, they have combined for 10 sacks when LSU does not blitz.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd increased his completion percentage on passes thrown 25 yards or longer by 19.3 percentage points this season. Boyd’s improvement has been aided by DeAndre Hopkins who leads the nation with 10 touchdown receptions on passes thrown this distance. Boyd and Hopkins will face an LSU defense that has allowed multiple receptions on such passes in just two games over the past two seasons. Yet, those two games were their last two outings against Ole Miss and Arkansas.
Throws of 25-plus yards vs LSU defense:
Comp-Att: 21.2Throws of 25-plus yards by Boyd:
Yards per attempt: 6.7
TD-INT: 2-4
Comp-Att: 54.3Sammy Watkins and Hopkins have combined for more than 125 receptions and close to 2,000 receiving yards this season despite Watkins missing three games. Hopkins has been effective stretching the field. He has 10 touchdown receptions on passes thrown 20 yards or longer, most in FBS. Watkins has been better with the ball, gaining 422 of his 708 receiving yards after the catch.
Yards per attempt: 22.7
TD-INT: 14-4
Clemson leads FBS with 22 touchdowns of 25 yards or longer. The Tigers have scored at least one touchdown of this distance in 11 straight games, including 10 such touchdowns in their last four games. Clemson will face an LSU defense that has given up 19 plays that have gained 25 yards or more this season, fifth fewest in FBS.
Clemson offense:
Points per game: 42.3 (sixth nationally)
25-plus-yard plays: 62 (second nationally)
25-plus-yard touchdowns: 22 (first nationally)
Touchdowns in two minutes or less: 34 (tied for fourth nationally)
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