CBSSports Big Ten Coach Rankings 2020

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Big Ten coach rankings 2020: James Franklin stays at the top, but Ryan Day closes the gap

The Big Ten had five coaches in the top 25 of our rankings, but five in the bottom 25 as well

There's been a bit of a changing of the guard in our Big Ten coach rankings the last couple of years. Last year saw the departure of Urban Meyer, a coach who had never finished lower than third in our annual ranking of Power Five coaches. This year, the conference loses Mark Dantonio. While never reaching the level of Meyer, Dantonio was a constant presence in our top 15 who sometimes cracked the top 10.

With both gone, there's a bit of a vacuum atop the Big Ten that needs to be filled. James Franklin remains atop the conference rankings, but there's been some shuffling behind him. Despite some changes at the top, the Big Ten fared well overall in our rankings. It only had two coaches finish in the top 10, but seven of its coaches were ranked in our top 25. All in all, the 14 Big Ten coaches finished with an average rank of 30.8. Only the SEC bested that average, finishing at 28.2.

While the conference's overall standing is strong, there is a clear divide between the top and bottom. Seven coaches finished in the top 25, but there were also five coaches who finished in the bottom 25. Then there are a couple in the middle where arguments can be made for them being on either end of the spectrum.

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#8 Scott Frost: Frost isn't easy to rank because there's not a large sample size, and three of his four seasons as a head coach have featured more losses than wins. Of course, there's also that one season in 2017 when he led UCF to a 13-0 record two years after the team went 0-12. That's what led to Nebraska fans demanding he return to Lincoln. The rebuild he inherited there isn't going as swiftly as hoped. After a 4-8 start in 2018 that saw the Huskers finish strong and raise expectations for 2019, the team mostly fell flat last season, going 5-7. Still, with this ranking, it's clear our voters respect what he did at UCF and aren't ready to bury him yet. I had him at No. 39. Another losing season at Nebraska will likely see Frost fall out of the top 40. Last Year: 7
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2 years ago, you would have been crazy to think we had the 34th ranked coach in the country in any poll. Hopefully the downward trend changes this season. 
 

Day could be a legit coach, but it’s too early to be that high imo

 
Guess they have nothing else to talk about in the off-season but come up with polls and predictions etc.   Such gossip sells I suppose and boredom is always helpful in the marketing.  

But these things are just opinions offered to get a rise out of as many as possible.  

lol.  So, I will offer my 2 cents worth:

Frost is one of the fifteen best already and will be in the top ten in 2023.  From there, the air gets thin and the climb into top 5 will take ten more seasons as HC.  

He will be our coach until he retires unless the administration cuts football as a top priority.  

 
Waldo said:
2 years ago, you would have been crazy to think we had the 34th ranked coach in the country in any poll. Hopefully the downward trend changes this season. 
 

Day could be a legit coach, but it’s too early to be that high imo
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Day has to maintain. 

 
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