Is Bo a Top-10 coach?

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Top 10 Winningest Coaches (minimum 2 yrs; at BCS conference school)

1. Chip Kelly Oregon ($2.9M) 3yrs 32-6 84%

2. Bob Stoops Oklahoma ($4.6M) 13yrs 138-33 81%

3. Bret Bielema Wisconsin ($1.6M) 6yrs 59-18 77%

4. Mark Richt Georgia ($3.5M) 11yrs 106-36 75%

5. Bobby Petrino Arkansas ($3.7) 8yrs 74-26 74%

6. Brian Kelly Notre Dame ($2.8M) 21yrs 187-66 73%

7. Les Miles LSU ($3.9M) 11yrs 102-38 73%

8. Nick Saban Alabama ($4.7M) 16yrs 146-54-1 73%

9. Bo Pelini Nebraska ($2.8M) 4yrs 39-15 72%

10. Kyle Whittingham Utah ($1.3M) 7yrs 64-25 72% (< you could argue that Whittington should not be on this list since Utah was not BCS last year. #11 is Steve Spurrier.)

This list includes coaches with a minimum of two years coaching experience who now coach at a school in a BCS conference. (Guys ahead of Bo who coach at non-BCS schools or < 1yr: Hugh Freeze, Arkansas State; Gary Patterson, TCU (moving to B12 next yr); Dave Doeren, Northern Illinois; Mark Hudspeth, La. Lafayette; Bronco Mendenhall, BYU; Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia (only one yr))

So, is Bo a top-10 coach or not? (Are there other factors that should be considered? Other coaches that bump Bo down the list? )

 
I don't think "winningest" is the best way to measure who the best coaches are, I can't really articulate why though. There are several coaches that would be on my list that didn't make that one...I mean I love UW but Brett isn't one of the best ten HC's around. I don't think Brian Kelly is either.

 
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Not even close.....can he get there sure but he still has a lot of growing to do...when his teams consistently beat teams they aren't supposed to beat and the yearly let down against an underdog stops then he might be considered a top 10 coach.

 
Why are we stirring this pot? All is not good on the Nebraska front. We need to support the program right now. A lot of turmoil and alot of it we are causing it seems(fans). There is no need to get one side going against the other. JMO

 
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I'd have Bo near Top 20 ... wouldn't be upset if he was 20-25. I'm glad he is our coach and their is some nice upside.

 
2 years is just such a short time period to make a judgement on a Head Coaches abilities. 4 years is even too short of a period to judge that in my opinion. I think 5 or 6 years is really a justifiable shot. I would have said after Bo's first couple years here that this year was going to be the year we won at least a conference championship. That didn't happen, but that's not to say all is lost. I will say that I think next year will be very big for Bo and Nebraska. We can go up or down from here, but it's definitely a defining year next year in my opinion.

 
skersfan said:
Why are we stirring this pot? All is not good on the Nebraska front. We need to support the program right now. A lot of turmoil and alot of it we are causing it seems(fans). There is no need to get one side going against the other. JMO
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We just came through a brutal schedule, playing in a new tough conference--and we stumbled a bit. Fans are down on Bo right now. Some fans anyway. I just wanted to show that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. There aren't *that* many BCS conf coaches out there who are doing better. We are a very spoiled fanbase.

 
Not yet, but I think he can be. That's one reason why I'm so frustrated with how this season's played out.

 
Every single coach in the top 10 has been to a BCS Bowl game. Except Bo.

He has a top-10 record which is fantastic. Now just keep after it until it pays off.

 
You have to at least win a conference championship, BCS game, or National Title to be considered a top 10 coach. So he's probably around #15-20. I like him, but needs to have an attitude and poise that makes a head coach.

 
I get your drift, I just did not want to see it turn into a I support or I don't(somewhat) support Coach Pelini. I honestly think we have had enough negativety after a 9-3 season.

 
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