Power Ranking the SEC East Coaches

Dec 5, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Southeastern Conference trophy is seen during a press conference with Missouri Tigers head coach Gary Pinkel and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban at the Georgia Dome. Missouri plays Alabama in the SEC Championship Saturday. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Southbound and Down just wrapped up evaluations for the head coaches of the SEC East.   Instead of jumping directly to the SEC West, first a power ranking is in order.  Power rankings mean absolutely nothing, but fans (myself included), absolutely love them.  The upper and bottom tiers are likely going to get the least complaints.  Fans whose programs (by extension of their coach) that are ranked in the middle, however, may have some choice words for yours truly.

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The way this was decided is a little counter-intuitive.  It was based solely on what each coach has already accomplished at his current school (sorry Spurrier).  This is not an evaluation of the prospect of the future.  In no way does this list reflect the potential of each coach moving forward.  This is also not an evaluation of how coaches have performed at previous stops.

You will also be able to access each coach’s individual evaluation on their ranking slide.  Let us begin.

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