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SEC Football: Which New SEC Coach will Thrive Most in Year One?

By John Richardson

Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC trophy on display before the SEC coaches press conference with Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC trophy on display before the SEC coaches press conference with Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC trophy on display before the SEC coaches press conference with Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC trophy on display before the SEC coaches press conference with Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

SEC football welcomes three new head coaches to the SEC East.  Of the three, which will have the most success in their debut season?

A few weeks ago we did a power ranking of the SEC East’s new coaches.  While that list was built primarily on what each coach has done in the past and his situation moving forward, that doesn’t mean the first year results will match expectations.  Which of the three new SEC football coaches can meet and exceed expectations in year one, à la Jim McElwain?

Each encounters different expectations and different means to deliver on them.  Will Barry Odom, Kirby Smart or Will Muschamp have the most successful year one as a new SEC football coach?

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