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SEC Football: Ranking the SEC Football Coaches 14 through 8

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Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC logo on the playing field at the Georgia Dome in preparation for the SEC Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators Saturday. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC logo on the playing field at the Georgia Dome in preparation for the SEC Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators Saturday. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is shown on the sideline during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is shown on the sideline during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

10. Kirby Smart, Georgia

If we were ranking the SEC football coaches based on recruiting, Smart would be second to only Nick Saban. But unfortunately there’s more to being a college football coach than just recruiting.

Smart’s first season in Athens was underwhelming. The Bulldogs went 8-5, which wasn’t bad, but the losses to Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech weren’t exactly encouraging. After all, they just fired a coach in Mark Richt that averaged 9-3 in his 15 seasons at Georgia.

Expect an improvement for the Bulldogs in year two of the Smart era, and the fact the he learned under Saban for nearly a decade should be a sign of better things to come.

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