247Sports' Preseason All-SEC coaching staff
247Sports' Preseason All-SEC coaching staff
I don't really get it, ranking position coaches etc. Folks rank HCs basically in terms of winning (duh). Saban has won at two places, Meyer won at 4 or 5. I see that as a real thing. But put any of these great coaches at say Kansas State and see how they fare? The current KSU coach might be the best of the lot?
How about a guy who is impressive at "Boise State" and moves somewhere else and is mediocre?
From the article, it looks like they've got something akin to a
WAR model. Quantify various stats important to performance for a specific coaches "unit", whether that's DBs, the offense as a whole, or the entire team if HC.
I.e. for DBs it might be passes defended, opposing QB completion percentage, interceptions, etc. For an OC it might be yards per play, points scored, other stats, etc.
Factor in the talent level that the coach is working with, likely based purely on recruiting rankings. That allows you to see what coaches have units "overperforming" their talent level vs "underperforming".
Compare performance from unit to unit while normalizing based on talent, and you have a ranking.
Is any of it really valid or true? Who knows? But it seems like what they're doing is objective and quantifiable, so it's a lot more than just an eye test.