CBS Sports did an “anonymous” poll about which college football coaches who are overrated and underrated.
Surprisingly, the most overrated coaches in America were supposedly Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) and Nick Saban (Alabama).
Here’s an excerpt:
Overrated — Nick Saban at Alabama: “Nick’s got a lot of advantages. In [my conference], you could take five or six of us and get there a month before the season and win 12 games. There is a little f—ing machine underneath that stadium, and they grow them there.”
Overrated — Nick Saban at Alabama: “We’re going to have a war. You’re going to have a howitzer, and I have a musket, and then every time we’ll say that you’re brilliant.”
Are you kidding me? Nick Saban…overrated? Right.
South Carolina’s Will Muschamp also took some heat as being overrated (I agree with this one):
Overrated — Will Muschamp at South Carolina: “He’s been at a couple of Cadillacs, and he’s wrecked ’em. He keeps landing on his feet. … When you talk about the great ones, [Steve] Spurrier set the standard. I guess it’s because he gets away with a lot, too: On the sidelines, he does some crazy things. It’s like Charlie Weis, when he was at Notre Dame, he had to be the worst college head coach ever to keep getting on his feet. To me, when you’re given the keys to a Cadillac, you need to respond. Most coaches that become notable coaches, in their second or third year they won a national championship or at least came close.”
Saban is 205-61-1 overall in college with 5 (count that: FIVE!) national championships and numerous national coach of the year honors.
It sounds like there’s a fine line between being overrated and jealousy.
