Big 12 Football Coaches Rankings

Jul 22, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Stickers of the Big 12 teams are displayed during the Big 12 Media Day at the Omni Dallas. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

So much of the commentary you hear and read can be considered subjective. The saying goes you’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. We can base opinion off of the facts we conjure together, but in the end someone will disagree, and might even call into question the intelligence of the source of commentary.

When it comes ranking teams, and in this case coaches, the task isn’t a light matter. In some cases the action becomes monumental. There’s so much information to gather, and it starts with defining what it means to be a good coach. Are win totals and national championships all that’s important? If a coach makes a habit of winning six, seven or eight games, is that a success? Of course, it depends on the program. Oklahoma won’t view a seven win bowl journey a successful season, however, Kansas sure would love to go bowling.

When ranking a coach, are we just going to go off of X’s and O’s? Maybe a coach is a offensive mastermind, or maybe another coach is a great teacher who helps young college kids grow into men by the end of their senior season. Maybe there’s another coach who wins and has plenty of championship hardware, but you can’t stand to be around him for more then five minutes. Is he a great recruiter, or does he elevate the “lesser” talent players to a higher than expected level of competition? How about a coach who doesn’t work with four and five star recruits, has sub par facilities and a small budget, but is successful? How does he stack up to a coach who has all the resources, budget and skilled players he needs, and piles up the wins?

Let’s try and sort through these questions as we rank the Big 12 Football coaches.