If Baylor ends up beating all the other coaches listed above Rhule, then he should jump up significantly. Of course that's a very big if (& very unlikely) and still no guarantee of anything.
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Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports went to work and ranked all 130 head coaches in college football for the upcoming 2019 season and Baylor head coach Matt Rhule made the list just outside of the top 25.
Lassan mentioned Rhule’s success at Temple and his 6-game turnaround in Waco as a big reason for landing on the list where he did, but also mentioned he expects the Bears to take another step forward this fall in year three if history is an indicator.
Rhule is considered the No. 6 coach in the Big 12, trailing Matt Campbell (22), Tom Herman (15), Mike Gundy (14), Lincoln Riley (7) and Gary Patterson (6).
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Here is what Lassan had to say about Rhule:
Baylor took a big step forward in Rhule’s second year and the upward trend of this program is likely to continue in 2019. The Bears finished 1-11 in 2017 but made a six-game jump in wins last fall to finish 7-6. Additionally, Rhule’s team closed the year on a high note by beating Vanderbilt in the Texas Bowl. Rhule got the job in Waco after an impressive 28-23 stint at Temple. His tenure in Philadelphia also started slow (8-16 in his first two years) but showed marked improvement (20-7) over the next two seasons. Rhule played his college ball at Penn State and had a stint with the Giants as an assistant coach in 2012. The New York native has popped up for openings in the NFL over the last two offseasons.
Question: Would a 9 or 10 win season in 2019 be enough to elevated Rhule into the top 25 nationally and ahead of any of his Big 12 counterparts?
As for me, I'll take the second game vs ISt and give up the first if need be.ShooterTX said:
If we get 9+ wins, then Rhule will at least be the #3 in the Big12. It would definitely put CMR above Herman & Riley, who have never had to overcome much, and both have had automatic elite talent available.
The only challenges would be from Campbell, Gundy and Patterson. All of them have built their programs from nothing. It really depends upon how their 2019 seasons play out. If they barely get to a bowl, then CMR is rated above them. If one of them also gets to 9+, then their past track record might trump the recent success of coach Rhule. I think if Campbell gets to 9+ wins, then he rightly deserves to be ranked the #1 coach in our conference.
If Patterson does the same... maybe not. If Gundy does it... probably gets to #1 or at least #2.
There is no reasonable excuse for UT & OU to slip out of the top two positions in the Big12 this year. So if anyone else gets into the #2... it's going to show just how strong some of these new coaches are in our highly competitive conference. It would be SO sweet to see the Big12 championship between Iowa State and Baylor! That would be a fun game to watch. Bring on the Blue Blood tears!!
It would be great for the Big 12 Championship to be between Baylor and anyone BUT OU or Texas. I agree that Iowa State would probably be the best match up with the current makeup of the conference.ShooterTX said:
It would be SO sweet to see the Big12 championship between Iowa State and Baylor! That would be a fun game to watch. Bring on the Blue Blood tears!!
Exactly!PartyBear said:
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