Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck, Penn State’s James Franklin, Colorado’s Mike MacIntyre, Washington’s Chris Petersen and Alabama’s Nick Saban were named finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award, which goes to the nation’s top coach.
Colin Cowherd obviously has no vote since USC is not included.
No vote but creepy eyebrows…..
Where is Kevin Sumlin?
lol we get it you don’t care for Colin
I’d give it to Penn State’s Franklin. winner of the BIG-10.
or Peterson. they’ve moved mountains in 2 years. this proves a coach can make all the difference in the world.
CP is top tier coach but UW was not nearly as depleted & low as CU was when MM took over. If you are talking PAC12 coy I would vote for MM. Nationally I would vote for Franklin–his team won a division and a conference title
But Frankiln lost by a whopping 40 to MICH and also got beat by rival PITT. How does that beat undefeated and wipe-out king Saban, when we all know it’s harder to stay on top than it is to get there?
No disagreement from me. Saban is coach of the decade. Fair or not, coy tends to go to coach who oversees a big turn around or has a team come out of nowhere. Saban success is so dominant, that trying to argue against him as coy every year is a fools errand.
High time to give Coach Of The Year to someone who has beat all odds to WIN BIG. Like turning a 1-8 program into a PAC12 South champ. Saban has enough glory to last a lifetime.
USC has enough Rose Bowl wins to last 100 years but that doesn’t stop the Trojans from going again and again while you bruins are barred from the game. Too bad CU couldn’t beat USC. At least they held you little gutties to 10 points. That’s probably why they got the Alamo Bowl.
LOL! You really are about as lucid as an old homeless lady at a bus stop. WISE UP MILDRED: I am a TROJAN FAN since 1966.
Now, stuff it!
You should be happy the little gutties stink then. Try not to be so confused in the future wimp.
Great description of Jacqui the trans!
Didn’t Saban win it last year, the year before, and the year before that ? He recruits Number One year after year after year. if he loses even one game with the remarkable talent he has, shame on him. And Jack B, i recon Franklin winning the BIG-10 Conference Championship with a team coming out of no where, defeating Ohio State who defeated Michigan, dries up your blog. To me, it is a Big Deal that overshadows Bama’s cruse.
They’re all good candidates or they wouldn’t be nominated.
It’s fair and natural after such prolonged success to hold Saban’s success against him. People expect him to go undefeated and to score 50 points on the best teams in the country. And his defense is even better.
But I agree, you do need to spread the wealth. Otherwise, it’s just too boring.
Yes, indeed!
Gotta be Nick Saban…he’s gone 3 years without punching Lane Kiffin.
That is funny
After we beat Penn State Helton will have beaten 3 of the 5. Also says something about USC schedule that we play 4 of the top 5 coaches on the list.
Will Penn State’s coach pull a Joe Pa’ like Paterno did in 2009? He was so mad after the whooping the ninny (spelling suggestion accepted) lions took in Pasadena he refused to give an interview.
You’re getting ahead of yourself… neither team has even taken the field yet.
Well somebodies got to take the field and since it won’t be the crappy little gutties, USC will have to step in as usual wimp boy. You gonna watch USC in the Rose Bowl this year punk? Thought so.
Now that was funny.
Anyway, Helton is no coach of the year. Did he and his staff do a commendable job and really turn this thing around? Absolutely. Did Darnold help? Sure. But it all came together, collectively. And with just enough time to salvage the season. Good for them, and good for us Trojans and Trojan fans. Let’s own the Rose Bowl again.
OK, THAT’s funny
What’s funny is that you crappy little gutties try to hang here with us Trojans. We own you flunkies.
How’s your bowl season gojing? Hah, hah, hah.
Based on the unending posts you squeeze out here, each one as adolescent as the next, can we assume you are house bound and immobile?
What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue wimp? Again, how’s your bowl season going? Hah, hah, hah,
Say “Goodnight Gracie”….
Jacqui’s trans surgery had some unfortunate side effects?
Nice article Bill Plaschke wrote about Coach Helton in the Times on Dec 3rd
If CH had started Darnold from the beginning, he’d be on this list, but I don’t think he’s the type who cares about individual honors anyway.
And the two most successful coaches in the Pac this year are Petersen and Helton and both will get to show their powers in the Big Boy Bowls in Jan.
This “Row The Boat” guy, Fleck, is a little too much for me. I’m not sure he’ll translate that well to the big time but we will see.
From this list I’d choose Saban. He’s the king. Were he a bounty hunter, I don’t Butch or Sundance would have had a chance of ever getting to Bolivia.
I think Helton deserves it more because he showed his mettle by overcoming intense criticism and
going into the dawghouse and putting the switch to Peterson in his freshman year as a headcoach.
That’s why I say Saban should win. Every coach has their skeletons this year, but not Mr. Tide. Everyone’s always gunning for him too, but they all get humbled every week.
That’s like saying “Best New Car” is the 2010 Cadillac.
Since you ucla little gutties never win anything in football, how would you know? What award are you giving The Chimp this year? The Blue Turd?
Snort some more coffee crystals old man…. you know nothing.
Don’t be bitter puss. Wimp On and gut it out loser.
Uhhh….whuut?
Look, old lady, you give Trojans everywhere a bad name. Suck down the last of that quart of Old Crow and go face down…
Beat it punk. Go cry yourself to sleep wimp.
LOL! Poor Jacqui the trans gets destroyed!
Agree completely. Took Peterson 3 years to have a standout team (something SW always forgets) and Helton got there in his first.
That’s because Sark left him nothing to work with. Petersen has done a remarkable job and it’s a shame Haden snubbed him for his drinking buddy.
Whatever reasons CH had for not starting Darnold, valid or not, disqualified CH from consideration for coy. I am a fan, but not this year
Bull, Trojan 5.
Ok
If Fleck stays at Western Michigan, we play him next year. Not many job openings left so he may be around.
Fleck will be schooled by the SC boys in 2017
He knows his stock will go down after that beating next year.
Agree. Coach Fleck exhausted me after only one minute of watching his schtick. I believe in spirit, but I like Coach Helton’s low-key approach.
With his wife he needs a lot of spirit and energy. OMG. She is HOT!
Fleck is not in mix for Oregon–somewhat surprising. I live in PDX and talk up here is that he may be a bit full of himself and may be over playing his hand. Now that I have said all that watch him get the job or even a better one. Lol
Saban is years old toast in this category. Aren’t they looking for a HC who beat the odds? Who worked with (compared to Saban) basic talent? Who turned a lemon into lemonade??
Saban’s a finalist idiot. If they were looking for a coach who beat the odds, The Chimp would win for most consecutive seasons without a decent bowl game.
You are a deranged thing. You couldn’t tell a bRUIN fan from someone who sits next to you at the Coliseum. Get help. Either psychiatric treatment or multiple MEDS.
Keep bending over baby bruin. It’s so fun getting under your skin. Try not to cry too hard wimp boy.
Deranged old lady you are….
And Jacqui used to be a guy!
Unfortunately they can only hold Jacqui for 72 hours and then they have to release her back to her computer.
The Chimp wins the award for Best Zoo Animal.
PA St’s Franklin should be the winner – coming out of that nightmare condoned by their canonized saint ‘Jo Pa’ he (Franklin) has done a phenomenal job that I’d say many thought wasn’t going to be at that level for many years to come.
As is true with the academy awards, in my opinion, any actor or coach in the Final-5 is worthy of the award.
He notified the committee to not list him for this years award. He’s a very humble man.
Lol
Just realized that Pete Carroll never won this award. In the years of Pete’s best teams, Nick Saban won in 2003 & 2008, Urban Meyer in 2004, and my personal favorite Charlie Weis in 2005.
The McWeis Burger?! Puke….with fries.
That was when ESPN was in love the Texas Longhorns, Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Florida St Seminoles and Boise St Broncos. Nothing but kissing until untill everyone of them had to make a coaching move or they were forced out. Kirk Herbstreit was always who was the first one to say Pete Carroll was the best coach in college football.
Pete won the ESPN Home Depot Coach of the Year Award in 2003.
Mike McIntyer gets my vote hands down, because Colorado hasn’t been relevant in decades.
Old Auntie Saban? Really? That vote smells like moth balls and Old Spice…
Old spice was my favorite fragrance as a 15 year old. I have no clue as to what moth balls smell like.
How did you accomplish it? Held ‘um by the wings?
Wolfe why don’t you just marry James Franklin already. It’s legal now
If helton had made the right decision on Darnold earlier he might be coach of the year
Is SW a stalker or what?
What occurs to me is CCH has already beat two of these and has a chance to knock off the third on 1/2/17. Wolf’s worse nightmare is unfolding. He has pushed three of these coaches as better suited for USC and CCH has laid waste to two already.