When Gene Sapakoff’s annual ranking of ACC and SEC head coaches came out two days ago, we took a deep breath. Some would call it a calming breath. Surely the new ranking of Dabo at No. 1 over Nick Saban at No. 2 was only another of many, desperate media attempts to attract attention.
Instead of firing off an immediate rebuttal, we waited for our shock to subside. After our calming period, we can acknowledge Sapakoff’s latest ranking of coaches is a snapshot of ‘now’ rather than an assessment of the careers of the coaches.
His argument is Dabo gets the nod over Nick because,
Two of the last three national titles, Swinney is younger (49) than Saban (67), he’s a recruiting buzzsaw and that championship game rout of Alabama.