Rap equivalent: Kendrick Lamar
Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley came out of nowhere—and Lubbock, Texas, is nowhere—to become one of the best football coaches in America. Though when it comes to awards that would name him as such, Sooners fans end up feeling like K. Dot fans after watching Macklemore win four Grammy Awards in 2014. I’m not saying Iowa State coach Matt Campbell didn’t turn the Cyclones around. I’m not saying ISU didn’t beat OU that one time. I am saying Iowa State took five Ls while Riley won 12 games, the conference title and a Rose Bowl berth.