Athlon's list of the top coaching jobs, 1 thru 120.
Can you guess which Big 12 team goes where?
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*Everything is in place to win big on a consistent basis.
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*Not every coach has won big, but it is clearly one of the marquee jobs in the nation.
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*You have everything in place to win big—except a local recruiting base. How big is that hurdle? Significant but not insurmountable. No longer a top 10 job but still desirable.
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*Has everything you would want in a job—great facilities, strong following, tremendous recruiting base—but the competition in the Big 12 [deleted] is so fierce. If you win, you will have earned it.
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*In a vacuum, this would be a wonderful place to coach, but if you have your sights set on competing for a national title, [city] might not be the place for you. There's a reason the school has won only [number deleted] conference titles since the mid-1950s.
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*Three different coaches have won 10 games in a season since [year deleted], so it is possible to win big. But until the school makes significant commitment to the program, it cannot be considered an elite job.
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*A good job—but not a great job. You can average eight wins per season and go to decent bowl games, but rarely is this school a threat to contend for Big 12 titles more than once every five or six years.
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*Might be the fifth most attractive job in its own division, but it's still a very good program that has proven it can remain relevant in the Big 12.
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*Solid athletic department but no tradition.
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*Toughest job in the Big 12.
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*Has few built-in advantages. [Name deleted] is the only coach who has figured out how to get it done.
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*Tough job but school has good fan support.
