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NJ Live Ranks Ryan Day #2 Behind James Franklin in B1G HC Rankings

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June 10, 2020 at 11:10am
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https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/06/big-ten-coach-rankings-where-...

This is uhh...yeah...

1. James Franklin, Penn State

2. Ryan Day, Ohio State

3. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan

4. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

5. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota

6. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin

7. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

8. Scott Frost, Nebraska

9. Greg Schiano, Rutgers

10. Jeff Brohm, Purdue

11. Tom Allen, Indiana

12. Lovie Smith, Illinois

13. Mel Tucker, Michigan State

14. Mike Locksley, Maryland

They get the bottom three right, but Brohm and Allen should be higher, Frost should be lower, and I would swap Ferentz with Chryst. 

As for Franklin being ahead of Ryan Day? I don't see it, at all. 

You could argue that experience matters, which is fine, but in terms of accomplishments, they each have 1 Big Ten title, the only difference is that Ryan Day got his after 1 try, versus Franklin who has the one title after seven years. In terms of potential (which seems to be how a lot of these coaches are being ranked, like Schiano who used to be a good HC but hasn't been one in years, or Frost who was great at UCF but has done all of nothing at Nebraska) it's not even close. Not a single AD, except maybe PSU's, would choose to hire Franklin over Day, not one.  

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