We can sit here and argue endlessly about the best coaching job in college football. Is Auburn a better job than Ole Miss? What about Purdue vs. Louisville? It goes on and on.
Or we can try to put some data behind it. So I created a model that ranks the Power 5 coaching jobs, and even if it’s far from perfect, it’s better than just guessing.
I compiled data across more than 22 categories per school that fit into three buckets — financials, recruiting, and history. The full list of categories and percentages is at the bottom of this article.
There are of course some flaws in these rankings, chief among them that private schools don’t report detailed revenue like public schools. You can read more about my flaws and methodology here.