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SolterraCyclone said:
As it stands now, I’d put Ohio State as the best job in the nation imo. In a tier by themselves. -> primary FBS school in talent-rich state, historical and recent success, lots of resources, perennial national championship contender

Second tier is Texas, Alabama, Michigan, and Notre Dame -> primary FBS school in state, historical and recent success, true national championship contender most years, lots of resources, but not immune to down seasons with wrong coach

LSU is in a tier below that imo with Florida, USC, Oregon -> some historical and recent success, lots of resources, true national championship contender every few years, prone to down seasons for extended periods

I’d put PSU in a tier below that with FSU, Clemson, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas A&M -> historical success from a bygone era, lots of resources but not as much as first three tiers, secondary FBS school in state (except for PSU and Tennessee) or competes with another high-level FBS in-state, true national championship contender once or twice a decade

That said I’d consider all of the above blue bloods
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That’s a solid tier list, obv didn’t include all the possible schools but it’s one of the better tier structures I’ve seen
 
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1SEIACLONE said:
It's all a matter of opinion and which area of the country you want to live and work in. Looking over at past national championships the last two decades, you see the following.

Alabama 6 titles, Saban was the GOAT
Ohio State 3 titles two under Meyers and 1 for Day
LSU 2 titles One for Orgeron and one for Miles
Florida 2 titles, but the last being 2008
Clemson 2 titles 2016 and 2018
The rest won one title, Michigan, FSU, Auburn, Texas, Georgia.

Schools like Oregon, Penn State and ND have won nothing in the past couple of decades.
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Doh - forgot Georgia. I’d put them in Tier 2 too
 
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SolterraCyclone said:
I had LSU Tier 3, but would you have them higher or lower. I don’t think either are at the level of OSU
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What does Ohio State offer that either Georgia or LSU doesn't? It was just last season that their fan base was crying for Day's head and then he won the title.
It all comes down to what location you want to live in, otherwise the top programs have all the same factors.
 
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SolterraCyclone said:
I had LSU Tier 3, but would you have them higher or lower. I don’t think either are at the level of OSU
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LSU is a top 5 job and it probably closer to the top 3 than #4/5.

Outside of OSU they are the only ones to have won 3 National championships with 3 different head coaches in the past 25 years. They are the only big time school in a state that is a hotbed for recruiting and NFL talent. Their donors obviously care and have money. Best home field in the country.

BK didn’t take recruiting Louisiana seriously until it was too late.

My top five would be OSU, Georgia, and LSU and then Alabama and Texas. However, I would entertain arguments on the order.
 
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1SEIACLONE said:
What does Ohio State offer that either Georgia or LSU doesn't? It was just last season that their fan base was crying for Day's head and then he won the title.
It all comes down to what location you want to live in, otherwise the top programs have all the same factors.
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In the last 20 years they’ve lost more than 2 games in a season twice, across several coaches. They haven’t missed a bowl game since 1999.

They have a national title in every single decade except the 80s. They have 9 national championships to Georgia and LSU’s 4. They have a .742 win pct all time (UGa is at .649, LSU at .635).

They have the highest athletic department revenue in the nation ($50M more than UGa and LSU in 2024).


Edit to add more: They have 600,000 living alumni versus UGa’s 372K and LSU’s 250K. Ohio has a bigger population than Georgia or Louisiana. Ohio has higher GDPs than Georgia or Louisiana.

They are tied with Georgia for 2nd-most active NFL players. They have 18 more NFL players than LSU. Etc. etc.
 
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cycloneman003 said:
Next to Texas, LSU has to be the best gig in the SEC. I get the thought process, but they are a monster. All the facilities, fanbase, backing by state politicians, etc. to give you every resource possible. Louisiana is also a great recruiting hotbed with no instate competition. And they DO have the money, endowment be damned. If Cuban can help bankroll Indiana to the top, well Graves is 3x richer than he is. Holden Spaht is their other supposed big donor, he's just a rich as Cuban.

They've got everything any major coach could want. The downside to the job, it's championship or you fail. Expectations are nuts. There is a reason why they've been able to win 3 championships under 3 different head coaches in the last 25 years. It's just that good of a job.
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Graves graduated from Georgia. Do we even know if he donates to LSU, or we assuming he does because of where he started Canes?
 
SolterraCyclone said:
In the last 20 years they’ve lost more than 2 games in a season twice, across several coaches. They haven’t missed a bowl game since 1999.

They have a national title in every single decade except the 80s. They have 9 national championships to Georgia and LSU’s 4. They have a .742 win pct all time (UGa is at .649, LSU at .635).

They have the highest athletic department revenue in the nation ($50M more than UGa and LSU in 2024).
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Ohio State has been helped greatly by playing in the B10 before it expanded, you do not have that at LSU. Playing Alabama and Saban every year was going to get you some losses. Texas and aTm have more money than any other athletic department and what have they won recently? Does both Georgia and LSU have enough money to compete at the highest level, both do, that is all our need. Ohio State has no advantage over either program going forward with Oregon and USC now in the B10. It all comes down to whether you prefer to live in the midwest or the Deep South. Talent, recruiting ,facilities, history are there at all three programs.
 
1SEIACLONE said:
Ohio State has been helped greatly by playing in the B10 before it expanded, you do not have that at LSU. Playing Alabama and Saban every year was going to get you some losses. Texas and aTm have more money than any other athletic department and what have they won recently? Does both Georgia and LSU have enough money to compete at the highest level, both do, that is all our need. Ohio State has no advantage over either program going forward with Oregon and USC now in the B10. It all comes down to whether you prefer to live in the midwest or the Deep South. Talent, recruiting ,facilities, history are there at all three programs.
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Ohio State had more athletic revenue than Texas and A&M in 2024. I added more my post above but I’ll add here too.

OSU has 600,000 living alumni versus UGa’s 372K and LSU’s 250K. Ohio has a bigger population than Georgia or Louisiana. Ohio has higher GDPs than Georgia or Louisiana.

OSU is tied with Georgia for 2nd-most active NFL players. They have 18 more NFL players than LSU. Etc. etc.

OSU is currently undefeated and number 1 team in the country even with the presence of Oregon and USC.

The Buckeyes most definitely will continue to have advantages over every other school, even in the new world of college football
 
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1SEIACLONE said:
Ohio State has been helped greatly by playing in the B10 before it expanded, you do not have that at LSU. Playing Alabama and Saban every year was going to get you some losses. Texas and aTm have more money than any other athletic department and what have they won recently? Does both Georgia and LSU have enough money to compete at the highest level, both do, that is all our need. Ohio State has no advantage over either program going forward with Oregon and USC now in the B10. It all comes down to whether you prefer to live in the midwest or the Deep South. Talent, recruiting ,facilities, history are there at all three programs.
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So they would have been the 3 seed instead of the 1 seed?

Ohio State's results wouldn't have been markedly different in the SEC versus the Big Ten. Your hate boner for the Big Ten is really clouding your judgement here.
 
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1SEIACLONE said:
Ohio State has been helped greatly by playing in the B10 before it expanded, you do not have that at LSU. Playing Alabama and Saban every year was going to get you some losses. Texas and aTm have more money than any other athletic department and what have they won recently? Does both Georgia and LSU have enough money to compete at the highest level, both do, that is all our need. Ohio State has no advantage over either program going forward with Oregon and USC now in the B10. It all comes down to whether you prefer to live in the midwest or the Deep South. Talent, recruiting ,facilities, history are there at all three programs.
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I think you’re really overestimating both Oregon and especially USC’s impact. Maybe wait for USC to actually win anything relevant before putting them in the same paragraph as OSU
 
This pi$$ing match is comical. All the schools you jokers are talking about are all top tier blue bloods good gawd.
 
SolterraCyclone said:
Ohio State had more athletic revenue than Texas and A&M in 2024. I added more my post above but I’ll add here too.

OSU has 600,000 living alumni versus UGa’s 372K and LSU’s 250K. Ohio has a bigger population than Georgia or Louisiana. Ohio has higher GDPs than Georgia or Louisiana.

OSU is tied with Georgia for 2nd-most active NFL players. They have 18 more NFL players than LSU. Etc. etc.

OSU is currently undefeated and number 1 team in the country even with the presence of Oregon and USC.

The Buckeyes most definitely will continue to have advantages over every other school, even in the new world of college football
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You are pro Ohio Sate, but being number 1 this year and undefeated means nothing to the new coach at LSU next season. This idea that LSU or Georgia are lesser jobs than Ohio State is not the thought among the talking heads of the sport, they are all three equal, with not one rated higher than the rest.

Is either Georgia or LSU hard up for money, struggling to get by, no, they both have plenty and will continue to support their athletic programs at a high level. Who cares how many alumni you have for your school, it comes down to winning titles, Meyer was great at that at Ohio State, Day won his first last season, but many were saying he was going to be fired after the Michigan lose last season and then they won it all. Can he do it again this year, maybe, but let's not act like Ohio State is Saban and Alabama here. 3 different head coaches have one a title at LSU in the past 25 years, Kelly was a poor hire, pissed away a lot of talent, Barrow his heisman year, Jaydon Daniels after that, LSU is producing a lot a high quality players in the NFL,
 
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