Fulmer, just to be honest, is about the last guy I want in a big game for all the marbles. That's not a shot, but just an observation. Take out the horseshoe year and what do you have? A bunch of really talented teams that didn't win anything.
That sums up my feelings. 5-10 against top 10 teams at home since 2000 confirms it, along with two SEC CG losses (Auburn was better but Lsu wasnt).
To the coaching list...
1. Richt. Awesome recruiter, great playbook, teams dont give up (last year's sugar bowl), physical defenses
2. Spurrier. Would have been #1 a couple years ago, but it seems like his offense isnt nearly as effective. Of course a lot of that has to do with the players he has, but I still wonder if the SEC hasnt turned the corner on his offense. His last couple fla years were underachieving for the talent he had.
3. Tommy T. Has dominated the west with less talent then Alabama and Lsu.
4. Mike Shula. He's young and has done well considering a program coming off probation. Makes the most out of the lack of offensive talent.
5. Urban Meyer. I dont like how he threw his rb's under the bus, but his offense is unorthodox and hard to defend. If he can make Alex freaking Smith a heisman canidate, he knows how to coach.
6. Croom. Should have been coach at bama.
7. Fulmer. I just dont think that highly of him. He struggles with the big games, his teams fold at home against top opponents, we average about a blowout loss a year now which is unacceptable for a team with the talent we have, other programs (uga) have made inroads on recruiting. Yes he won the title but look at the players we had...pretty hard for that team to lose more then two games max.
8. Houston Nutt
9. Les Miles. They should be running over everyone with the talent they have.