SEC Coaching Boards - Week 3

1 Urban Meyer
With this season and this team, Meyer has to beat Fulmer to keep this top spot. While he's been good against the Vols, this seems to be the type of game Meyer blows (see: Auburn over the past few years). A big win cements him at No. 1... Well, at least until the Saban-Richt showdown next week.

2 Nick Saban
After the close win over Tulane, Saban has his team on track against Western Kentucky. The future 120th team in D1-A gave up 500+ yards to the Tide. Now Saban has to get his team geared up for the 119th best team in D1-A before the showdown in Athens next weekend.

3 Les Miles
LSU was finaly able to get on a field, and they showed no signs of a hurricane hangover (I've had quite a few of those, and they can be quite a pain... Thanks Patty O). Miles has a big showdown this weekend in Auburn, where LSU hasn't one since 1998.

4 Mark Richt
Richt won't drop any in my book for the close win. As he said, that game is a bloodbath. If UGA would get the Cocks at year's end, it wouldn't be close, but they always take USC's best shots. Richt will be able to show how great he is as a coach with Arizona St, Bama and the big rivalry game against Tennessee coming up in the next few weeks.

5 Tommy Tuberville
So this spread idea... Perhaps not such a good move. While a change was definitely needed (the Gorgeous Borges Gulf Coast attack had become stale), maybe Auburn shouldn't have switched to a spread without getting a few receivers to stretch the defense. A win over LSU though would quiet the Tiger fan base, that is getting pretty restless.

6 Steve Spurrier
I can't drop Spurrier even with the loss to UGA. I still scratch my head how he hasn't been able to change the losing mentality in Columbia. Seriously, if coaching giants Lou Holtz and Spurrier can't make the Gamecocks formidable in the West, is it time to think about trading S.Carolina to the ACC for GaTech? It'd help the ACC in basketball.

7 Houston Nutt
Nutt's got a big game against Vanderbilt this weekend. A win over the Commodores, while it doesn't appear to be much, would get the Rebels heading in the right direction. I really do think this team can make some noise in the SEC West... But then in our 20-person pick'em pool, I'm barely beating a guy who takes all favorites each week (It's like I'm edging the Pick'em Chicken).

8 Phil Fulmer
While the Auburn offense is painful to watch, UT's move to the spread hasn't appeared to be much better. Everything seems to be a struggle, and last week's game was not as smooth as the final score indicated, and it was against a poor UAB team. Fulmer desperately needs the win this weekend, especially after the goof loss to UCLA, which looks horrible now.

9 Rich Brooks
Hmm... Did Kentucky play last weekend? Doesn't really matter. Brooks isn't moving any farther up and it's tough to push him down. His win over Louisville looked good after the Wed night Cardinal beat down of Kansas State.

10 Bobby Petrino
Who would've thought that the Hogs would be unbeaten heading into the Bama game? Bobby's gotta be thankful that the UT game was cancelled so his team was able to rest enough to have a shot at the Tide... Actually, I think he'd be more thankful if there was a hurricane headed for Tuscaloosa... Forecast says nope Bobby. Hope you're ready for that first L.

11 Sly Croom
While the Auburn defense is obviously one of the best in the league, the Croom offense has become a joke. Was Croom on record saying he wished he had the Tiger O... He'd love to be able to get 3 points in a SEC Game. Croom keeps this spot based off last year's SEC Coach of the Year award, but unless something happens quickly, it looks as if Johnson will be edging past him.

12 Bobby Johnson
I'm now only keeping Johnson below Croom to irk our Vandy pollster... Actually, Croom is still getting a little respect for the season last year, but a win in Oxford will shoot Johnson up the rankings (and more importantly, hit my pocketbook for $20, which will go to the aforementioned Commodore).