I looked at every program that has won a national championship since I started college in the fall of 1991.
29 seasons, only 15 schools have done it. It's rarified air.
Schools with multiple titles: Alabama (6), Florida (4), LSU (3), Nebraska (3), Miami (2), FSU (2), OSU (2), USC (2), Clemson (2).
Schools with a single title: Washington, Michigan, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Auburn.
I'll go ahead and suggest recruiting might be easier with multiple national championships to brag about, but I guess that's debatable.
After winning a national title, these schools have collectively hired 47 new coaches in the past 39 years.
Of those 47 coaches, 7 went on to win another national championship for his school after being hired: Larry Coker, Jimbo Fisher, Urban Meyer (both at Florida and OSU), Les Miles, Ed Oregeron, and Nick Saban.
Jim Harbaugh has a .723 winning percentage at Michigan.
Of the 47 new coaches hired at a school which won a national championship from 1991 until now, only 11 have a higher winning percentage than Jim Harbaugh: (1) Ryan Day (.941); (2) Urban Meyer at Ohio State (.901); (3) Nick Saban (.864); (4) Lincoln Riley (.857); (5) Dan Mullen at Florida (.842 - but only 20 games); (6) Urban Meyer at Florida (.813); (7) Larry Coker (.800); (8) Ed Oregeron (.788); (9) Jimbo Fisher at FSU (.783); (10) Les Miles (.770); and (11) Frank Solich (.753).
Other than Harbaugh, only three other coaches have a winning percentage over .700: Butch Davis (.718), Bo Pelini (.713), and Chris Peterson (.701).
Brian Kelly, at ND, is 99-37 (.728). He seems about the closest comparison to Jim for me, in terms of where he coaches, and who he can recruit.
Just some chew. Only meant to show that most new hires at programs with big expectations generally fail. Many of these guys did not even manage a .600 record, some were below .400.
29 seasons, only 15 schools have done it. It's rarified air.
Schools with multiple titles: Alabama (6), Florida (4), LSU (3), Nebraska (3), Miami (2), FSU (2), OSU (2), USC (2), Clemson (2).
Schools with a single title: Washington, Michigan, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Auburn.
I'll go ahead and suggest recruiting might be easier with multiple national championships to brag about, but I guess that's debatable.
After winning a national title, these schools have collectively hired 47 new coaches in the past 39 years.
Of those 47 coaches, 7 went on to win another national championship for his school after being hired: Larry Coker, Jimbo Fisher, Urban Meyer (both at Florida and OSU), Les Miles, Ed Oregeron, and Nick Saban.
Jim Harbaugh has a .723 winning percentage at Michigan.
Of the 47 new coaches hired at a school which won a national championship from 1991 until now, only 11 have a higher winning percentage than Jim Harbaugh: (1) Ryan Day (.941); (2) Urban Meyer at Ohio State (.901); (3) Nick Saban (.864); (4) Lincoln Riley (.857); (5) Dan Mullen at Florida (.842 - but only 20 games); (6) Urban Meyer at Florida (.813); (7) Larry Coker (.800); (8) Ed Oregeron (.788); (9) Jimbo Fisher at FSU (.783); (10) Les Miles (.770); and (11) Frank Solich (.753).
Other than Harbaugh, only three other coaches have a winning percentage over .700: Butch Davis (.718), Bo Pelini (.713), and Chris Peterson (.701).
Brian Kelly, at ND, is 99-37 (.728). He seems about the closest comparison to Jim for me, in terms of where he coaches, and who he can recruit.
Just some chew. Only meant to show that most new hires at programs with big expectations generally fail. Many of these guys did not even manage a .600 record, some were below .400.
