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Every Coaching Hire Graded

We’ve got the grades and early impressions on each hire. The grades are in part relative to the stature and pay of the job.

TEAMCONFNEW COACH
ButlerBEThad MattaA+Coming home, outstanding hire if he can stay healthy
Mississippi St.SECChris JansAGrabass probably kept him out of P5 longer than it should have.Won over multiple jobs/levels
XavierBESean MillerAWe?ve seen this story before. He will win here big.
San DiegoWCCSteve LavinB+The record is great, the 7 years out of the game isn?t off to a good start
LSUSECMatt McMahonB+Won big without Ja too. Bringing the Murray St core helps big time
La SalleA10Fran DunphyB+A winner is a winner. Knows Philly, been there since Ben Franklin times
MissouriSECDennis GatesBI wasn?t as high 2 months ago but he?s off to a great start
MilwaukeeHorzBart LundyBPretty dominate in D2, should be better this time around in D1. I like it for them.
New Mexico St.WACGreg HeiarBHigh level JUCO success, I think it translates.
FloridaSECTodd GoldenBHelped turn San Fran around, former assistant in SEC helps a little.
Rhode IslandA10Archie MillerBThey broke the bank, needs to work and it should, won big in A10
South CarolinaSECLamont ParisB-Bring Malichi Smith with you and you?ve done something
TulsaAmerEric KonkolB-Won at a tough place, worry about his lack of portalling
Fairleigh DickinsonNECTobin AndersonC+209-62 in D2, big hire for them relative their stature
MassachusettsA10Frank MartinC+He did go to the Final Fluke 4 that one time
MarylandB10Kevin WillardC+Maryland fans seem underwhelmed but it?s a solid hire. Little upside but I don’t think they go backwards.
Seton HallBEShaheen HollowayC+Lightning in a bottle? Probably but you have to make this hire as an alum coming off that Elite 8
Sacramento St.BSkyDavid PatrickC+Turned around UC-Riverside, off to a good start
ChattanoogaSCDan EarlC+I guess going .500 at VMI is like going to the Sweet 16 at most schools, off to a good start
Saint Peter?sMAACBashir MasonCSolid rebound for St Pete.
Miami OHMACTravis SteeleCGetting fired with a #37 NET team. Tough
San FranciscoWCCChris GerlufsenCPromoted with in, helped turn them around off to a solid start
Alabama A&MSWACOtis Hughley Jr.C-Olympics coach at any level is a nice get for the SWAC
GeorgiaSECMike WhiteC-He?s a single not a homerun,but when you are Georgia that?s not bad IMO.
UMKCSumMarvin MenziesC-Looks good but everyone wins at NMSU, but good solid hire for UMKC
Georgia St.SBJonas HayesC-Xavier fired their coach right? This is one of the assistants
Murray St.MVCSteve ProhmC-Welcome back! You have no team
VillanovaBEKyle NeptuneC-At least he kicked the training wheels off, nice turnaround at Fordham
The CitadelSCEd ConroyC-Welcome back! The job is just as hard as when you left
DukeACCJon ScheyerC-Probably will work, but completely underwhelming for what they could hire. A rock could win beside Coach K
Kansas St.B12Jerome TangD+Cool name, but only ever sat next to Scott Drew.
Florida Gulf CoastASunPat ChambersD+Fine for this level
LouisvilleACCKenny PayneD+I?d rather have Chris Mack….
ElonCAABilly TaylorDWon some, lost some. 23-8 in D2 the last Head Coaching look so trending up.
George WashingtonA10Chris CaputoDMeh
East CarolinaAmerMike SchwartzDResume?s fine, the start isn’t impressive
Louisiana TechCUSATalvin HesterDFine
Western MichiganMACDwayne StephensDAnother Meh Fine
Alabama St.SWACTony MadlockDNot sure why he?s on the move, very lateral type move.
Cleveland St.HorzDaniyal RobinsonD-About what you?d expect.
SMUAmerRob LanierF+You fired Jank, lost Davis to pay this guy 2 million?
Northwestern St.SlndCorey GipsonF+Going to Missouri St assistant bench to get your coach, yeah not sexy.
LafayettePatMike JordanF+Not that Mike Jordan
Jackson St.SWACMo WilliamsF+He?s a “name” I guess? Just not a good one.
Cal St. NorthridgeBWTrent JohnsonF-Why wouldn?t you want to remove the interim tag after a 7-23 season for a 66 year old, sub .500 career coach.
High PointBSthG.G. SmithF-Dad got me another job…… .364% win percentage at my last.
Mississippi Valley St.SWACGeorge IvoryF-WTF 140-269 (34.2%) Haven?t we seen he can?t win. Why?

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