There are several ways to describe the late spring to mid-summer months for college football fans. Alabama football fans are not alone in thinking that the time moves like a sloth until fall camps begin. July brings the big 'talking' month with SEC Media Days. During Media Days, every coach will praise his improved team. Players will make bold claims about wins and championships.
The offseason is a long period from January through August. Much attention is given to opinions rather than facts. In the spirit of opinion reigning supreme, consider this claim: the Alabama Crimson Tide has the SEC's best trio of head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator.
An argument can also be made that Georgia and Alabama are tied for the best trio. Let's review a simple methodology that hopefully provides more than subjective opinion. Two sources are used. One is the ratings by Matrix Analytical of the five best SEC head coaches, OCs, and DCs. The other is an OC ranking by Athlon's Steve Lassan.
The simple methodology for my claim is a one-to-five point scale for the Matrix Analytical rankings. A No. 1 ranking equals five points; a No. 5 ranking equals one point. Lassan's OC rankings are used as a tie-breaker.
Alabama Crimson Tide No. 1
Alabama and Georgia tie with nine points each. The Bulldogs get five points for Kirby Smart being the No. 1-ranked head coach and four points for Glenn Schumann. Alabama gets four points for Kalen DeBoer as the No.2 head coach, four points for Ryan Grubb as the No. 2 OC, and one point for Kane Wommack being the No. 5 DC. Using Lassan's SEC Offensive Coordinator rankings as a tiebreaker, Alabama comes out on top because Lassan has Grubb No. 1 and Mike Bobo No. 3.
Using the same process for other SEC football programs, the results are: Tennessee and Oklahoma (5 points), Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M (3 points), and LSU, Texas, South Carolina, and Florida (2 points). The other SEC programs failed to gain a top-five ranking for a head coach, OC, or DC.
Is the Matrix methodology sound? If it is, does it suggest outcomes in games? It might in close games when opponents are nearly even in other team strengths. In most games, other variables will have more influence on the result.
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