Bielema is too low also. Should have him and Ferentz in at least the 5/6 slots, not sure about the order. But those two have won multiple Big Ten titles in their tenures at schools that don’t have the resources the others above them have. Considering the talent and resources they’ve had access to, you could argue that they should be up there in the top 3. I’d also take Fitz over Rhule any day of the week. Rhule is only that high because of the N(owledge) on the helmet of the school he coaches.
I get Cignetti being #1 right now coming off a championship considering he did it at Indiana. But I want to see sustained success from him before I crown him as some legendary coach. With new coaches anymore you have to strike early with NIL and the transfer portal before the new car smell wears off. He did that and succeeded. If he’d been hired in 1999 like Ferentz, could he have done the multi-year program build like Ferentz when you couldn’t overhaul your roster immediately and recruit players with $s.
