Kevin Wilson - 63rd best coach in College Football?

[Hutch89 2,946]

From Athlon sports.  Everyone loves a good list, right?

 

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-all-128-college-football-head-coaches-2015

 

Athlon Sports lists Indiana Coach Kevin Wilson as the 63rd best coach in college football.

other notables:

 

Harbaugh - Michigan - 4th

Stoops - Kentucky - 73rd

Hazell - Purdue - 100th

 

63. Kevin Wilson, Indiana

Record at Indiana: 14-34 (4 years)

Career Record: 14-34 (4 years)

 

- See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-all-128-college-football-head-coaches-2015#sthash.aECJPpeP.dpuf

 

[FKfootball 1,046]

He will be top 30 in a few years. He does a good job.

[Striper 192]

A little suspect when Pete Lembo is ranked ahead of Wilson.  Purdue cannot feel good about Hazell.  I think the entire MAC was rated higher than him.

[Naturalhoosier 15,499]

Is that higher than Crean?

Who cares. It's a CKW thread.

[Naturalhoosier 15,499]

From Athlon sports.  Everyone loves a good list, right?

 

http://athlonsports....ad-coaches-2015

 

Athlon Sports lists Indiana Coach Kevin Wilson as the 63rd best coach in college football.

other notables:

 

Harbaugh - Michigan - 4th

Stoops - Kentucky - 73rd

Hazell - Purdue - 100th

 

63. Kevin Wilson, Indiana

Record at Indiana: 14-34 (4 years)

Career Record: 14-34 (4 years)

 

- See more at: http://athlonsports....h.aECJPpeP.dpuf

Here is what the article said...

Indiana is one of the Big Ten’s toughest jobs, but Wilson has this program moving in the right direction. The Hoosiers won only one game in Wilson’s first year (2011), improved to 4-8 in 2012 and just missed on a bowl game in '13 by finishing 5-7. Bad luck hit Indiana last season, as this program was poised to hit six wins but starting quarterback Nate Sudfeld was lost midway through the year with a shoulder injury. Sudfeld is back in 2015, giving the Hoosiers an opportunity to push for six wins once again. Considering Wilson’s background on offense, along with Indiana’s production on that side of the ball over the last four years, scoring points won’t be a problem. However, the defense has allowed six yards per play in Big Ten games in five consecutive seasons. That must be addressed for this program to move forward. - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-all-128-college-football-head-coaches-2015#sthash.ltaxCjJc.dpuf

[Alford Bailey 13,233]

14-34 and the program is headed in the right direction? LOL.

[Naturalhoosier 15,499]

14-34 and the program is headed in the right direction? LOL.

Here we go....

[TheWatShot 15,771]

A little suspect when Pete Lembo is ranked ahead of Wilson.  Purdue cannot feel good about Hazell.  I think the entire MAC was rated higher than him.

 

Being 0-2 against Lembo might have something to do with that. 

[seanmm1971 1,444]

14-34 and the program is headed in the right direction? LOL.

It's right there in black and white, barring the wrath of injuries last year, it's highly feasible that they would have went bowling last season. The improvement has not been hasty,but it is there if you look. Rome was not built in a day.

[Alford Bailey 13,233]

LOL! No seriously I like Wilson. He has worked under a couple of great ones in Walker and Stoops and had success at the major college level. No doubt in my mind he could go be Off. coordinator at a top 5 program and do well. 

[HoosierReb01 7,596]

I wonder what the criteria was that elevated CKW above the guy at 64th?

[drewheck 749]

I wonder what the criteria was that elevated CKW above the guy at 64th?

beating mizzou

[HoosierReb01 7,596]

beating mizzou

Touche', good point.

[KingPG21 6,606]

How is Hazell that high? He had one good year, got the Purdue job and has been absolutely awful

[Class of '66 Old Fart 94,095]

All of these kinds of polls are just something for ESPN.com, sports fans and these kinds of forums to talk about -- and boy do we love to do just that!  They are nothing more than opinions just like we all have our own opinions .  Realistically, after maybe the top 10 high school basketball players in the country, can you truly begin to say who is #11 or #33, etc.?  Same for basketball or football coaches.   What we really care about is how our coach and our recruits/players compare against our most hated rivals or conference foes.  Given the number of Division I college football coaches there are out there, I'm quite happy to see CKW ranked as high as he is.  If nothing more, it's an indicator of the regard he has within his profession.

[GoBigRed83 1]

CKW seems to have the team heading in the right direction.
IMO he will need to get to 6 wins this year or next in order to keep his job.

I really hope he can because I think he has the right mindset and is building a good program.

The good new is even if he cannot the next coach will certainly have far more talent to work with than what CKW did at the beginning of his tenure.