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I can't argue this but if its a Top 3 as you say vacancy, then their must be something wrong the the program if everyone keeps turning it down. And all the coaches they are going after, they have a top 25 team their coaching right now and why leave when they can do so much more.

Not a step up... Michigan is a good program. Not great. Not the most elite or prestigious coaching gig in the NCAA. People are probably turning it down because of several reasons and in no order they are, 1) $$$ 2) AD Influence and control 3) environment and other reasons that are personal to each potential coach. I'd put Michigan about #10-12 on my "places I'd most like to coach" list.

Going to vote for the Coach. At one point Michigan was a top 3 program but not anymore. Mediocrity has set in at Ann Arbor and other programs have shot past.

If I had to do a top three:

1. Notre Dame
2. U.S.C.
3. Oklahoma

Those are all desirable jobs. If Charlie Weis, Pete Carroll, or Bob Stoops were to leave those jobs coaches would be fighting each other to land one of those spots.

oops I did forget Oklahoma.
I am not sure Notre Dame is a top 5 job anymore either. Weiss is an alum and had ellusions of bringing back the magic. Outside coaches would think twice as recruiting isn't easy and expectations are also unreasonable. The only thing that is a draw is the HUGE cash N.D. is willing to pay.

If Michigan is so great they would offer their coaches top dollar to get them where they want to be. Michigan still thinks they are @ the head of the class, and they don't have to offer big time bucks to big time coaches. I mean when a coach @ Rutgers....RUTGERS for gods sake turns you down, you know you have hit a rough spot in the road.

I would say that the Ohio State and Michigan jobs are about the same as the Oklahoma and Texas jobs, AMAZING PLACE to coach if you can beat your rival. If not, get your resume ready.

#1- Penn State
#2- Florida State (these two will let you coach FOREVER!)
#3- Hawaii (You get to live in Hawaii)

Just a different spin

LSU does not rate above Michigan as a prime coaching job. If it was, then we wouldn't have had Nick Saban walking way from Baton Rouge and all the talk of Les Miles possibly doing the same. For most of its history, LSU football has been a second-tier program. It has achieved its greatest success, by far, in the last five years.

Although Michigan has been sliding lately, it has the tradition, fan base, and resources to return quickly to elite status with the right coach. If it's not a Top 5 job, it's pretty close.

Hawaii?!? I agree with the residence but not a premier coaching job, at least not yet. Besides, the travel alone will kill ya! lol

Saban went to the pros and if I am not mistaken, Miles went no where and just extended until 2012. He used Michigan to get a raise. How many championships has Michigan contended for lately? LSU has one in 03 under Saban, will play for another this year and is in the running nearly every year.

true but you only have to gameplan for DII schools, and DI schools that are flat out awful. So you can enjoy Hawaii

I was kinda going off prestige Coach but I can see your point about the Irish. But, if Weis leaves and someone comes in and turns the whole thing around he would be treated like a God. That's why I put Notre Dame as the number one job.

MOH

ND is no longer a top school to coach at

Parity

LMAO if Hawaii beats Georgia, 42-14 and gets National title

Fitting end to a crazy season

Truthfully a coaching position is what you make of it, Florida wasn't a good job at all before Spurrier, USC wasn't anything to write home about before Carrol. Ohio State had seen better days before Tressell. BYU, SMU, Houston, UCLA all used to be hot spots, and you can add ND to that list as well.

J Hova Weis did turn the program around, just in the wrong direction. They let Willingham go too fast and they are keeping this fool around too long.

I hear ya J Hova but I don't think anyone is going to turn it around and I believe the top notch coaches know that. It isn't the glamour place to play anymore and kids are going elsewhere. To their credit, they have lofty academic standards but that eliminates a hoard of talent too.

"Saban went to the pros and if I am not mistaken, Miles went no where and just extended until 2012. He used Michigan to get a raise. How many championships has Michigan contended for lately? LSU has one in 03 under Saban, will play for another this year and is in the running nearly every year."

The Throwdown addresses the "Top 5 coaching jobs," not the "Top 5 Teams in the BCS as of December 7, 2007," much less a list of the last 5 teams to win national titles.

In my view, the ranking of a NCAA football coaching job is based on cumulative tradition, fan base, and facilities and resources. By those measures, Michigan still easily ranks ahead of LSU.

That said, another five or 10 years of subpar football will knock them down several more notches.

Yeah Weis was pretty impressive winning with Willinghams recruits, and even though Weis had the #1 recruiting class, it hasn't paid off yet. I guess we will see next year.

"In my view, the ranking of a NCAA football coaching job is based on cumulative tradition, fan base, and facilities and resources."

Just like in those NCAA football video games LoL.