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depends on the criteria you're judging by. history? michigan>lsu/auburn>arkansas/texas a&m. current prestige? then lsu is measurably ahead of auburn on that list, but not by a ton. availability of players? auburn probably beats out michigan. salary? that's where the bulk of the decision will be made by the two guys we're talking about here.

I agree with you above that ND, USC, and mich are the top historical programs in college football. I'd probably put alabama, oklahoma, texas, and ohio state in the same class, but rank those guys 1a if you want. those teams are also pretty consistently good year in and year out, although I love seeing ND shit the bed. are those the best 7 jobs in college coaching? if they are (big if), then right behind them are another 5-10 programs with big budgets, very good or great facilities, tremendous fan support, and athletes waiting at the gate to get in. florida state, florida, miami, auburn, tennessee, uga, penn state, nebraska, maybe wisonsin? and some others I'm not thinking of (to tell the truth, I threw nebraska and wisky in there so I didn't seem so southeast biased). is auburn a better job than penn state or fsu? can I get your list?