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HIPPOPOTAMUS STANDARD = How many games a team would win if our HIPPO "BOB" was their head coach in 2008.  We here at Coaches Hot Seat believe that many schools have softened up their schedules to such a degree that many coaches are getting credit for piling up wins against mediocre foes. Therefore, Coaches Hot Seat brings to you for 2nd straight year, the "A HIPPO Would Win "X" Games in 2007" Standard.  We have been very lenient in our picks, and we think very fair to the coaches, especially because the competition within the conferences is getting so tough, but we do believe that every coach should be held to a minimum standard of games won (and of course they will certainly be on the Coaches Hot Seat if they cannot beat the HIPPO!), and thus we introduce the HIPPOPOTAMUS STANDARDS FOR 2008!  To stay off the Hot Seat a head coach must equal or better the HIPPO!

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Coach Name

School

A HIPPO IN 2008 WOULD WIN AT LEAST "X" GAMES

Actual

Wins

1

Bob Stoops

Oklahoma

6  

2

Pete Carroll 

USC

5  

3

Les Miles LSU 5  

4

Urban Meyer 

Florida

5  

5

Gary Pinkel

Missouri

5  

6

Gary Patterson

TCU

5  

7

Todd Graham 

Tulsa

5  

8

Bronco Mendenhall

BYU

5  

9

Chris Peterson

Boise State

5  

10

Charlie Weis

Notre Dame

4  

11

Nick Saban

Alabama

4  

12

Mack Brown

Texas 4  
13

Tommy Tuberville

Auburn

4  

14

Mark Richt

Georgia

4  

15

Jim Tressel

Ohio State

4  

16

Philip Fulmer

Tennessee

4  

17

Mike Leach

Texas Tech

4  

18

Ron Zook

Illinois

4  

19

Pat Hill

Fresno State

4  

20

Greg McMackin Hawaii 4  

21

Bill Stewart West Virginia 4  

22

Kyle Whittingham

 Utah

4  
23

H. Schnellenberger

Florida Atlantic

4  
24

Larry Blakeney

Troy

4  
25

Kirk Ferentz

Iowa

3  
26

Bobby Bowden

Florida State

3  
27

Mark Mangino

Kansas

3  
28

Greg Schiano

Rutgers

3  
29

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech

3  
30

Tommy Bowden

Clemson

3  
31 Mike Sherman Texas A&M 3  
32

Joe Tiller

Purdue

3  
33

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

3  
34 Joe Paterno Penn State 3  
35

Jim Leavitt

USF

3  
36

Bret Bielema

Wisconsin

3  
37

Brian Kelly

Cincinnati

3  
38

Jim Grobe

Wake Forest

3  
39

Dennis Erickson

Arizona State

3  
40 Bo Pelini Nebraska 3  
41

Dan Hawkins

Colorado

3  
42

Ron Prince

Kansas State

3  
43

George O'Leary

UCF

3  
44

Rich Brooks

Kentucky

3  
45

Mike Gundy

Oklahoma State

3  
46

Tommy West

Memphis

3  
47 Larry Fedora Southern Miss 3  
48 Ken Niumatalolo Navy 3  
49

Rocky Long

New Mexico

3  
50 Bill Lynch Indiana 3  
51 Dick Tomey San Jose State 3  
52 Derek Dooley La. Tech 3  
53

Hal Mumme

New Mexico State

3  
54 Butch Jones

C. Michigan

3  
55

Jeff Genyk

E. Michigan

3  
56 Bobby Petrino Arkansas 2  
57

Rich Rodriguez

Michigan

2  
58

Mike Bellotti

Oregon

2  
59 Butch Davis North Carolina 2  
60

Al Groh

Virginia

2  
61

Jeff Tedford

California

2  
62

Ralph Friedgen

Maryland

2  
63

Houston Nutt

Ole Miss

2  
64

Sylvester Croom

 Mississippi State

2  
65

Randy Edsall

Connecticut

2  
66 Randy Shannon Miami 2  
67 Jeff Jagodzinski Boston College 2  
68 Steve Kragthorpe Louisville 2  
69

Dave Wannstedt

Pitt

2  
70

Mark Dantonio

Michigan State

2  
71

Tom O'Brien

NC State

2  
72

Mike Riley

Oregon State

2  
73 Gene Chizik Iowa State 2  
74

Greg Robinson

Syracuse

2  
75

Mike Stoops

Arizona

2  
76 Tim Brewster Minnesota 2  
77

Bobby Johnson

Vanderbilt

2  
78

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

2  
79

Chuck Long

San Diego State

2  
80 Bob Toledo Tulane 2  
81 Kevin Sumlin Houston 2  
82 Troy Calhoun Air Force 2  
83

Al Golden

Temple

2  
84

Skip Holtz

East Carolina

2  
85

Joe Glenn

Wyoming

2  
86 Mark Snyder Marshall 2  
87

Mike Price

UTEP

2  
88

Mike Sanford

UNLV

2  
89

Frank Solich

Ohio

2  
90

Chris Ault

Nevada

2  
91

Tom Amstutz

Toledo

2  
92 Jerry Kill Northern Illinois 2  
93

Bill Cubit

W. Michigan

2  
94

Brady Hoke

Ball State

2  
95 Gregg Brandon Bowling Green 2  
96

Turner Gill

Buffalo

2  
97 David Elson W. Kentucky 2  
98

Doug Martin

Kent State

2  
99

Shane Montgomery

Miami, Ohio

2  
100

June Jones

SMU

1  
101

Art Briles

Baylor

1  
102

Steve Spurrier

South Carolina

1  
103 David Cutcliffe Duke 1  
104 Ty Willingham Washington 1  
105 Rick Neuheisel UCLA 1  
106 Jim Harbaugh Stanford 1  
107 Steve Fairchild Colorado State 1  
108

Stan Brock

Army

1  
109 Paul Wulff Washington State 1  
110 David Bailiff Rice 1  
111 Mario Cristobal Florida Int'l 1  
112

Neil Callaway

UAB

1  
113

Rick Stockstill

Middle Tennessee

1  
114 Todd Dodge North Texas 1  
115

Brent Guy

Utah State

1  
116

JD Brookhart

Akron

1  
117 Robb Akey Idaho 1  
118 Charlie Weatherbie La. Monroe 1  
119

Ricky Bustle

La. Lafayette

1  
120

Steve Roberts

Arkansas State

1  

 

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