It's tough to rank Hawkins as the 17th best without coaching a game at his new school IMO.
Also, I would never put Callahan or Morriss ahead of Dan. It's easier to recruit to both of those places. Callahan has done nothing yet at Nebraska with the talent he has brought in. Baylor is a place with some tradition going back to the SWC days and is right square in the middle of the one of the most football-talented states in the nation. Morriss is underrated a bit, but what Dan has built in Ames over his tenure is something few could pull off.
I would not put Dan in the top 25 and maybe even not higher than he is ranked, but to rank those guys higher is a bit of an injustice. Having Franchione in the top 50 at all makes this entire article lose any credibility for me, and not having Novak from Northern Illinois even rated is rediculous. Toledo Tom's omission in favor of low-level BCS school coaches is noticeable as well. June Jones at 39??? What's he ever done? Les Miles at #22??? Talk to me when he is coaching his players.
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