Stew has been putting out his list of top coaches a lot longer than I have, but I joined him last season after nit-picking his for a few years on The Audible. The first two choices are easy, then it gets a little more challenging from No. 3 to No. 8, then it really gets muddled from No. 9 to probably No. 13 or so.



The list is always fluid, but especially so this season with so many guys who were on this list last year no longer working in college football — from Chris Petersen to Mark Dantonio to Matt Rhule. Stew and I also agreed to set a two-year minimum on this, so that’s why you won’t see Ryan Day on here this year.



Here is my Top 25, and this is the link to Stew’s:



1. Nick Saban, Alabama: He is the best to ever do it in college football, given what he’s accomplished at a time where it’s harder to manage rosters and ego and entitlement. He’s won six national titles. No one else is close right now. In the past nine...