This is a pretty interesting article where some of the veteran coaches in the SEC were asked to grade the teams in the league in eight different categories to find the best job.
Here are the eight categories that were utilized to determine the overall rankings.
Tradition – The history of the program
Media Exposure – Games on national television
Game Atmosphere – Includes attendance
Budget/Resources – Includes coaches’ salaries, recruiting budget, travel budget, private planes, cost of attendance, etc.
Buy Games – Programs who are bought the fewest number of times will rank first
Geographical Recruiting Base – Proximity to players
Facilities – Not just the arena, but also practice facilities, weight room, locker rooms, etc.
Selling Pros – Being able to sell not only NBA players, but also those who play overseas
And here are the rankings
Lots of this to pull aper from this but from a Kentucky standpoint, it is interesting to see we are regarded as No. 1 in literally every category other than recruiting base. Not that the recruiting base matters as Kentucky recruits on a national scale.
Full article is here: https://watchstadium.com/news/sec-baske ... 8-07-2019/