The Hot Seat

Most Coaching tag applications per 1,000 comments: play calls, buyouts, and blame.

This season’s winner
Maryland
Terrapins · Big Ten · 4–8
198.3
Coaching / 1k
Every fanbase on this metric

Full standings

Rank
Team
Coaching / 1k
1
Maryland
Big Ten · 4–8
198.3
2
Colorado State
Mountain West · 2–10
188.7
3
Florida
SEC · 4–8
186.4
4
Wisconsin
Big Ten · 4–8
183.3
5
Virginia Tech
ACC · 3–9
182.7
6
Arkansas
SEC · 2–10
168.5
7
UAB
American · 4–8
164.6
8
LSU
SEC · 7–6
162.8
9
Kentucky
SEC · 5–7
161.7
10
Kansas State
Big 12 · 6–6
159.4
11
Penn State
Big Ten · 7–6
158.6
12
Toledo
MAC · 8–5
150.8
13
Michigan State
Big Ten · 4–8
150.2
14
South Florida
American · 9–4
147
15
Auburn
SEC · 5–7
146.2
16
Middle Tennessee
C-USA · 3–9
140.8
17
North Carolina
ACC · 4–8
136.8
18
Oregon State
Pac-12 · 2–10
130.4
19
Iowa State
Big 12 · 8–4
129.7
20
Baylor
Big 12 · 5–7
128.2
21
Florida State
ACC · 5–7
125.7
22
Mississippi State
SEC · 5–8
125.3
23
NC State
ACC · 8–5
124.9
24
Oklahoma State
Big 12 · 1–11
121.9
25
UCLA
Big Ten · 3–9
120.6
26
Wyoming
Mountain West · 4–8
120.3
27
Washington State
Pac-12 · 7–6
114.1
28
South Carolina
SEC · 4–8
112.7
29
Air Force
Mountain West · 4–8
111.4
30
Syracuse
ACC · 3–9
110.4
31
Utah
Big 12 · 11–2
105.6
32
West Virginia
Big 12 · 4–8
103.8
33
Colorado
Big 12 · 3–9
100.8
34
Nebraska
Big Ten · 7–6
99.7
35
Minnesota
Big Ten · 8–5
99.1
36
Boston College
ACC · 2–10
97.9
37
Liberty
C-USA · 4–8
97.5
38
Sam Houston
C-USA · 2–10
97.2
39
Stanford
ACC · 4–8
97
40
Missouri
SEC · 8–5
96.1
41
Georgia Southern
Sun Belt · 7–6
95.3
42
Michigan
Big Ten · 9–4
94.1
43
Southern Miss
Sun Belt · 7–6
92.1
44
Louisiana Tech
C-USA · 8–5
91.3
45
Georgia
SEC · 12–2
90.7
46
Coastal Carolina
Sun Belt · 6–7
89.6
47
Cincinnati
Big 12 · 7–6
89.5
48
Boise State
Mountain West · 9–5
83.5
49
Clemson
ACC · 7–6
80.1
50
Memphis
American · 8–5
79.4
51
UTEP
C-USA · 2–10
79.1
52
James Madison
Sun Belt · 12–2
77.4
53
BYU
Big 12 · 12–2
77.1
54
Kansas
Big 12 · 5–7
75.5
55
Appalachian State
Sun Belt · 5–8
75.3
56
Iowa
Big Ten · 9–4
74.8
57
Purdue
Big Ten · 2–10
74.4
58
New Mexico
Mountain West · 9–4
70.5
59
Tulane
American · 11–3
70
60
Oklahoma
SEC · 10–3
69.3
61
Ole Miss
SEC · 13–2
68.5
62
Alabama
SEC · 11–4
67.9
63
Pittsburgh
ACC · 8–5
67.8
64
UConn
Independent · 9–4
66.2
65
Louisville
ACC · 9–4
65.6
66
Louisiana
Sun Belt · 6–7
65.3
67
UCF
Big 12 · 5–7
65.2
68
Fresno State
Mountain West · 9–4
65
69
Miami
ACC · 13–3
64.9
70
Rutgers
Big Ten · 5–7
64.6
71
Missouri State
C-USA · 7–6
63.4
72
Utah State
Mountain West · 6–7
63.1
73
USC
Big Ten · 9–4
61.9
74
Western Michigan
MAC · 10–4
61.9
75
Texas State
Sun Belt · 7–6
60.1
76
Arkansas State
Sun Belt · 7–6
58.4
77
San Diego State
Mountain West · 9–4
58.4
78
Notre Dame
Independent · 10–2
58.3
79
Tennessee
SEC · 8–5
56.6
80
Bowling Green
MAC · 4–8
56.2
81
UTSA
American · 7–6
55.7
82
Virginia
ACC · 11–3
55.5
83
UNLV
Mountain West · 10–4
54.5
84
North Dakota State
FCS · 12–1
54
85
Arizona State
Big 12 · 8–5
52.6
86
North Texas
American · 12–2
52.3
87
Oregon
Big Ten · 13–2
52
88
Arizona
Big 12 · 9–4
51.6
89
Hawaii
Mountain West · 9–4
51.3
90
Georgia Tech
ACC · 9–4
50.9
91
Texas A&M
SEC · 11–2
50.4
92
TCU
Big 12 · 9–4
49.9
93
Washington
Big Ten · 9–4
49.8
94
Ohio State
Big Ten · 12–2
48.6
95
Illinois
Big Ten · 9–4
47.8
96
Texas
SEC · 10–3
45.9
97
Kennesaw State
C-USA · 10–4
45.6
98
Marshall
Sun Belt · 5–7
45.4
99
Wake Forest
ACC · 9–4
45.4
100
Army
American · 7–6
40.9
101
Houston
Big 12 · 10–3
40.9
102
Tulsa
American · 4–8
39.2
103
Troy
Sun Belt · 8–6
36.6
104
Indiana
Big Ten · 16–0
36.5
105
SMU
ACC · 9–4
32.2
106
Texas Tech
Big 12 · 12–2
31.9
107
Central Michigan
MAC · 7–6
30.5
108
Delaware
C-USA · 7–6
29.6
109
Duke
ACC · 9–5
28.4
110
Ohio
MAC · 9–4
27.7
111
Vanderbilt
SEC · 10–3
27
112
East Carolina
American · 9–4
19.9
113
WKU
C-USA · 9–4
17.9
114
Navy
American · 11–2
15.1
Below volume threshold: too few comments to rank on this award
Temple
American · 5–7
Old Dominion
Sun Belt · 10–3
Northwestern
Big Ten · 7–6
FIU
C-USA · 7–6
New Mexico State
C-USA · 4–8
San Jose State
Mountain West · 3–9
South Alabama
Sun Belt · 4–8
UMass
MAC · 0–12
Charlotte
American · 1–11
Rice
American · 5–8
Florida Atlantic
American · 4–8
Nevada
Mountain West · 3–9
Miami (Ohio)
MAC · 7–7
Northern Illinois
MAC · 3–9
Akron
MAC · 5–7
UL Monroe
Sun Belt · 3–9
Ball State
MAC · 4–8
Kent State
MAC · 5–7
Sacramento State
FCS · 7–5
California
ACC · 7–6
Jacksonville State
C-USA · 9–5
Buffalo
MAC · 5–7
Georgia State
Sun Belt · 1–11
Eastern Michigan
MAC · 4–8

114 of 138 fanbases rank on this metric; the rest are listed under the ranked set without a rank, never ranked last.

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