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5 best head coaching options for Baylor Bears in 2017

By John Buhler

Nov 8, 2014; Norman, OK, USA; Baylor Bears head coach Art Briles before the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 8, 2014; Norman, OK, USA; Baylor Bears head coach Art Briles before the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 6, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Tommy Tuberville during the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Cincinnati Bearcats defeat the Houston Cougars 38-31. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 6, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Tommy Tuberville during the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Cincinnati Bearcats defeat the Houston Cougars 38-31. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

Baylor was so reluctant to part ways with Briles even in the midst of scandal because he did a better job of winning than any coach in school history, even better than the great Grant Teaff did back in the 1980s.

If Baylor wants to continue winning at a high level under a new coach, the university might want to consider a head coach who has a winning record at four Division I schools: former head coach with the Ole Miss Rebels, the Auburn Tigers, the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats Tommy Tuberville.

Tuberville boasts a 155-91 career record in 21 seasons, going 7-6 in bowl games, and winning the 2004 SEC Championship at Auburn and the the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship at Cincinnati.

Sure, Tuberville will turn 62 in September, but one would have to believe that he would still want one last opportunity to coach a Power 5 program to contend for a National Championship. Though he has maintained a strong program in Cincinnati after Butch Jones left for the Tennessee Volunteers, playing in The American won’t help Tuberville get to that elusive National Championship that he was robbed of in 2004 with his undefeated SEC Champion Tigers.

Though highly unlikely, Tuberville would have a better shot of winning a National Championship at Baylor than he would at Cincinnati because of conference affiliation. Cincinnati could conceivably be one of the schools the Big 12 could look at for expansion, but probably won’t happen until after Tuberville retires from coaching. Joining Baylor in 2017 gives him at least a few years to try.

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