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Ranking 25 college football head coaches based on their ‘cool teacher’ factor

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns talks with head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys before the game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns talks with head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys before the game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – OCTOBER 21: Head coach Dino Babers of the Syracuse Orange looks on during a game against the Miami Hurricanes at Sun Life Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – OCTOBER 21: Head coach Dino Babers of the Syracuse Orange looks on during a game against the Miami Hurricanes at Sun Life Stadium on October 21, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Dino Babers

, Syracuse

Coaching for an ACC program like the Syracuse Orange is not easy when you’re trying to stay relevant. However, Dino Babers has done just that with the ‘Cuse. Babers has been able to do it in style this season as well.

Most people will refer to the Syracuse victory over the Clemson Tigers just a few weeks ago. Yet, Babers almost led the Orange to upset another AP Top 10 team in the Miami Hurricanes as well. What he’s doing at Syracuse is worth more than just a glance this season.

Syracuse has a rich and underrated football history. Babers joined the program last season and has made some significant strides since. He has been all over the place, from the Baylor Bears to the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Babers brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that would make him a great head coach to play for.

This team looks like it really forms around Babers as the culture change is apparent since he took over. The real test will be if Syracuse continues to improve over the next few years in one of the best conferences in the nation. Babers has also been among talks of leaving for a bigger program if he continues to take down teams like Clemson.

It’s easy to buy into what a coach is offering when he has such a variety of coaching experiences since he was a graduate assistant with Hawaii back in 1984.

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