2007 Hot Seat Ratings: Coach-by-coach
Dodd: Coaches on the Chill
Below is a list of the CBS SportsLine.com's Hot Seat Ratings for the upcoming college football season.
Only four coaches have a rating of 4, while zero coaches have a rating of 5. Of the 119 Division I-A schools, 105 coaches are listed in at least a "safe, solid position."
The most secure BCS conference is the Big Ten, with an average rating of 1.23. The SEC is the major conference with the hottest seats with an 1.79 average. The ACC leads all conferences with three "untouchables" -- Frank Beamer, Butch Davis and Jim Grobe.
| Hot Seat Rating Key | ||
| Rating | What it means | Coaches |
| 0-0.5 | Don't even think it -- can't be touched | 21 |
| 1-1.5 | Very safe -- change highly unlikely | 40 |
| 2-2.5 | Safe -- solid position | 43 |
| 3-3.5 | On the bubble -- you never know | 11 |
| 4-4.5 | Warm seat -- feeling the pressure | 4 |
| 5 | On the hot seat -- it's time to win now | 0 |
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* - Years are including the upcoming 2007 season.
