Slowly but surely college football is creeping up, with the games about to start in less than two weeks. All are armed with hopes of a successful football campaign, based on whatever standards have been set at each university. Coaches after a long off season, are fired up to put together teams, access talent and see what players worked hard to improve for upcoming season. For those that love to wager on college football, it comes in handy to know what particular coaches do when placed in certain circumstances. Most bettors might know how the head coach does where they live, or even the coaches within the nearby conference. Only a very select few would be able to recall all the different variables from all the head coaches at the Football Bowl Subdivision.Here is a breakdown of the top coaches in several areas based on latest runs. (Smart idea to save this article for future use)
Coaches with best home ATS records-
Frank Solich – Ohio U -10-4
Tom Amstutz-Toledo – 25-11
Al Groh – Virginia - 28-14
Kirk Ferentz – Iowa – 36-19
Randy Edsall -UConn- 23-13
Percentage wise, Frank Beamer doesn’t rank as high, nevertheless he made a number of bettors big money, even overcoming large favorite roles at 62-46 ATS. A few other big name coaches standout, more for mediocrity. Phil Fuller is 47-49 ATS at Knoxville and Jeff Tedford is mere 17-18 ATS with the tree-huggers at Berkeley. Charlie Weis of Notre Dame is a lousy 7-13 ATS at South Bend.
Coaches with best road ATS records-
Skip Holtz – ECU- 15-5
Steve Spurrier – So. Carolina – 11-5
Mark Richt –Georgia – 28-16
Charlie Weatherbie – UL-Monroe – 22-13
Pete Carroll –USC – 28-19
Mike Belotti of Oregon deserves mention at 43-32 ATS, as does Jim Grobe at Wake Forest, as his squads have made life miserable for home teams with 25-16 ATS mark. UNLV is going nowhere unless they start winning real soon and coach Mike Sanford’s clubs are 3-14 ATS on the road. Marshall’s Mark Snyder team has not been a Thundering Herd as a visitor, with 4-12 ATS record. While Toledo’s Amstutz may have great spread home marks, they are pushovers on the road at 16-29 against the spread.
Coaches with best favorite ATS records-
Dick Tomey –S.J. State - 8-1
Mark Mangini – Kansas – 20-7
Chris Ault- Nevada – 18-8
Randy Edsall – UConn- 19-11
Bronco Mendenhall – BYU- 17-9
Half the reason Tommy Bowden is under fire so much is 29-39 ATS record when listed as favorite, as backers lose money with great regularity. Mike Price was loved when he arrived at UTEP; however the price has not been right when backing the Miners as faves with 9-16 ATS record. Cal’s Tedford has covered just 26 of 54 of these roles and Grobe of the Demon Deacons is poor chalk coach at 13-22 ATS.
Coaches with best underdog ATS records-
Skip Holtz – ECU- 17-5
Mike Price – UTEP -13-6
Bob Stoops – Oklahoma- 12-6
Jim Grobe – Wake Forest – 30-15
Tommy Tuberville –Auburn- 22-14
Why so many that wager prefer underdogs are how certain teams play in these situations. Clemson with Bowden at the helm is 23-15 ATS and Pat Hill of Fresno State (34-22 ATS) made his reputation as being an underdog coach, winning numerous times outright against bigger name schools. The Ducks under Bellotti have taken flight with 33-21 spread mark as dogs. Mr. Mike “I’m a man!” Gundy has had Oklahoma State take on girlie-man appearances with 7-12 ATS record as underdogs.
With college football adding a 12th game to the schedule, the number of weeks with rest has been cut. Even so, some coaches know how to manipulate rest to teams advantage, while others don’t have a clue.
Best coaches with rest ATS records-
Mike Riley - Oregon State – 11-3
Pete Carroll- USC -17-5
Mark Mangino- Kansas – 7-2
Rich Brooks – Kentucky – 7-3
Mark Richt – Georgia – 13-5
Worst coaches with rest ATS records-
Gregg Brandon – Bowling Green -1-8
Jim Grobe – WF- 3-8
Larry Blakeney –Troy- 3-8
Mike Leach – Texas Tech – 5-9
Tommy Bowden – Clemson 6-13
Coaches on notable ATS streaks-
Les Miles of LSU is 11-1 ATS versus non-conference opponents.
Turner Gill of Buffalo is 10-2 ATS when matched against team with below .500.
Rocky Long of New Mexico is 11-0 ATS with rest against Mountain West Conference foes.
Tommy West of Memphis is 2-10 ATS as home favorite facing non-conference opponents.
Urban Meyer of Florida is 0-7 ATS on the road after winning two games straight up.
Al Groh of Virginia is 0-15 ATS on the road off a win and cover.
Coaches with best road ATS records-
Skip Holtz – ECU- 15-5
Steve Spurrier – So. Carolina – 11-5
Mark Richt –Georgia – 28-16
Charlie Weatherbie – UL-Monroe – 22-13
Pete Carroll –USC – 28-19
Mike Belotti of Oregon deserves mention at 43-32 ATS, as does Jim Grobe at Wake Forest, as his squads have made life miserable for home teams with 25-16 ATS mark. UNLV is going nowhere unless they start winning real soon and coach Mike Sanford’s clubs are 3-14 ATS on the road. Marshall’s Mark Snyder team has not been a Thundering Herd as a visitor, with 4-12 ATS record. While Toledo’s Amstutz may have great spread home marks, they are pushovers on the road at 16-29 against the spread.
Coaches with best favorite ATS records-
Dick Tomey –S.J. State - 8-1
Mark Mangini – Kansas – 20-7
Chris Ault- Nevada – 18-8
Randy Edsall – UConn- 19-11
Bronco Mendenhall – BYU- 17-9
Half the reason Tommy Bowden is under fire so much is 29-39 ATS record when listed as favorite, as backers lose money with great regularity. Mike Price was loved when he arrived at UTEP; however the price has not been right when backing the Miners as faves with 9-16 ATS record. Cal’s Tedford has covered just 26 of 54 of these roles and Grobe of the Demon Deacons is poor chalk coach at 13-22 ATS.
Coaches with best underdog ATS records-
Skip Holtz – ECU- 17-5
Mike Price – UTEP -13-6
Bob Stoops – Oklahoma- 12-6
Jim Grobe – Wake Forest – 30-15
Tommy Tuberville –Auburn- 22-14
Why so many that wager prefer underdogs are how certain teams play in these situations. Clemson with Bowden at the helm is 23-15 ATS and Pat Hill of Fresno State (34-22 ATS) made his reputation as being an underdog coach, winning numerous times outright against bigger name schools. The Ducks under Bellotti have taken flight with 33-21 spread mark as dogs. Mr. Mike “I’m a man!” Gundy has had Oklahoma State take on girlie-man appearances with 7-12 ATS record as underdogs.
With college football adding a 12th game to the schedule, the number of weeks with rest has been cut. Even so, some coaches know how to manipulate rest to teams advantage, while others don’t have a clue.
Best coaches with rest ATS records-
Mike Riley - Oregon State – 11-3
Pete Carroll- USC -17-5
Mark Mangino- Kansas – 7-2
Rich Brooks – Kentucky – 7-3
Mark Richt – Georgia – 13-5
Worst coaches with rest ATS records-
Gregg Brandon – Bowling Green -1-8
Jim Grobe – WF- 3-8
Larry Blakeney –Troy- 3-8
Mike Leach – Texas Tech – 5-9
Tommy Bowden – Clemson 6-13
Coaches on notable ATS streaks-
Les Miles of LSU is 11-1 ATS versus non-conference opponents.
Turner Gill of Buffalo is 10-2 ATS when matched against team with below .500.
Rocky Long of New Mexico is 11-0 ATS with rest against Mountain West Conference foes.
Tommy West of Memphis is 2-10 ATS as home favorite facing non-conference opponents.
Urban Meyer of Florida is 0-7 ATS on the road after winning two games straight up.
Al Groh of Virginia is 0-15 ATS on the road off a win and cover.
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