The postseason for the 2009 college football season has turned into the wildest batch of coaching-related moving and shaking ever, and it’s not even over yet.

  • Arguably the best coach in CFB quit the hottest job in the country at it’s peak…then he didn’t. (Urban Meyer)
  • The guy who preceded him as the “best coach” with the hottest job went to the NFL, perhaps to beat NCAA sanctions from punishing him (Pete Carroll)
  • The most famous football program in the land fired their coach despite the 10 year contract he signed a couple years ago (Charlie Weis) and replaced him with an undefeated coach before his BCS game (Brian Kelly)
  • The 2nd most winningest coach in CFB history retired by beating the school he started at (Bobby Bowden)
  • Three coaches who were hot names to move up in the world (Mike Leach, Mark Mangino and Jim Leavitt) fired/stepped down amongst allegations they abused played
  • Two big name guys (Rich Brooks and Al Groh) moved on
  • The 2004 AP coach of the year returned to the coaching ranks (Tommy Tuberville)
  • One of the more arrogant coaches in the country, bailed on an SEC school after one year of trash talking to go to USC (Lane Kiffin)
  • The son of a legendary coach finally got his BCS conference job (Skip Holtz)

The Tennessee job is yet to be filled, but a lot of big names have turned it down already. When you factor all of that in, it’s pretty crazy to think about everything that has happened coaching-wise this year. The names, the schools the unexpected firings/resignations, so crazy.