The two biggest revenue-driving sports in college athletics are football and men's basketball and those drive much of the brand awareness and publicity for a university's athletics department. So it makes sense to take a look at a school's head coaches to see who's leading the way, which is what Athlon Sports has done as we grind through another football offseason.

The magazine ranked the Southeastern Conference's top football and basketball coaching duos, and there's plenty to disagree with. Sure, it's a highly-competitive league where someone has to be ranked in the bottom half, but there's not a lot of consistency with this list.

Let's begin with Alabama's No. 5 ranking because it employs the conference's best coach in the country's top college sport. This must mean that Athlon ranks Anthony Grant in the bottom three or four coaches in the league. That's their opinion and a few might agree, but let's look at the four schools that beat them out.

At the top, Athlon crowns Auburn for having the best tandem in the conference. This one makes some sense but is relies highly on future potential. Although neither have won a D-I national championship as a head coach, both have enjoyed very successful careers. Let's just agree that it's not a bad choice and move on.

Kentucky at No. 2? You're telling me that the best basketball coach is enough to pull up a coach that's won seven football games in two years? Sure, he's made strides in a positive direction, but a bottom-three program in the sport hardly merits this ranking.

The 3rd spot is held by Arkansas' Bret Bielema and Mike Anderson. While both coaches have been successful, neither has maintained an elite program, which is what you might expect for this ranking in the SEC. Wisconsin was close to accomplishing that, but Bielema only finished with a top 10 team twice. I'd argue that Georgia's combination of Mark Richt and Mark Fox would have a similar resume, but they're all the way down at No. 10.

And the fourth team ranked ahead of Alabama is South Carolina. Steve Spurrier has one of the greatest list of accomplishments in the SEC, but what is this list based on? If it's potential, that would explain the top two schools but not the Gamecocks. Spurrier and his team are trending downwards as his career winds down. Meanwhile, Frank Martin did tremendous things at Kansas State, but he hasn't gained as much traction in Columbia.

It's an interesting topic to debate as fans will voice strong opinions for and against certain coaches based on personal allegiances. What are your thoughts on the list?

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