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re: Opinion about Sports on Earth's list of 100 greatest CFB coaches of all-time?
Posted on 9/29/16 at 8:39 am to Bench McElroy
Posted on 9/29/16 at 8:39 am to Bench McElroy
dooley being 63 spots higher than richt is comical
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Posted on 9/29/16 at 8:41 am to Bench McElroy
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I think the list was a little too biased toward coaches who coached before 1960. Someone like Bobby Bowden should have been ranked a lot higher IMO.
This. If you were at a big school in the era before scholarship limits it was much easier to win than after that rule change in the early 70's. Doesn't mean those coaches weren't great but they did have a distinct advantage because they could have twice the scholarship players of teams they played against and schools could take kids just to keep them from going to their opponents. It was much, much harder for a smaller program to get off the mat.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 8:56 am to Bench McElroy
I think Bowden is too low. Hard to compare with Yost and Stagg; those old era coaches.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 9:00 am to Lige
Meyer at 15 is way too low. Three championships at 51 and has the third highest winning percentage in history in his division.
Urban Meyer - Chasing Rockne
Urban Meyer - Chasing Rockne
Posted on 9/29/16 at 9:03 am to scrooster
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Gene Stallings is underrated on that list. He's minimum a Top 30 cfb coach of all time imho.
Great man as well.
+1. A man's man.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 9:13 am to Bench McElroy
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No. 78 Gene Stallings
No. 70 Pat Dye
I understand that what Dye did at AU is forever to be remembered by AU fans. But to have Stallings behind Dye, a man he had a 3-0 record against head-to-head, is a bit silly to me. Stallings also won a national title (Dye didn't), and won 10+ games in 4 of his 7 seasons at Bama whereas Dye did this 4 times in 12 years.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 10:31 am to bamasgot13
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I understand that what Dye did at AU is forever to be remembered by AU fans. But to have Stallings behind Dye, a man he had a 3-0 record against head-to-head, is a bit silly to me. Stallings also won a national title (Dye didn't), and won 10+ games in 4 of his 7 seasons at Bama whereas Dye did this 4 times in 12 years.
Dude, Auburn was BAD when Dye got here. What he did is nothing short of amazing. I do agree that both of them should be much higher in the rankings. Also Mike Donahue deserves to be on this list somewhere.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 10:38 am to Bench McElroy
Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas at #26 and #29 ranked higher than the greatest coaches ever at some schools.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 10:47 am to JamalSanders
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Dude, Auburn was BAD when Dye got here.
No I get it. But he was in his 9th year at AU when Stallings got to Bama. Dye's program was established by that time and Stallings still went 3-0 against him. Stallings also won a title.
I think both should be higher, but I also think Stallings should be ranked ahead of Dye (not that it ultimately matters - it's simply someone's opinion)
Posted on 9/29/16 at 11:00 am to Bench McElroy
Meyer too low
Posted on 9/29/16 at 3:55 pm to Bench McElroy
60. Ben Schwartzwalder (Built Syracuse's program)
44. Lou Holtz
16. John McKay (Got USC winning winning titles in the modern era)
5. Fielding Yost (Built Michigan's program)
3. Nick Saban (Should be #1 and will be)
All from West Virginia. Not bad for a state with 1.8 million people.
Jimbo Fisher will crack that list someday too.
44. Lou Holtz
16. John McKay (Got USC winning winning titles in the modern era)
5. Fielding Yost (Built Michigan's program)
3. Nick Saban (Should be #1 and will be)
All from West Virginia. Not bad for a state with 1.8 million people.
Jimbo Fisher will crack that list someday too.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 4:00 pm to Bench McElroy
Saban is the greatest ever and imo there's almost no argument for anyone else.
There are obviously tons of great coaches over the years, but college football is as difficult and competitive as it's ever been.
The fact he's won 5 national championships in about a decade in the toughest division of the toughest conference, at two different programs, is completely mind bottling.
There are obviously tons of great coaches over the years, but college football is as difficult and competitive as it's ever been.
The fact he's won 5 national championships in about a decade in the toughest division of the toughest conference, at two different programs, is completely mind bottling.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 4:02 pm to Butch stones
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Neyland too low imo
Posted on 9/29/16 at 4:10 pm to Bench McElroy
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Someone like Bobby Bowden should have been ranked a lot higher IMO
He's already 9th...
Bowden, as amazing as his accomplishments are, only had to play 1-2 tough games a year. The ACC was Charmin soft then, with Miami being his only real threat (and some years, they sucked too)
Posted on 9/29/16 at 4:43 pm to KaiserSoze99
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The two Aggy on the list are too low.
(Stalling and Neyland)
Stallings is an Aggie through and through. Don't misunderstand me, but he wouldn't be on the list if he didn't coach Bama.
Is that 5 Bama coaches on there? Might be one from before my time I missed.
This post was edited on 9/29/16 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 9/29/16 at 4:57 pm to bamasgot13
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I understand that what Dye did at AU is forever to be remembered by AU fans. But to have Stallings behind Dye, a man he had a 3-0 record against head-to-head, is a bit silly to me. Stallings also won a national title (Dye didn't), and won 10+ games in 4 of his 7 seasons at Bama whereas Dye did this 4 times in 12 years.
Of course Dye had to "resign" in disgrace. While Stallings did not.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 4:59 pm to BranchDawg
Bear is GOAT of all GOATs
Posted on 9/29/16 at 5:03 pm to Sneaky__Sally
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Bear is GOAT of all GOATs
Until Saban surpasses him in a couple of years.(In National Championships that is).
Posted on 9/29/16 at 5:05 pm to Bench McElroy
I was a bit surprised to see Darrell Royal as low as 19
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Posted on 9/29/16 at 5:19 pm to Bench McElroy
Frank Thomas and Wallace Wade a little low. I'd move them up about 6-8 spots. I also think Vince Dooley is about 10 spots too high.
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