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Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:36 pm to sms151t
Depends on your definition-
If you want a builder who made something out of nothing, Spurrier- takes Florida from 0 on the record SEC or National titles to 6 and 1 in the span of a decade (though given that Miami and FSU both had started to explode only slightly earlier and that Florida was on that same path until the haters from around the conference put us probation for doing the exact same things all of them were doing at the same time Florida exploding may have been inevitable).
If you want sheer dominance its Meyer-- he's the guy who cemented Florida as the 1B to Bama's 1A in the question who's the top SEC program of the modern (championship) era?
For the University as a whole I'd probably put Donavan above either of them though-- he basically built like Spurrier and had a period of National dominance like Meyer.
If you want a builder who made something out of nothing, Spurrier- takes Florida from 0 on the record SEC or National titles to 6 and 1 in the span of a decade (though given that Miami and FSU both had started to explode only slightly earlier and that Florida was on that same path until the haters from around the conference put us probation for doing the exact same things all of them were doing at the same time Florida exploding may have been inevitable).
If you want sheer dominance its Meyer-- he's the guy who cemented Florida as the 1B to Bama's 1A in the question who's the top SEC program of the modern (championship) era?
For the University as a whole I'd probably put Donavan above either of them though-- he basically built like Spurrier and had a period of National dominance like Meyer.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:37 pm to UTodd98
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Nothing needed from Tennessee fans. We know. You know.
Pat Summit is UTs. And I don't think it's close from an outsiders perspective.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:39 pm to sms151t
Auburn's best coach was Mike Donahue. He carries the highest win % of any Auburn coach who coached Auburn for any significant amount of time. He took Auburn undefeated three times during his tenure. His resume is actually better than Shug's, Dye's or anyone else who coached Auburn for any significant amount of time. Most people forget about him because it was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, but we do immortalize him at Auburn by doing Tiger Walk down Donahue Drive.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:41 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Pat Summit is UTs. And I don't think it's close.
You've got to be kidding
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:42 pm to allin2010
Dye?
Even The Chiz has something he ain't got.
Even The Chiz has something he ain't got.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:45 pm to sms151t
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J Frank wasn't even the best football coach Arkansas had.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:48 pm to TheCaterpillar
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Pat Summit is UTs. And I don't think it's close from an outsiders perspective.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:48 pm to montanagator
Yeah, pretty much all of this.
ETA: Tim Walton could get up there as well. Has built our softball program in to a national power and is in the midst of a dynasty with 2 straight national championships.
ETA: Tim Walton could get up there as well. Has built our softball program in to a national power and is in the midst of a dynasty with 2 straight national championships.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:49 pm to redeye
There's a guy who followed him named Holtz. Go look at his record. He set up Hatfield's run. J Frank fired him after 1 losing season.
J Frank is a legend yes and did great things in this state. But Holtz was the better coach.
J Frank is a legend yes and did great things in this state. But Holtz was the better coach.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:54 pm to montanagator
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If you want sheer dominance its Meyer-- he's the guy who cemented Florida as the 1B to Bama's 1A in the question who's the top SEC program of the modern (championship) era?
Meh. If you're including all the way back to 1992, probably. But if you're talking during the time Meyer was there and then after, no.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:54 pm to sms151t
Bear Bryant
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:54 pm to CatFan81
It's definitely Tubby Smith
Posted on 7/18/15 at 6:56 pm to TheCaterpillar
Outsiders view is exactly what that is.
Neyland is 1. Period.
Summit is a very distant 2nd and Majors and Fulmer are all close to her in the eyes of Volnation.
Pearl was even more popular during his tenure.
Neyland is 1. Period.
Summit is a very distant 2nd and Majors and Fulmer are all close to her in the eyes of Volnation.
Pearl was even more popular during his tenure.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:01 pm to sms151t
1. Spurrier
2. Enright
3. Dietzel
2. Enright
3. Dietzel
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:03 pm to sms151t
Ears Whitworth
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:06 pm to Carolina_Girl
You would put Spurrier over Tanner or McQuire?
Wow!!
Wow!!
This post was edited on 7/18/15 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:06 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Wade
Could possibly be the greatest coach Alabama has had. He doesn't get as much credit because he was only at Alabama for about 7 years. But those 7 years rivaled what Saban is doing now. Wade also won Alabama their first National Title and put Alabama on the map.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:15 pm to sms151t
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There's a guy who followed him named Holtz. Go look at his record. He set up Hatfield's run. J Frank fired him after 1 losing season.
J Frank is a legend yes and did great things in this state. But Holtz was the better coach.
Holtz was a good coach and I hated it when he was fired at Arkansas. Even in his best years at Notre Dame, however, I'm not sure Holtz was as dominant as Broyles was at Arkansas.
Also, I wasn't even much of a Hatfield fan, but I'm not sure how Holtz set things up for him? Talent was depleted when Hatfield took over, but I'm not sure how much was Holtz' fault and how much due to all the cheating by SWC teams and Switzer at Oklahoma. I've heard a lot of rumors that high school coaches didn't like Holtz in this region, though.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:19 pm to sms151t
1. Bear (So great, everyone knows who he is by the one nickname. Built Bama into a dynasty in the 1960's, and then when everyone thought he was done, changed the game, and built another dynasty in the 1970's.)
2. Nick Saban (Rebuilt Bama back to a dynasty after crippling sanctions)
3. Wallace Wade (helped put Southern football on the map by building Bama into a national power and getting Bama to play and beat northern and western teams in the Rose Bowl)
2. Nick Saban (Rebuilt Bama back to a dynasty after crippling sanctions)
3. Wallace Wade (helped put Southern football on the map by building Bama into a national power and getting Bama to play and beat northern and western teams in the Rose Bowl)
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