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Who still thinks Bear Bryant was all that great?
Posted on 6/11/09 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 6/11/09 at 5:11 pm
Cheat, cheat, cheat... it began early at Alabama and never ends.
Posted on 6/11/09 at 5:13 pm to Rex
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Posted on 6/11/09 at 5:21 pm to Rex
Bryant did get in some trouble at Texas A&M and they paid for it in 1956.
However,when he came to Alabama in 1958 , he was regarded as a very good coach,but he was arguably in the top 10-15 at the time,and not top or top 5 . Point being what he did in Tuscaloosa wasn't done with funny business or at least not with anything other schools weren't able to take advantage of. Throw in that his National Titles in 1961, 1964 and 1965 were accomplished in the midst of some less than flattering moments for the entire South. Had Bryant been up to no good, he would have been an extremely easy target. He also won a lawsuit along with Wally Butts of Georgia fame against the Saturday Evening Post for running and standing by an insane allegation of point shaving.
Bear Bryant was and remains a great coach.
However,when he came to Alabama in 1958 , he was regarded as a very good coach,but he was arguably in the top 10-15 at the time,and not top or top 5 . Point being what he did in Tuscaloosa wasn't done with funny business or at least not with anything other schools weren't able to take advantage of. Throw in that his National Titles in 1961, 1964 and 1965 were accomplished in the midst of some less than flattering moments for the entire South. Had Bryant been up to no good, he would have been an extremely easy target. He also won a lawsuit along with Wally Butts of Georgia fame against the Saturday Evening Post for running and standing by an insane allegation of point shaving.
Bear Bryant was and remains a great coach.
Posted on 6/11/09 at 5:32 pm to Rex
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Who still thinks Bear Bryant was all that great?
Les Miles is obviously a better coach guys.
Posted on 6/15/09 at 9:10 am to Rex
Paul "Bear" Bryant is number #1 on college football's Mount Rushmore and it is not even close. Don't be a tool and show penis envy to the gumps by taking shots at the greatest. It's like saying Babe Ruth had a hitch in his swing.
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Posted on 6/15/09 at 9:33 am to Rex
I find it hard to believe Bear was a cheater. Very, very difficult to even comprehend that thought.
Posted on 6/15/09 at 12:03 pm to Rex
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Who still thinks Bear Bryant was all that great?
I think he was a great coach.
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Cheat, cheat, cheat... it began early at Alabama and never ends.
This is true. He cheated some. He took advantage of unfair rules some. But he was still a damned good coach.
Posted on 6/15/09 at 12:06 pm to Rex
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Who still thinks Bear Bryant was all that great?
All the Bama fans on this board
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Posted on 6/15/09 at 12:15 pm to Rex
he is the best to ever coach college football imo
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