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Win percentage for every Alabama coach with a statue on the Walk of Champions over their first half-decade in Tuscaloosa

Coach Years Win Pct.
Nick Saban 2007-2011 0.806
Gene Stallings 1990-1994 0.698
Paul W. Bryant 1958-1962 0.806
Frank Thomas 1931-1935 0.854
Wallace Wade 1923-1927 0.826

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It should be noted that Saban's total without the games vacated by the NCAA is .821 and Stallings' jumps to .833 when the forfeited contests from 1993 are accounted for. So, by this measure Saban's production on the field has actually been better than Bryant's over the same span of their career at the Capstone. And both of them are significantly behind Alabama's three other National Championship-winning coaches for that same period.

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Posted by Alahunter

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Posted on 7/20/12 at 1:49 pm to jatebe

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Saban's total is .821
Stallings' total is .833

I was gonna post this. Saban, with the recruiting he's had and continues to have, should rise even higher the next couple of years. If he were to go 11-2 the next two yrs, that would be an 84.6% average, and I think it's reasonable to believe he won't have more than 4 losses the next two yrs, and could possibly have less.

eta- also, another way to look at it is this. In his tenure at Bama, he's won a National Championship 40% of the season's he's coached. If he can manage one this yr, he'll have coached his teams to NC's 50% of the season's he's coached.

Having said all that, it's fruitless to compare our coach to any of our past coaches. Bama has been blessed to have had some of the finest in the game and they each continue to build onto the tradition that Bama now enjoys. I'm going to continue to enjoy the ride we're on now and hope that once it ends, the administration makes another wise choice for the next coach to lead the Tide.

This post was edited on 7/20/12 at 1:55 pm

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