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re: Auburn fans or anybody who is the best Auburn HC in school history?
Posted on 4/10/21 at 3:18 pm to Aliasau
Posted on 4/10/21 at 3:18 pm to Aliasau
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Tell me which SEC coach had more wins against Bear Bryant than Shug. Let me help you there were none. Yes Shug was bad but everybody else was worse.
Yeah, saying Shug was bad against Bear is like knocking Gus for not beating Saban enough.
Both were terrible save everyone else in the SEC who were also terrible against living legends.
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Posted on 4/10/21 at 3:34 pm to BrerTiger
I think one other thing to bear in mind with Shug is that both he and Bear coached before, during and after a massive transformation in the late 60s & early 70s as the SEC slowly integrated.
Bear struggled as well in '69 and '70. Got whooped by USC in the season opener. Lost to both LSU and Auburn those two years. But obviously he rebounded big time in the 70s and Bama was without a doubt rolling in the post integration era.
Shug stumbled in '73 and '75 but otherwise had an impressive set of seasons late in his career during a period of massive change. The longetivity and wins piled up over multiple decades are why Shug is worthy of a stadium named after him.
And beating Bear 3 out of 4 seasons (69, 70 & 72) is no small feat.
Bear struggled as well in '69 and '70. Got whooped by USC in the season opener. Lost to both LSU and Auburn those two years. But obviously he rebounded big time in the 70s and Bama was without a doubt rolling in the post integration era.
Shug stumbled in '73 and '75 but otherwise had an impressive set of seasons late in his career during a period of massive change. The longetivity and wins piled up over multiple decades are why Shug is worthy of a stadium named after him.
And beating Bear 3 out of 4 seasons (69, 70 & 72) is no small feat.
This post was edited on 4/10/21 at 3:37 pm
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