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Greatest College Coach of all Time: Bear Bryant or Nick Saban
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:38 pm
Bear Bryant:
Overall Record: 323-85-17 ties. .780 win%
Alabama Record: 232-46. .824 win%
6 National Titles
Nick Saban:
Overall Record: 248-65-1 tie. .791 win%
Alabama Record: 157-23. .872 win%
6 National Titles (1 at LSU and 5 at Bama)
Tough call. Of course, Saban not done yet. Who ya got? P.S. hope numbers are up to date. If not, I’m sure you will let me know.
Overall Record: 323-85-17 ties. .780 win%
Alabama Record: 232-46. .824 win%
6 National Titles
Nick Saban:
Overall Record: 248-65-1 tie. .791 win%
Alabama Record: 157-23. .872 win%
6 National Titles (1 at LSU and 5 at Bama)
Tough call. Of course, Saban not done yet. Who ya got? P.S. hope numbers are up to date. If not, I’m sure you will let me know.
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Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:39 pm to GoDeepCoach
Saban. Bear didn’t have any real competition
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:40 pm to GoDeepCoach
Knute Rockne. Don’t forget about him.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:40 pm to GoDeepCoach
Saban
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:42 pm to Auburn80
He was great to and there were a few others, but I believe The Bear and Saban are in a class by themselves.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:42 pm to GoDeepCoach
I never saw Bear coach but I find it hard to believe he'd have the same success over the last 10-12 years as Saban. Bear had unlimited scholarships and could manipulate the game way easier than Saban.
This post was edited on 3/29/20 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:43 pm to GoDeepCoach
Is there really any choice?
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:43 pm to GoDeepCoach
College football's landscape is much tougher and more competitive today IMO, which is why Saban gets the nod.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:43 pm to GoDeepCoach
What Saban has done in this era of college football is unprecedented and may never be duplicated. He has to do a lot more to be able to get the same results. The guy is amazing.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:46 pm to GoDeepCoach
Tom Osborne.
255-49-3
60-3 and three national championships in his last five seasons.
Winning percentage (83.6%) .
He won 250 games faster than any coach in Division I-A history.
And he did it in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Also frick Bama.
255-49-3
60-3 and three national championships in his last five seasons.
Winning percentage (83.6%) .
He won 250 games faster than any coach in Division I-A history.
And he did it in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Also frick Bama.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:46 pm to AHM21
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Bear had unlimited scholarships and could manipulate the game way easier
1. So did everyone else
2. So could everyone else
I am by no means saying that Bear > Saban but the above arguments that have often been used against Bryant when comparing him to more modern coaches are really foolish. All of Bryant's legendary contemporaries from Bud Wilkinson to Ara Parseghian to Woody Hayes were all playing under the same set of rules.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:47 pm to Lsupimp
quote:That goes without saying.
Also frick Bama.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:49 pm to Lsupimp
Tom Osborne was great. Didn’t realize he had that great of a record. Of course, I was at the Orange Bowl in ‘83 when they beat us at the end and also at Sugar Bowl when they beat us. He’s right up there, but 3 championships do t equal 6
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:50 pm to Lsupimp
quote:
255-49-3
60-3 and three national championships in his last five seasons.
Winning percentage (83.6%) .
He won 250 games faster than any coach in Division I-A history.
And he did it in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Tom Osborne would be a good choice but he way too frequently blew the big games. He had multiple opportunities to win a national championship in the 80s and failed when the stage was too big. It took Oklahoma being down in the 90s for him to finally put together the run we saw from Nebraska from 1993-1997.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:50 pm to GoDeepCoach
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:51 pm to GoDeepCoach
Can't put one over the other.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:53 pm to TT9
quote:Can too.
Can't put one over the other.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:53 pm to GoDeepCoach
Osborne coached 122 less games than Bryant. Considering he quit at the top of his game (3 championships in last 5 years) I'm sure he would have won 3 or more in another ten years.
Posted on 3/29/20 at 12:56 pm to GoDeepCoach
I mentioned Rockne because he revolutionized the importance of college football and improved his University. Before Rockne, Notre Dame was just another run of the mill Catholic University. Now it’s a National University.
Between Saban and Bear it’s going to always be Bear. Bama fans still dress up like Bear at media days.
Between Saban and Bear it’s going to always be Bear. Bama fans still dress up like Bear at media days.
This post was edited on 3/29/20 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 3/29/20 at 1:00 pm to RollTide1987
FIFY
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Nick Saban would be a good choice but he way too frequently blew the big games. He had multiple opportunities to win a national championship in the 2010s and failed when the stage was too big. It took LSU being down in the 2010S for him to finally put together the run we saw from Alabama.
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