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Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:53 pm to Ross
Great coach. Kind of a douche. Now, he's a leaning a bit more towards bitter old man. Uses up his players.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:54 pm to RollTide1987
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And if he did he'd win there just as he's done at Alabama and LSU.
Not sure if serious.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:55 pm to Bench McElroy
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Saban also didn't have the luxury of coaching the SEC in the '90s when the second best coach in the conference was Phil Fulmer.
And the third best coach was Gene Stallings. Florida was on another level compared to the rest of the SEC in the 1990s. Alabama was practically the only team in the SEC West with a pulse for much of the decade and Florida as well as Tennessee were the only two competent teams in the East until Mark Richt arrived at Georgia in 2001.
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Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:55 pm to RollTide1987
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And if he did he'd win there just as he's done at Alabama and LSU.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 3:56 pm to Bench McElroy
Saban #2, Spurrier #3
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:00 pm to deeprig9
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So the gamecocks squeak by the outback bowl, and Spurrier is AMONG the greatest coaches of all time?
Back to back eleven win seasons at South Carolina dude.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:03 pm to RollTide1987
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And the third best coach was Gene Stallings. Florida was on another level compared to the rest of the SEC in the 1990s. Alabama was practically the only team in the SEC West with a pulse for much of the decade and Florida as well as Tennessee were the only two competent teams in the East until Mark Richt arrived at Georgia in 2001.
And despite all of that, Saban is guaranteed to have a higher winning percentage in the last five years (.882 if he loses to ND, .897 if he beats ND) than Spurrier's best five year stretch at Florida (.867 winning pct. from 1993-1997). Saban's unquestionably a better coach. Whether or not, he's a greater one is still up for debate because he hasn't stuck around for long enough.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:06 pm to Ross
I'd say Spurrier and Saban are a tossup right now, but a win would give the edge to Saban.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:07 pm to Ross
Spurrier is only second to Bryant
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:20 pm to deeprig9
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deeprig9 posted: So the gamecocks squeak by the outback bowl, and Spurrier is AMONG the greatest coaches of all time?
Let the dumassness show through.
But yes, that would be correct. Only a total dumass would disagree.
BTW, with regard to the earlier post I read about the SEC being much weaker in the 90s than it is right now - true, it may have been weaker but I disagree that it was much weaker. The SEC East dominated the 90s and Tennessee was much stronger. Georgia was no slouch. Florida still played LSU every year back then, and Auburn was no slouch either. Oh, and let's not forget Stalling's Bama teams.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:38 pm to Ross
1) Bryant
2a) Neyland
2b) Spurrier
At some point you have to start mentioning Saban in there.
2a) Neyland
2b) Spurrier
At some point you have to start mentioning Saban in there.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:41 pm to deaux68
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Saban doesn't coach at the University of South Carolina.
If you have any doubt he would be successful there you just aren't paying attention.
Let's not act like LSU was a dominating force in 2000........or 2012
Posted on 1/1/13 at 4:57 pm to deaux68
Spurrier only won 1 national championship to go with that boatload of SEC titles.
Saban has 3 championships with two schools, and possibly four.
I like Spurrier but I think it depends on how you measure greatness.
Marino or Elway?
For example.
Spurrier was a revolutionary and charismatic figure and absolutely dominated the SEC while at Florida.
Saban has 3 championships with two schools, and possibly four.
I like Spurrier but I think it depends on how you measure greatness.
Marino or Elway?
For example.
Spurrier was a revolutionary and charismatic figure and absolutely dominated the SEC while at Florida.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:03 pm to Ross
Top 5 for sure. He still has a couple more years to improve upon that as well. We'll see what happens.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:05 pm to Ross
Elite?
Spurrier is in a small group at the top, from his UF days.
Spurrier is in a small group at the top, from his UF days.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:08 pm to Ross
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Back to back eleven win seasons at South Carolina dude.
You have to actually win something, though. SEC titles are great but natl titles are better. What Spurrier did at Fla was amazing. Very decent work at SC. But I suspect Spurrier would be the first to admit that his resume is missing NC's.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:11 pm to Grievous Angel
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Spurrier was a revolutionary and charismatic figure and absolutely dominated the SEC while at Florida.
While I respect what Spurrier did while at Florida, you really have to put his dominance into perspective. The SEC wasn't the top dog in college football in the 1990s. Georgia was mediocre, Auburn was crippled by sanctions, South Carolina was horrible, Vanderbilt was even worse, and LSU was going through the absolute worst period in their entire history. Florida, Tennessee, and to a lesser extent Alabama were the only teams in the entire conference who were consistent Top 15 teams. And even as dominant as Florida was, they were consistently the third best team in the state of Florida behind Miami and Florida State.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:12 pm to Ross
I think realistically in accomplishments I'd say 3rd in SEC all time. If you take into account what he's done at UF and USC, I'd put him tops. He changed the way the entire SEC played football. He dominated the conference at a time when there was a lot of parity of talent and coaching.
He's done an amazing job at USC.
He's done an amazing job at USC.
Posted on 1/1/13 at 5:13 pm to USMC Gators
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Oh and Saban is definitely ahead of Neyland.
trollololol
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