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re: Top 5 SEC football coaches all time
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:08 pm to BamaNatureBoy
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:08 pm to BamaNatureBoy
1. Curly Hallman
2. Mike Shula
3. Derek Dooley
4. Ray Goff
5. Terry Bowden
2. Mike Shula
3. Derek Dooley
4. Ray Goff
5. Terry Bowden
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Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:08 pm to BamaNatureBoy
Didn't see Bert on your list.
Oh, my bad. Thought it said 5 worst SEC coaches all time.
Oh, my bad. Thought it said 5 worst SEC coaches all time.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:13 pm to BamaNatureBoy
Saban is way more impressive than Bryant based on the parity in competition. No way Bryant could produce what Saban has in today’s era.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:16 pm to BamaNatureBoy
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Quit stalking me told you before I'm not your type.
They have message boards for your type
I am not going to let him start shitting all over the A&M forum.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:47 pm to BamaNatureBoy
Do it this way
What are the top three coaches at each SEC school?
There will be much more interesting answers.
What are the top three coaches at each SEC school?
There will be much more interesting answers.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:57 pm to rolltide32
A coach not mentioned is Allyn McKeen who compiled a record of 65-19-3 from 1939-1948 at State. That included an unbeaten season in 1940 and a SEC Championship in 1941.
His overall winning percentage of .747 ranks pretty good historically. His SEC win % was .644. Not top 5 but probably top 10/15.
His overall winning percentage of .747 ranks pretty good historically. His SEC win % was .644. Not top 5 but probably top 10/15.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:50 pm to Upperaltiger06
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Saban is way more impressive than Bryant based on the parity in competition. No way Bryant could produce what Saban has in today’s era.
On one hand I agree but, on the other hand, Bryant knew how to adapt to the game changing. He had a drop off after 1966. Even pretty poor seasons st the end of the 60s. Then he changed up his style of play in the 70s and dominated again.
I don't think any coach from back then could win as much in todays game (look at Paterno. Did ok but not as well as in the 70s and 80s). But don't underestimate Bryant ability to adapt.
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:53 pm to BamaNatureBoy
Summitt.
Saban.
Neyland.
Bryant.
Rupp (probably should be ahead of Bryant).
Saban.
Neyland.
Bryant.
Rupp (probably should be ahead of Bryant).
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 11:55 pm
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:59 pm to bamaboy87
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On one hand I agree but, on the other hand, Bryant knew how to adapt to the game changing. He had a drop off after 1966. Even pretty poor seasons st the end of the 60s. Then he changed up his style of play in the 70s and dominated again.
Saban has shown significant adaptability too. His 2018 offense barely resembles his 2008 offense and that's only slightly due to the current QB. He's been gradually changing for years now.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 12:09 am to GeorgeWest
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Nick Saban is a far better HC than Bear Bryant was.
Bear Bryant used to have 130 or more on scholarship every year, half of whom never even played. But those players never played for any other SEC team.
How Bear kept them all happy is a marvel.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 12:22 am to AlaCowboy
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Bear Bryant used to have 130 or more on scholarship every year, half of whom never even played. But those players never played for any other SEC team.
How Bear kept them all happy is a marvel.
Maybe they were just happy with the full ride + willing sorority girls. While some probably wanted to play in the pros, pros were nowhere near the big money machine they are now and the culture of every single football player dreaming of making it big there didn't exist yet. I imagine a significant percentage of college recruits back then considered football their ticket to attending a college, not a full-time career. Even today, most of these kids are realistic enough to know they're never playing in the pros, so they just try to graduate college while daydreaming about getting drafted by any team other than the Browns.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 2:57 am to BamaNatureBoy
1. Saban 8 SECC, 6 NC
2. Bryant 14, 6
3. Spurrier 6, 1
4. Neyland 5, 1
5. Vaught 6, 0
2. Bryant 14, 6
3. Spurrier 6, 1
4. Neyland 5, 1
5. Vaught 6, 0
Posted on 12/6/18 at 3:11 am to BamaNatureBoy
I believe I’d put Nick in front of Bryant. The game is way more difficult now and Nick owns everybody.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:27 am to BamaNatureBoy
Odom
GP
The rest.
GP
The rest.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:30 am to RT58
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How many National titles did the
GREAT Pay Dye win lol
If we're being fair, he should have won one.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:52 am to skrayper
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If we're being fair, he should have won one.
What a joke the 83 season was. #1 had to play at #5 in a "title" game.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 7:57 am to Godawgs4
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A coach not mentioned is Allyn McKeen who compiled a record of 65-19-3 from 1939-1948 at State. That included an unbeaten season in 1940 and a SEC Championship in 1941.
His overall winning percentage of .747 ranks pretty good historically. His SEC win % was .644. Not top 5 but probably top 10/15.
Good for him and State. While most colleges had a lot of men entering in the military during those years and most boys were off fighting in WW2, State was busy padding its football resume.
This post was edited on 12/6/18 at 8:28 am
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:08 am to BurgTiger
If you take into account pre SEC work by Missouri then Dan Devine should be under consideration.
At least in the same sense that Urban Meyer or Steve Spurrier would be.
At least in the same sense that Urban Meyer or Steve Spurrier would be.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 8:31 am to AU4real35
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How many threads will you start today?
1. Too many
2. Too many
3. Too many
4. Too many
5. Stah
I'll take these threads over a Jawja thread any day. Glad McDonalds finally called him back.
Posted on 12/6/18 at 9:06 am to BamaNatureBoy
Taking your first two.....I would reverse the order. I'm a huge Bear Bryant fan; he was the HC when I was in school at the Capstone. He was a product of the rural south, same as me. So I identified with him more than I now do with Saban.
However his record at Alabama pales when comparing it to Nick Saban's. Like it or not, Bryant had a pretty mediocre bowl record (Bryant's record at one point had Bama at 0-6-1 in its most recent bowl games). Two of Bryant's national championships were damaged (in my mind) because Bama lost its bowl game following being named the champs.
Another factor to consider is the SEC itself. The SEC in the 60s, and 70s doesn't hold a candle to what you see on the field today.
However his record at Alabama pales when comparing it to Nick Saban's. Like it or not, Bryant had a pretty mediocre bowl record (Bryant's record at one point had Bama at 0-6-1 in its most recent bowl games). Two of Bryant's national championships were damaged (in my mind) because Bama lost its bowl game following being named the champs.
Another factor to consider is the SEC itself. The SEC in the 60s, and 70s doesn't hold a candle to what you see on the field today.
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