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re: Your schools best coach in its history?

Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:20 pm to
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:20 pm to
Talent wasn't depleted when Holtz left. I'm not sure how you can say that?

The group that got Holtz fired was young and was Hatfield's group that won early
Posted by Carolina_Girl
South Cackalacky
Member since Apr 2012
23973 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:23 pm to
quote:

You would put Spurrier over Tanner or McQuire?


I was referring strictly to football coaches.

Of course, if we are talking all coaches it would be:

1. Ray Tanner
2. Frank McGuire
3. Steve Spurrier
Posted by logjamming
Member since Feb 2014
8168 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:28 pm to
Lane Kiffin.
Posted by hogminer
Bella Vista, AR.
Member since Apr 2010
10021 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:36 pm to
Hatfield best years were in the late 80s. Holtz def. left him some talent though.
Anybody who says anything other than McDonnell is on crack. John McDonnell is the most dominant coach in history in any NCAA sport.
Posted by DuncanIdaho
Ouray, CO
Member since Feb 2013
14970 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:38 pm to
quote:

John McDonnell is the most dominant coach in history in any NCAA sport.

For sure!
Posted by montanagator
Member since Jun 2015
16957 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:51 pm to
quote:

Tim Walton


I'd put Walton up but I think it's harder to break into big time Men's basketball than it is to break in to Softball where it seems like all the powers are in the Western US.
Posted by m45auburn
Auburn
Member since Aug 2014
4467 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:55 pm to
Mike Shula
Posted by bigdawg7780
SC
Member since Oct 2013
2887 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:55 pm to
Football? Dooley, Butts, Richt

Other sports Yocalan,Durham,Landers,McGill, Haack, Baurele
Posted by redeye
Member since Aug 2013
8683 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:00 pm to
I'm really not sure how much talent Hatfield's first team had, but the conventional wisdom in Arkansas is that Holtz didn't leave him much. We weren't ranked and we failed to win any big games in Holtz' last season and Hatfield's first. I'm pretty sure that Hatfield recruited most of the players from his best teams, though, including Rouse, Grovey, Foster, Derek Russell and our other RB whose name escapes me.

Regardless, I was a big Holtz fan when he was at Arkansas and I hated to see him leave, but I still think Broyles accomplished far more. I'd even say that was true if you included Holtz' years at Notre Dame, where it was obviously a lot easier to win big then at Arkansas.
This post was edited on 7/18/15 at 8:03 pm
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
30998 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

Bear Bryant


you misspelled Adolph Rupp
Posted by Clark14
Earth
Member since Dec 2014
24098 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:23 pm to
Football-Broyles,built the program

Basketball-Sutton,built the program from sawdust up/Broyles who put a priority on basketball

Track-McDonnell,over 40 national championships,speaks for itself

Baseball-Debryn(sp)got the ball rolling for our current staff....

Our program has had some good success over the years and there is no reason to believe we won't have success in the future.It will happen,it will get done...
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
18144 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:38 pm to
Bear Bryant
Blanton Collier
Jerry Claiborne
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
18144 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:44 pm to
quote:

you misspelled Adolph Rupp


The OP asked who was your school's best football coach, not who is the greatest coach in SEC history in any sport.
Posted by kudzoo
Member since Nov 2011
656 posts
Posted on 7/18/15 at 8:45 pm to
General Neyland is easily over Summit, he faced much better competition. Pat only had 3-4 teams to compete against. She became far less dominant as the competition ramped up. Geno owned her.
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
140507 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 9:31 am to
quote:

The OP asked who was your school's best football coach


No I did not.
Posted by DorchesterGamecock
Bristol, CT
Member since May 2014
793 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 11:13 am to
That's easy. Lou Holtz. Duh.


























Kidding.
Posted by biggsc
Member since Mar 2009
34605 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 11:24 am to
Wade
Thomas
Bryant
Saban
Posted by Roses of Crimson
Sweet home Ala-bam
Member since Nov 2014
1631 posts
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:35 pm to
Bryant- goes without saying

Wade- Established Bama football as a national brand with Rose Bowl Victory

Saban- Brought Bama back to where its supposed to be after horrendous sanctions and flipped AU owning the state.

Frank Thomas- Rockne protege who kept Bama on top of Southern football and in Rose Bowls when the master, Wade left.
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