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Post by mtsooner on Oct 7, 2007 13:47:08 GMT -6
I'm just curious to see what you other coaches out there think about the top head coaches currently active in college football. I'm personally including all divisions:
1. Larry Kehres- Yeh, he's got a 200 man roster, but my god, how can you argue with his winning percentage.
2. John Gagliardi- You can't do what he's done for half a century without being a tremendous teacher, and he does it unconventionally.
3. Joe Glenn- This guy has won three national titles at two different levels and now has the Wyoming Cowboys, of all schools, playing pretty great football.
4. Paul Johnson- Won two national titles with Georgia Southern, but then did what I think is an unprecendented job making a military team competitive once again.
5. Jim Leavitt- Yeh, it's a Florida school, but they just started playing football 10 years ago, and now they are in the top 5 of D-1! That's amazing to me.
I know you can put another 100 coaches on this list, but I just thought this would be fun to see what some of you guys think out there.
-S.R.
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Post by Sparkey on Oct 7, 2007 14:21:35 GMT -6
Urban Meyer
Jim Tressel
Brian Kelly
Pete Carroll
Bobby Stoops
note: not necessarily in order
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Post by goldenbear76 on Oct 7, 2007 18:47:15 GMT -6
Urban Meyer
Rich Rodriguez
Jeff Tedford
Pete Carroll
Jim Tressell
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Post by coachdjenkins on Oct 7, 2007 20:19:14 GMT -6
Nick Saban
Urban Meyer
Jim Tressel
Pete Carroll
Dennis Erickson
Top Five No Order
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Post by deaux68 on Oct 7, 2007 20:49:24 GMT -6
In no order:
Nick Saban
Jim Tressell
Urban Meyer
Pete Carroll
Bob Stoops
Not the same league, but I think the world of Jeff Fisher with the Tennessee Titans. They have had cap struggles lately but they have also pulled some miracles off. I really think they are well coached and seem to be ready for every possible situation in football.
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Post by brophy on Oct 7, 2007 20:58:38 GMT -6
my 'top coaches' mostly has to do with three factors - organization, character building, & game management.
Nick Saban
Ty Willingham
Urban Meyer
Steve Spurrier
Todd Sturdy (former St.Ambrose HC, now OC at Eastern Wash)
Pete Carroll
Jim Barnes (augustana)
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Post by coachd5085 on Oct 7, 2007 21:18:12 GMT -6
Brophy--how you can work Nick Saban in with character building...beyond me. The other two categories, yeah, he does ok at the college level with. Not sure why you don't have Jim Tressel up there though, based on those qualifications.
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Post by spreadoption on Oct 7, 2007 21:19:24 GMT -6
Urban Meyer
Bob Stoops
Brian Kelly
"Head Ball Coach" Steve Spurrier
Rich Rodriguez
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Post by brophy on Oct 7, 2007 21:20:58 GMT -6
Brophy--how you can work Nick Saban in with character building...beyond me. The other two categories, yeah, he does ok at the college level with. Not sure why you don't have Jim Tressel up there though, based on those qualifications. character building .........er....I mean leadership. inbred hatred for the Big10.......sue me. |
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Post by coachd5085 on Oct 7, 2007 21:24:46 GMT -6
leadership----yes, I saw the Nick Saban motivational poster for "leadership" the other day. Had him calling his ex players and leaving voicemail messages to tell them he was gone, and the coaches would have to look for new jobs.
"REad my lips...I will NOT be the head coach at Alabama"
Leadership 101..tell em one thing, do the other.
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Post by tigercoach on Oct 7, 2007 21:38:45 GMT -6
1. Bob Stoops
2. Steve Spurrier
3. Urban Meyer
4. Rich Rodriguez
5.Chris Creighton - (Wabash College)
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Post by saintrad on Oct 7, 2007 22:23:25 GMT -6
Brian Kelly Cinc.
Jeff Tedford Cal
Pete Carroll the USC
Schiano(sp) rutgers
pat Hill fresno st.
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Post by wingt74 on Oct 8, 2007 7:26:05 GMT -6
Jim Harbaugh make it on anyone's list?  |
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Post by cqmiller on Oct 8, 2007 9:09:46 GMT -6
I know all the Gator fans out there would disagree, but the Zooker has to make the top 5 currently... how can you recruit that well, and not be in the top 5?
Top 5 in alphabetical order:
Pete Carroll
Urban Meyer
Nick Saban
Steve Spurrier
Ron Zook
If Les Miles can recruit another couple of years and continue to build using his players, then I may put him up in here in the future...but for now the 5 above are the 5 I think...
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Post by wildcat on Oct 8, 2007 9:27:41 GMT -6
Ron Zook Ron Zook Ron Zook Ron Zook Ron Zook Sorry...couldn't help myself!  |
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Post by khalfie on Oct 8, 2007 10:54:05 GMT -6
You guys are a bunch of front runners...
I'm into the coaches that do more, with less...
Mike Leach
Ty Willingham
Dan Hawkins
Steve Spurrier
Ron Zook
And a Special Shout out to
Fisher DeBerry and Lavell Edwards...
Even retired, these guys could out coach many of the front runners leading the easily recruited Big 5!
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Post by casec11 on Oct 8, 2007 11:52:21 GMT -6
Div 1
Joe Paterno
Jim Tressel
Urban Meyer
Steve Spurrier
Pete Carroll/ Ty Willingham
Upcommers: Greg Schiano/ Jim Levitt
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Post by gatorball on Oct 8, 2007 12:29:07 GMT -6
Carroll
Gagliardi
Kahres
Brian Kelly
Rich Rodriguez
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Post by coachbw on Oct 8, 2007 12:35:04 GMT -6
Greg Schiano - Rutgers
Craig Bohl - North Dakota State
Larry Kehres - Mount Union
Brian Kelly - Cincinatti
Tyrone Willingham - Washington
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Post by wildcat on Oct 8, 2007 12:54:38 GMT -6
You guys are a bunch of front runners... I'm into the coaches that do more, with less... Mike Leach Ty Willingham Dan Hawkins Steve Spurrier Ron Zook And a Special Shout out to Fisher DeBerry and Lavell Edwards... Even retired, these guys could out coach many of the front runners leading the easily recruited Big 5! Khal - I'm SHOCKED that Charlie Weis didn't make your list... |
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Post by davecisar on Oct 8, 2007 16:30:51 GMT -6
Greg Schiano - Rutgers Craig Bohl - North Dakota State Larry Kehres - Mount Union Brian Kelly - Cincinatti Tyrone Willingham - Washington Craig Bohl? Second worst defesnsive coordinator in NU History, fired, tared and feathered at Nebraska, He was a terrible DC. |
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Post by fbdoc on Oct 8, 2007 16:54:05 GMT -6
Others who merit a mention, particularly for doing MORE with LESS (see if you can guess my bias ) Rich Brooks Mike Bellotti |
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Post by brophy on Oct 8, 2007 17:42:53 GMT -6
Greg Schiano - Rutgers Craig Bohl - North Dakota State Larry Kehres - Mount Union Brian Kelly - Cincinatti Tyrone Willingham - Washington Craig Bohl? Second worst defesnsive coordinator in NU History, fired, tared and feathered at Nebraska, He was a terrible DC. not disagreeing with you, but does that make Turner Gill special in Buffalo? |
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Post by jcoleman7 on Oct 8, 2007 17:58:03 GMT -6
Bobby Bowden
Rich Brooks(He's brought us back in football)
Rich Rodriguez
Urban Meyer
Steve Spurrier
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Post by coachorr on Oct 8, 2007 18:20:41 GMT -6
Bellotti- Oregon
Peterson- Boise
Ty Willingham- Washington
Schiano- Rutgers
Pete Carroll- USC
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Post by airitout616 on Oct 8, 2007 23:57:53 GMT -6
Mike Leach
Hal Mumme
Chris Hatcher
Tony Franklin
Rich Rodriguez
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Post by airitout616 on Oct 9, 2007 0:11:47 GMT -6
I have to add Todd Dodge
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Post by davecisar on Oct 9, 2007 6:26:51 GMT -6
Craig Bohl? Second worst defesnsive coordinator in NU History, fired, tared and feathered at Nebraska, He was a terrible DC. not disagreeing with you, but does that make Turner Gill special in Buffalo? Not sure what that has to do with the discussion. Gill was not fired, he left for a HC gig. Bohl had an atrocious record at NU as DC, he was just awful and was fired. BTW Buffalo, horrible program, North Dakota State, long time Power, storied program. Big difference. |
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Post by pantherpride91 on Oct 9, 2007 6:57:46 GMT -6
Jim Tressel
Urban Meyer
Joe Paterno
Rich Brooks
Brian Kelly
Tressel has begun to build his own program. He does not have a two or three year team but he know has the program running jus the way he wants it.
Urban Meyer- In my eyes, no one person has changed the offensive landscape than him in the past couple years.
Joe Pa- What can you say about this guy. The legend of legends.
Rich Brooks- Anyone who can turn around the disaster that was Kentucky football needs to be on this list. Now lets see if he can start tapping into that Ohio and Pennslyvania football talent.
Brian Kelly- Might be a stretch but he is one of the true up and comers
One thing that I think is funny is that Charlie Weis would have been on the list for some people had you asked this just last year. Anyone else believe this?
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Post by danimal23 on Oct 9, 2007 10:53:19 GMT -6
I'm sure this will get a few people riled up, but how can Ty Willingham be compared to Meyer. Tressel, Spurrier, Carroll, etc. I know he is a class act, but the highlights of his career are taking an 8-4 Stanford team to the rose bowl and and a fluky 8-0 start at ND.
I can't really think of a set top five, but here goes
brian kelly
barry alvarez- i know he's retired but he's one of the most underrated of all time IMO
rich rodriguez
pete carroll
jim tressell
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