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re: Coach Wooden vs. Coach Bryant
Posted on 4/4/12 at 12:19 am to Melvin
Posted on 4/4/12 at 12:19 am to Melvin
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There is a cream available for your condition at your local supermarket.
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oh look, melvin tries to come in with another comment, but still cant quite articulate his thoughts with words, so he uses pictures like a neandethal in a cave! Which is about the level he's on mentally!
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Posted on 4/4/12 at 12:38 am to trackfan
If Rockne had lived - his legacy would have been ridiculous...he died 4 months after ND won another national title and he was only 43. There's no indication they would have slowed down.
"As Notre Dame's head coach from 1918 to 1930, Rockne set the greatest all-time winning percentage of .881. This mark still ranks at the top of the list for both college and professional football. During his 13-year tenure as head coach of the Fighting Irish, Rockne collected 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties and three national championships. He also coached Notre Dame to five undefeated seasons without a tie."
Doc
"As Notre Dame's head coach from 1918 to 1930, Rockne set the greatest all-time winning percentage of .881. This mark still ranks at the top of the list for both college and professional football. During his 13-year tenure as head coach of the Fighting Irish, Rockne collected 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties and three national championships. He also coached Notre Dame to five undefeated seasons without a tie."
Doc
This post was edited on 4/4/12 at 12:42 am
Posted on 4/4/12 at 12:56 am to Zamoro10
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If Rockne had lived - his legacy would have been ridiculous...he died 4 months after ND won another national title and he was only 43. There's no indication they would have slowed down.
But sadly he still died. The man is obviously regarded as a legend and rightfully so but it's very difficult to compare a 12 year career (Rockne) to that of a 37 year career (Bryant).
This post was edited on 4/4/12 at 12:58 am
Posted on 4/4/12 at 1:37 am to RollTide1987
Not to mention it's very hard to compare the 20's to the 60's and 70's.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 1:41 am to DrVinnyBoombatz
Pat Summitt
Posted on 4/4/12 at 1:58 am to ohiovol
I'm not comparing coaches - although his impact on college football is larger than anyone's in creating/growing/innovating/popularizing the game we love.
All I'm saying is if he had lived, it's highly likely his legacy would be so huge...we wouldn't be having this discussion. We wouldn't compare...like we don't compare Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds.
All I'm saying is if he had lived, it's highly likely his legacy would be so huge...we wouldn't be having this discussion. We wouldn't compare...like we don't compare Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds.
This post was edited on 4/4/12 at 1:59 am
Posted on 4/4/12 at 4:42 am to Zamoro10
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Wasnt Auerbach the guy that wouldn't recruit black players?
Say what? What Auerbach are you talking about?
You seem to have Red Auerbach and Adolph Rupp mixed up.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 8:50 am to DrVinnyBoombatz
Wooden, but it is an easier sport to be dominating in.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 8:54 am to secfan123
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There is a cream available for your condition at your local supermarket.
Do you want to debate the topic or talk in junior high school riddles?
Posted on 4/4/12 at 9:59 am to Zamoro10
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I'm not comparing coaches - although his impact on college football is larger than anyone's in creating/growing/innovating/popularizing the game we love.
I'm not arguing that.
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All I'm saying is if he had lived, it's highly likely his legacy would be so huge...we wouldn't be having this discussion.
You may be right, but the reality of the situation is that Bryant is unquestionably the most accomplished college coach of all time. I understand you could make arguments for other guys being better coaches (although I would probably disagree), but as far as college football goes, I think it's hard to justify anyone but the Bear being the GOAT.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 3:24 pm to ohiovol
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You may be right, but the reality of the situation is that Bryant is unquestionably the most accomplished college coach of all time. I understand you could make arguments for other guys being better coaches (although I would probably disagree), but as far as college football goes, I think it's hard to justify anyone but the Bear being the GOAT.
He was a forward thinker and an innovator. He was also pals with USC coach John McKay, who was one of my childhood heroes. Old school coaches.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 3:27 pm to DrVinnyBoombatz
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In the 60's and 70's in college basketball you had, UCLA (Obviously), Kansas
probably the 2 worst decades in kansas basketball history fwiw. not a single final 4 in the 60s. they dont belong in an elite group for that decade.
for the thread at hand, wooden easily.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 3:39 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
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probably the 2 worst decades in kansas basketball history
I would agree with you that the 60's and 70's were not good for KU, but the late 50's were a very good time for KU with Wilt and their decline coincided with UCLA's rise to being unbeatable. If KU was able to continue their success into the 60's, the UCLA streak may have never have happened.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 4:50 pm to LSUtigersarefun
LOL Bear Bryant isn't even close to being the most dominant college football coach.
This post was edited on 4/4/12 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 4/4/12 at 4:51 pm to loweralabamatrojan
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He was a forward thinker and an innovator. He was also pals with USC coach John McKay, who was one of my childhood heroes. Old school coaches.
If we're judging on innovation and forward thinking, it's definitely Rockne. However, if we're judging on resumes, it's Bryant. I would give the edge to Rockne in the quality of his resume, but Bryant more than makes up for it with the quantity of his.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:00 pm to VABuckeye
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quote: Wasnt Auerbach the guy that wouldn't recruit black players? Say what? What Auerbach are you talking about? You seem to have Red Auerbach and Adolph Rupp mixed up.
He must, because it's not like Auerbach had the first AA Head Coach when he was GM, the first all AA starting lineup in NBA history, the first GM to draft a black player in NBA history (Chuck Cooper in 1950)..... oh wait. Yeah, that was Auerbach.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:40 pm to BoardReader
Wooden and it's not even close.
Posted on 4/4/12 at 5:56 pm to Froman
Starting from his first title to his retirement -
From 1963 - 1975 Wooden's record was:
335 - 22 = .938 winning %
Wooden recounted walking off the court after his last game coaching in 1975, having just won his tenth title, only to have a UCLA fan walk up and say, "Great win coach, this makes up for letting us down last year."
"I knew it was time to retire," Wooden said.
From 1963 - 1975 Wooden's record was:
335 - 22 = .938 winning %
Wooden recounted walking off the court after his last game coaching in 1975, having just won his tenth title, only to have a UCLA fan walk up and say, "Great win coach, this makes up for letting us down last year."
"I knew it was time to retire," Wooden said.
This post was edited on 4/4/12 at 6:08 pm
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