State your Top ten, post WWII college football coaches.
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Include only those that are retired or deceased.
I have Bear at one and Bo at three.
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IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED
2 Bowden
3 Osborne
4 Paterno
5 Hayes
6 Switzer
7 Bo
8 Holtz
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Holtz and Bo are probably too high. I'd have Darrell Royal and maybe Mack Brown higher.
Considering the way he stressed graduating and learning over football, considering the way the national poll voters were always biased against Eastern schools, and considering his win record and longevity, Joe Paterno has to be #1. The debate can be for second place and the other spots.
I realize the OP said "retired or deceased" for this thread...but to expand on it a bit if I may, and I hate to say this but the facts are the facts...one day I may have to consider placing Nick Saban ahead of Paterno as the greatest college football coach of all time. Saban is simply one heluva football coach...a genius for sure.
I think Saban is the college football version of Bill Belichick, and I've stated before that in my opinion, Belichick is the greatest NFL football coach of all time.
I'll make Eddie Robinson #2 after Bear.
1 Rich Rod
2+ everyone else
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Lawyers certainly have him at the top of the list.
Covering all divisions - Larry Kehres - 25+ years as head coach with 90%+ winning percentage. And, Jake Gaither that coached at Florida A&M in the 1950s & 60s. Big winner.
For Div 1-
Osborne
Bryant
Saban
Schembechler
Hayes
Paterno
Bowden
For coaches that at least feigned education first - Joe Pa, and Eddie Robinson.
I’d have Saban #2 and Meyer #10 if the OP would have included active coaches
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Wait for your LOL from garnettstyle
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Only if I can include Knute Rockne.
Bryant #3 huh?
He was 4-0 against your #2 Paterno.
He was 1-0 against your #1 Hayes....beat 'em 36-6 as I recall. Dang Woody, look him in the eye.
And Wallace Wade...
1-0 during one of ohio states best Hayes teams? I think not.
IT CAN'T BE A TRUE PLAYOFF UNLESS THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ARE INCLUDED
Rich Rod almost got the Bama job before Saban. Mrs. Rod heard the Finebaum show one day and they were making fun of her and Rich. She told Rich she wasn't going to Bama and history was made.
Thanks Mrs. Rod, and thanks to Finebaum....
Top right hook of all time by a college football coach:
Congrats to Woody Hayes
Unfortunately that’s how most remember Woody. That was awful. Time had past him by.
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Heh heh.
Bud Wilkinson
Bear Bryant
Tom Osborne
John McKay
Eddie Robinson
Woody
Bo
Johnny Vaught
Bobby Bowden
Vince Dooley
Tough choices... Not sure about my order, but I see Bud Wilkinson as the best. Some were left out based on the limitation of Ten. Others were left out because I could not include them and some were included with great reluctance.
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There are those coaches such as Biggie Munn, Red Sanders and Forest Evashevski that had short but brilliant coaching careers that I would consider great but you asked for ten. Then there are others that had a longer and a great career but you asked for ten... Not easy. And I suspect some will not agree that Bud Wilkinson should be at the top of the list.
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