General Neyland #36 on ESPN 150 Greatest Coaches

[Necessary Roughness]

The 150 greatest coaches in college football's 150-year history

 

[Boca Vol]

Thanks for sharing.

How can you possibly rank coaches from different eras? It looks like they chose their top 4 and then picked the rest out of a hat.

 

[Rockytopvol86]

A bit low.. especially how innovative he was. Not to mention his success

 

[jbr82]

Bogus ranking. Bear never beat the General

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

This list is flawed. Saban is far away better than Bryant.

Against the best coaches of his generation (NC Winners or Future HOF), Saban had a role in making them quit or get fired: Fulmer, Miles, Chizik, Meyer, Richt, Spurrier

Against the greatest coach of his generation, Bryant went winless in 7 tries against Neyland...

 

[Boca Vol]

Bryant's ranking is mainly based on what he did at Bama. Too bad Neyland retired before Bryant got to Bama, maybe that streak could've continued.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Once Bear died, he was met at the Pearly Gates. The angel went through the good and bad he did and the angel asked "Why did you masterbate in Neyland Stadium?".

The Bear stated he needed to beat Neyland once

 

[Hacksaw]

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Gary Patterson and Chris Peterson are ranked ahead of Fulmer? Come on. Bill Snyder give me a break.
Frank Beamer ahead of Urban Meyer? GTFO.

Bo Schembechler at #20? Most overrated coach on there.

 

[rocytop2624]

The 150 greatest coaches in college football's 150-year history

I just don't see how Vince Dooley is ahead of Neyland and Fulmer.

 

[peaygolf]

I just don't see how Vince Dooley is ahead of Neyland and Fulmer.

ESPN hates UT

 

[RollerVol]

ESPN hates UT

yep, ratings hate us too...

GO BIG ORANGE...BEAT THE RATINGS AND THE HOOSIERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dudleys87]

Gary Patterson and Chris Peterson are ranked ahead of Fulmer? Come on. Bill Snyder give me a break.
Frank Beamer ahead of Urban Meyer? GTFO.

Bo Schembechler at #20? Most overrated coach on there.

Popularity contest it sounds like

 

[TN Outlaw]

The General doesn't place in the top 10 of NCAA's all time greatest coaches? Meyer below Beamer?

That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.

One of THE greatest coaches ever to grace the field and he is nearly 40th on the list? C'mon man!

 

[Rickyvol77]

The 150 greatest coaches in college football's 150-year history

That list is 100% bulls****... Eddie Robinson, Paterno, Bowden, over Neyland? please

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Popularity contest it sounds like

I don’t know how they came up with formula to figure that out, but it is wrong.

 

[USCGVOL]

I refuse to click on such garbage. ESPN has gone downhill.

 

[Dudleys87]

I don’t know how they came up with formula to figure that out, but it is wrong.

I’m not disagreeing but it is ESPN. They’re crazy and often go out of the way to make the guy they want top dog

 

[Wireless1]

Amazing how the world has changed. At one time the individual who chose to write this article would have thoroughly investigated the records of each individual in each program, compared head to heads, growth and development of the programs and lasting legacy. As was mentioned above I think they took what they know about current coaches and then pulled names out of a hat .
Click bait drivel.
At least half those coaches are more than one sigma out of order

 

[Dudleys87]

If you go head to head with at the time arguably the top coach and never lose I don’t see how you’re not in the T5 of all time. Some might think I’m bias but the proof is in the facts

 

[manndingo]

Here’s the process...ok, all ND coaches are in top 30, then pick some obscure guys from nameless colleges so we can sound all inclusive then add a bunch of wild guys and finally gloss over great accomplishments by giving some extremely vague limited info...good work everyone.

 

[photovol]

BoB Neyland tops all coaches in my opinion!

 

[bigorangepoppa]

Who would be number 1 if the General had not gone to war to defend this country? What might his record be if he had been the coach without the interruptions? We will never know, but I don't agree with this list at all.

 

[savannahfan]

Here’s the process...ok, all ND coaches are in top 30, then pick some obscure guys from nameless colleges so we can sound all inclusive then add a bunch of wild guys and finally gloss over great accomplishments by giving some extremely vague limited info...good work everyone.

The ND/catholic influence was in its heyday for the first 60-70 years of the last century. The mid west still thinks it's still on that ride. Lots of northern press exposure, many TV viewers, etc. to influence thinking. A prime example, was the "Peyton" Heisman fiasco. Lost to a defense player, guess where from, did you say upper mid west? Oh bye the way, I notice they are now touting another defensive guy, from where, the mid west? Better be ready, LSU folks, its happened before.

 

[madbamahater]

Neyland should be in the top 5 period.