January 9, 200917 yr With Meyer's second national championship in three seasons, where would Meyer rank among active coaches in the past ten or so years? You have to put him right there at the top with Pete Carroll, I believe. Perhaps number one. But who else is there? Name your top five/ten.
January 9, 200917 yr Carroll and Meyer have to be the best of the "new breed". Paterno, Bowden also come to mind as far as the body of work.
January 9, 200917 yr Author As crazy as it may sound, we may have to include Stoops in this conversation too. In ten seasons at Oklahoma, he has played in the BCS Title game FOUR times. Four times in ten seasons is unbelievable. However, he has only walked away with one championship.
January 9, 200917 yr I would think Nick Saban would be in there somewhere if you are talking about the current state of the game.
January 9, 200917 yr Meyer, Carrol and Myles are my top 3, in no particular order. I am a big fan of Les Myles.
January 9, 200917 yr I would think Nick Saban would be in there somewhere if you are talking about the current state of the game. Why?
January 9, 200917 yr This thread is a lot different than the top 5 teams thread, because there are a lot of things that make a coach great. Where the bar is set with me has a lot more to do with getting the most out of what hand your dealt then necessarily championships. Pete Carroll resurrected a program. USC had been in a state like Michigan is currently in. For that, plus what he has done to elevate recruiting, his turning football practice into a science, and his sheer love and objectiveness about the game, he is great. However, there are other guys that just squeeze every ounce of juice out of lesser players. Pat Hill at Fresno St. comes to mind. I don't know how you get any better than Houston Nutt. There is a lot of room for debate in this one.
January 9, 200917 yr compete every year... Carroll - USC Stoops - Oklahoma Brown - Texas Tressel - Ohio State SEC... Saban - Alabama Meyer - Florida Miles - LSU Richt - Georgia Petrino - Arkansas Nutt - Ole Miss Off to a good start... Bo Pelini - Nebraska Peterson - Boise State Leach - Texas Tech Whittingham - Utah Legends... Spurrier - South Carolina Bowden - Florida St. Paterno - Penn St.
January 9, 200917 yr Once again, how is Frank Beamer not mentioned? I would slot him at #5 if his resume included a National Championship. I know a lot of things have to come into play to walk away as #1, but that is a must to make my list. Just my opinion.
January 9, 200917 yr I would slot him at #5 if his resume included a National Championship. I know a lot of things have to come into play to walk away as #1, but that is a must to make my list. Just my opinion. Possibly, but Earle listed about 20 coaches and Beamer was not on the list. And may I remind you, Beamer has third most wins for active coaches.
January 9, 200917 yr Possibly, but Earle listed about 20 coaches and Beamer was not on the list. And may I remind you, Beamer has third most wins for active coaches. Good point. Title or not, he should be on anyone's list of 20...10 for that matter.
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