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re: Top Ten SEC coaches of all time
Posted on 7/31/14 at 5:41 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Posted on 7/31/14 at 5:41 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Double post. sorry. 
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 5:42 am
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Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:44 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:56 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Bryant is number 1. Neyland is number 2. I'm open to debate about the rest, but I have a hard time seeing how Saban and Spurrier don't make the top 5.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:37 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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1. Bear Bryant
2. Bob Neyland
3. Frank Thomas
4. Wally Butts - I think his influence merits this rank
5. Steve Spurrier
6. Johnny Vaught
7. Vince Dooley
8. Nick Saban
9. Urban Meyer - I hate it, but yeah
10. Wallace Wade
Umm....Spurrier should be higher by any metric-- at least 3rd- he did for Florida what the Bear and Neyland did for Bama and UT-- turned them into the dominant program in the SEC and raised them so high that even when they left the program was still top 3 for at least 2 decades. I get dropping Meyer and Saban despite each winning multiple national titles-- unlike the Bear, Neyland or Spurrier neither Meyer or Saban fundamentally altered the course of a program or actually won all that many SEC titles outside of their National title years (hell, Saban didn't even win his division in one of those); Spurrier on the other hand won 6 titles at Florida and has raised another program to heights it had never achieved (if Conner Shaw doesn't get hurt and USC beats UT last season going to Atlanta I think there is a 50/50 shot Spurrier is #2 on this list- a national title at USCe would be insane).
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:53 am to Harry Rex Vonner
I'm an unofficial SEC historian, and I "tier" the top ten SEC coaches as follows:
Tier I
Bryant
Tier II
Neyland
Saban
Tier III
Dooley
Jordan
Spurrier
Vaught
Tier IV
Fulmer
Miles
Thomas
I realize that this is a top ten thread, but there are legitimate other tiers.
Tier V
Wade
Tier VI
Cholly Mac
Dye
Richt
Stallings
Tier VII
Butts
Dickey
Majors
Tuberville
Tier I
Bryant
Tier II
Neyland
Saban
Tier III
Dooley
Jordan
Spurrier
Vaught
Tier IV
Fulmer
Miles
Thomas
I realize that this is a top ten thread, but there are legitimate other tiers.
Tier V
Wade
Tier VI
Cholly Mac
Dye
Richt
Stallings
Tier VII
Butts
Dickey
Majors
Tuberville
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 10:11 am
Posted on 7/31/14 at 11:32 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Bryant
Neyland
Vaught
Dooley
Spurrier
Butts
Wade
Thomas
Saban
Miles
Jordan
Meyer
Dietzel
McClendon
Neyland
Vaught
Dooley
Spurrier
Butts
Wade
Thomas
Saban
Miles
Jordan
Meyer
Dietzel
McClendon
Posted on 7/31/14 at 1:10 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
1. Adolph Rupp
2. Bear Bryant
Both Kentucky coaches.
At the same time.
2. Bear Bryant
Both Kentucky coaches.
At the same time. 
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