They're well known to us, but not necessarily to the public at large. Ask practically anyone who Bear Bryant was and most can tell you.You might add Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas to that list !
They're well known to us, but not necessarily to the public at large. Ask practically anyone who Bear Bryant was and most can tell you.You might add Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas to that list !
And Tator TotAuburn did have Pat Dye and Gus Malzahn so.......
Rockne and Leahy were considered to be the greatest of all time back then, and it was probably as true as Bryant and then Saban. Bryant replaced Leahy, and Saban replaced Bryant. It is going to take some doing to supplant Saban.I think we maybe the only football program who can legitimately say we have two coaches that were considered "The greatest of all time" at some point in college football.
Well, with 50/50 hindsight, there are multiple ways to be iconic.....Auburn did have Pat Dye and Gus Malzahn so.......
How about the Nick Saban Walk of Champions? Bryant Denny Stadium - situated between Bryant Drive and Saban Drive?How are we going to get Coach Saban's name attached to BDS?
Bryant-Denny-Saban Stadium doesn't have that ring to it. Bryant-Saban-Denny Stadium? Nah...
And I'm not sure if I like Saban Field either. It doesn't seem to be enough...
My thought as well. I mean, arguably and objectively (when NCs are brought into the equation) CNS and CPB are probably to best ever if we are ranking all-time great coaches.I think we maybe the only football program who can legitimately say we have two coaches that were considered "The greatest of all time" at some point in college football.
You just took the words out of my mouth. Denny made it possible. Wade got it started. So Thomas continued the process. Bryant came home to Mamma!!!!!!! Stallings!? Saban perfected the PROCESS!!!!!!! So, Denny Wade Thomas Bryant Stallings Saban Stadium or DWTBSSS. No! I'll stick with Bryant-Denny Stadium. Now, we probably do need to add a Saban's Process Museum adjacent to the Bryant Houndstooth Museum.You might add Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas to that list !
It gets back to that discussion we had recently of "what makes a great coach?" I think NCs have to be a big part of that discussion. I think CNS is a shoe-in, even more than Coach Bryant, because CNS has won "undisputed" NCs.If you did a “Mount Rushmore” of CFB coaches, which four would be on it? Two of the four would have to be CPB and CNS.
What do you mean "may"????I thought about this last night. Every football powerhouse seems to have that one iconic coach that will forever be associated with them. We, of course, have Coach Bryant, while Notre Dame has Knute Rockne, Oklahoma has Bud Wilkinson, Nebraska has Tom Osborne, etc...
The way Coach Saban is going, we might wind up with two truly iconic coaches for all time.
And finishes, too.Though we aren't the only school, we definitely have the brightest starts.
1982-2007 is a helluva long time.......I really am thinking that was the intent, but the wording might have been off. To which I would agree. Oklahoma, USC, Notre Dame, Nebraska, and even Clemson have atleast two iconic coaches that most fans know. But perhaps Alabama is the only one that had the GOAT of their generation twice.
And now they are well on their way to the first to have 3 iconic coaches with Coach Sally BowlCut. Just wait until JT Daniels starts and plays a full season. He's the next Eric Zeier.what? no one is suggesting vince dooley and mark richt?
Like they all do...You might add Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas to that list !
I'm confused. We already have more than 2...I thought about this last night. Every football powerhouse seems to have that one iconic coach that will forever be associated with them. We, of course, have Coach Bryant, while Notre Dame has Knute Rockne, Oklahoma has Bud Wilkinson, Nebraska has Tom Osborne, etc...
The way Coach Saban is going, we might wind up with two truly iconic coaches for all time.