50 Facts about Neyland

[CleVOLander]

Neyland isn't really dead, he just goes by the name Chuck Norris.

 

[BaldBiker]

neyland isn't really dead, he just goes by the name rod wilkes.

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[Volosaurus rex]

Nope:

Neyland's SEC record: 112-29-8 (77.9%)
Bryant's SEC record: 292-69-15 (79.7%)

Neyland has a better overall winning percentage, but not SEC. But he only coached in the SEC for 14 seasons to Bryant's 33.

Bamawriter, what is your source on this data, and is someone masquerading as you? It’s not often that you turn the ball over but this one is huge. Bryant’s all-time record was 323–85–17. He did not coach in anywhere near 376 SEC games, as you stated. His SEC record is 159-46-9, which does equate to 79%, according to this source (.SEC Coaches All Time Wins Records). I assume, however, that, in the era of ties, these sources adhered, for statistical purposes, to the practice of crediting ties as ½ win and ½ loss. Calculating the Bear’s SEC record in that manner, I come up with .764 winning pct, a point corroborated by this source (Paul 'Bear' Bryant's career record - al.com).

Similarly, you misrepresented Neyland’s SEC record; he was 62-15-5 (SEC Coaches All Time Wins Records), which calculates to .786 winning pct. Even if you threw in the Southern Conference years, Neyland’s conference record was 103-17-10 (see Robert Neyland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), which equates to .831 winning pct. Either way you badly misrepresented the coaching records of both men.

Now, if you meant their overall records for years in which they coached SEC schools, that is a different story. Such a calculation, however, would lump nonconference opponents together with SEC opponents and would not constitute a true "SEC winning pct."

 

[Backwards K]

Not only that, Neyland was the boxing champion at West Point, the best pitcher on their baseball team and in the 40s, he had to leave UT for a while so he could go to North Africa and kick Germany's butt.