General Neyland why he was so good

[Toujours Pret]

And AstonRoyal is correct. The General was trained by the best military in the world.

The Wehrmacht?

 

[1972 Grad]

The Wehrmacht?

Didn't they get their butt handed to them?

 

[BaldBiker]

I think Neyland would do just fine today. I think his teams would look similar to Saban's.
And I do not think he would have any trouble beating Mr. Saban's teams.

JMO. I think they actually have/had similar coaching styles.

1) Here is my system and here are my standards for playing.

2) If you can't get comfortable in my system or if you don't meet my standards, you won't play.

 

[Pacer92]

Didn't they get their butt handed to them?

They did, but at that time in history they were the best trained, best equipped and yes, the best military in the world...bar none! Having a lunatic for a leader diminishes this fact.

 

[daj2576]

They did, but at that time in history they were the best trained, best equipped and yes, the best military in the world...bar none! Having a lunatic for a leader diminishes this fact.

There are plenty of lessons to be learned from that truth. Another suggested reading: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany: William L. Shirer, Ron Rosenbaum: 9781451651683: Amazon.com: Books

 

[volboy81]

Because Saban wasn't coaching yet back then.

Saban isn't worthy to tie Neyland's shoe

 

[Neyland2nd2none]

i would like to discuss why volnationers think Neyland was so good. imo i think it is because of his preparation, his knowledge of the game and warfare strategics, and one of the most important things in that he always hired former players as his assistant coaches. why was this last thing i mentioned so important? because these players understood the system, what it meant to be a vol, and knew neyland and what he expected. thoughts?

Preparation and mental toughness were a big part of his team's success. He once said "Almost all close games are lost by the losers, not won by the winners." This seemed to be the case in several games under Dooley this past season and before.

I'm sure having former players as assistant coaches helped with maintaining Neyland's mentality and philosophies but not so sure they were a big part of his success. I think he would've been successful with or without former Vols as asst coaches. Keep in mind, at one time, there were more than 175 former Neyland players that were active head coaches in the US and Canada (175!! That's a helluva coaching tree). He likely had many different former Vols come and go as asst coaches.