Greatest coaches of All-Time: state by state

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To be fair, Royal coached in a time where it was probably more competitive and all his national titles are really indisputable.
 
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I'm pretty sure the University of Tennessee is located in the state of Tennessee
 
#5
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Not sure why that's an insider article. Who is the best coach for the state of Tennessee?
 
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I don't feel like realigning the format

State-by-state coaching breakdown
STATE COACH SPORT
Alabama Bear Bryant Alabama football
Alaska Ron Abegglen UAA basketball
Arizona Lute Olson Arizona basketball
Arkansas Frank Broyles Arkansas football
California John Wooden UCLA basketball
Colorado Bill McCartney CU football
Connecticut Geno Auriemma UConn women's basketball
Delaware Tubby Raymond Delaware football
Florida Bobby Bowden FSU football
Georgia John Heisman GT football
Hawaii June Jones UH football
Idaho Chris Petersen Boise State football
Illinois Amos Alonzo Stagg Chicago football
Indiana Knute Rockne Notre Dame football
Iowa Hayden Fry Iowa football
Kansas Phog Allen KU basketball
Kentucky Adolph Rupp UK basketball
Louisiana Eddie Robinson Grambling football
Maine Harold Westerman Maine football
Maryland Jim Phelan Mt. St. Mary's Basketball
Massachusetts Percy Haughton Harvard football
Michigan Bo Schembechler UM football
Minnesota John Gagliardi St. John's football
Mississippi John Vaught Ole Miss football
Missouri Norm Stewart Mizzou basketball
Montana Bobby Hauck Montana football
Nebraska Tom Osborne Nebraska football
Nevada Jerry Tarkanian UNLV basketball
New Hampshire Bill Bowes UNH football
New Jersey C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers women's basketball
New Mexico Lou Henson NM State basketball
New York Red Blaik Army football
North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski Duke basketball
North Dakota Rocky Hager ND State football
Ohio Woody Hayes Ohio State football
Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson OU football
Oregon Mike Bellotti Oregon football
Pennsylvania Joe Paterno Penn State football
Rhode Island Dave Gavitt Providence basketball
South Carolina Frank Howard Clemson football
South Dakota Ralph Ginn SD State football
Tennessee Pat Sumitt UT women's basketball
Texas Darrell Royal Texas football
Utah LaVell Edwards BYU football
Vermont Tom Brennan UVM basketball
Virginia Frank Beamer VT football
Washington Don James UW football
West Va. Fred Schaus WVU basketball
Wisconsin Barry Alvarez UW football
Wyoming Bob Devaney Wyoming football
 
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crusse10 said:
Pat

(he spelled her last name incorrectly)
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I thought it was for football?

I wish they would make a list for football and men's basketball. It's too easy to find coaches that dominate in sports people don't care about.
 
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I don't really like the fact that they went to about 3 states for women's basketball. Almost seems to downplay Neyland and our football program.
 
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tvolsfan said:
I thought it was for football?

I wish they would make a list for football and men's basketball. It's too easy to find coaches that dominate in sports people don't care about.
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It only encompasses football and basketball. Pat, Geno, and C Viv were the only ones for women's, and I honestly can't disagree. All 3 are legendary at what they've done.
 
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tvolsfan said:
I don't really like the fact that they went to about 3 states for women's basketball. Almost seems to downplay Neyland and our football program.
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While that's true, we have the most successful head coach in Women's basketball history, and as such, is included in this list. If you polled all of America and asked for 3 facts about Neyland, my guess is you'd get lots of, "Tennessee's stadium is named after him," a few, "He was in the Army," and that's about it. Everyone knows Pat Summitt's name because of what she's done in women's basketball, not because of a stadium.
 
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crusse10 said:
It only encompasses football and basketball. Pat, Geno, and C Viv were the only ones for women's, and I honestly can't disagree. All 3 are legendary at what they've done.
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Yeah, but Rutgers has nothing else. I don't care about UCONN, but I don't think they have any options other than Calhoun. I'm sure many other states have coaches that have done great things in sports no one pays attention to. I think Tennessee should have had Neyland on the list. Leave the women's basketball to states that have nothing else, IMO.
 
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crusse10 said:
I'm pretty sure the University of Tennessee is located in the state of Tennessee
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The way I understood it, and I could very well have been wrong, was that it's based on where the coach was from.

EDIT: And I'm wrong. Neyland should be over Summitt.
 
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crusse10 said:
While that's true, we have the most successful head coach in Women's basketball history, and as such, is included in this list. If you polled all of America and asked for 3 facts about Neyland, my guess is you'd get lots of, "Tennessee's stadium is named after him," a few, "He was in the Army," and that's about it. Everyone knows Pat Summitt's name because of what she's done in women's basketball, not because of a stadium.
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All the more reason to include Neyland, IMO. I'd rather someone reading the list that doesn't know about Neyland find out about him than see Pat.
 
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tvolsfan said:
All the more reason to include Neyland, IMO. I'd rather someone reading the list that doesn't know about Neyland find out about him than see Pat.
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His blog isn't a charity for the history of a dying football program. The list was for the greatest coach, and they picked the right one. I'd go as far as to say that she's the women's basketball equivalent of Knute Rockne. Back when he was the coach, football wasn't what it is today. That doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the list.

I wouldn't be shocked if, after Summitt retires, awards are named after her. There will no longer be men's and women's Wooden winners.
 
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crusse10 said:
His blog isn't a charity for the history of a dying football program. The list was for the greatest coach, and they picked the right one. I'd go as far as to say that she's the women's basketball equivalent of Knute Rockne. Back when he was the coach, football wasn't what it is today. That doesn't mean he shouldn't be on the list.
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It's not just charity. It's that Neyland is the best coach in Tennessee history, IMO. I would want people to think of Neyland when they think of Tennessee the same way people think about guys like Hayes and Bryant when they think of their respective schools.
 
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tvolsfan said:
It's not just charity. It's that Neyland is the best coach in Tennessee history, IMO. I would want people to think of Neyland when they think of Tennessee the same way people think about guys like Hayes and Bryant when they think of their respective schools.
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I'd go so far as to say you have to be about 68 years old to clearly remember watching Neyland's last season coaching. That's why he's not a Woody Hayes or a Bear Bryant. If it weren't for Knute Rockne revolutionizing the forward pass and dying in a plane crash, he'd probably be an afterthought too. Regardless of what Neyland did for us, Pat Summitt's impact on women's sports supersedes Tennessee athletics.
 
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crusse10 said:
I'd go so far as to say you have to be about 68 years old to clearly remember watching Neyland's last season coaching. That's why he's not a Woody Hayes or a Bear Bryant. If it weren't for Knute Rockne revolutionizing the forward pass and dying in a plane crash, he'd probably be an afterthought too. Regardless of what Neyland did for us, Pat Summitt's impact on women's sports supersedes Tennessee athletics.
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Disagree. Without Neyland, who knows where Tennessee football would be?

And anyways, I think Neyland was just a better coach, anyways.
 
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tvolsfan said:
Disagree. Without Neyland, who knows where Tennessee football would be?

And anyways, I think Neyland was just a better coach, anyways.
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In the end, Neyland's real impact reaches to the Knox County limit. Girls across the country want to play basketball because of the revolution started by the Lady Vols basketball team.

And as for the latter, that's a bold statement. I don't know how old you are, but if I had to guess, you've never seen him coach.
 
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crusse10 said:
In the end, Neyland's real impact reaches to the Knox County limit. Girls across the country want to play basketball because of the revolution started by the Lady Vols basketball team.
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You might be right, but that doesn't necessarily make Summitt a better coach.
 
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tvolsfan said:
I haven't. To be honest, I haven't seen Summitt coach too often, either.
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Fair enough. All I can say is that when Summitt wins, it's not because her bad team is better than other bad teams. It's because she gets the best players, pits them against the best teams, and coaches the hell out of them. She's fantastic at what she does, and because of her ability to coach and her impact on all women's athletics, she gets the nod over Neyland. Agree to disagree.
 
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