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Urban Meyer or Nick Saban?
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I don't know how up to date the data is on this (there is some issues that I see) but it is still interesting to look at. Findthedata.org Meyer vs. Saban
Meyer has a better winning percentage-80% to Saban's 71%."Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism" - Joseph Smith Jr.
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Originally posted by Sullyute View PostI don't know how up to date the data is on this (there is some issues that I see) but it is still interesting to look at. Findthedata.org Meyer vs. Saban
Meyer has a better winning percentage-80% to Saban's 71%.
Like I said this isn't a clear cut case either way.As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
--Kendrick Lamar
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Originally posted by SeattleUte View PostYou need to hit the history books. Florida is not Alabama. Alabama, OK, USC, Ohio State, and ND are in a class by themselves. (But as the late 3D liked to point out, ND is a unique challenge becuase the school cares about some things more than football.)Will donate kidney for B12 membership.
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Meyer is about 14 years younger than Saban, though Saban seems mentally and maybe physically tougher. I wonder if Meyer will even be coaching or alive in 14 years.When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
--Jonathan Swift
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Originally posted by mpfunk View PostThis has nothing to do with Utah. Meyer was a carpetbagger at Utah and I really have no affection for him. I did certainly enjoy his accomplishments at Utah, but I'm not a Meyer fan or a Meyer hater. Saban has also coached in college football for longer than Urban Meyer, 17 seasons to Meyer's 11. He has had more opportunities to win a MNC than Meyer. Also, Meyer has only coached 7 seasons at a BCS school and one of those seasons his team was on probation. Meyer has only had a legitimate shot at a MNC in 6 seasons he has coached. Saban has coached 16 seasons at BCS programs including 11 in the SEC. Saban has had a lot more seasons where he had a legit shot at a MNC.
You also can't just ignore Saban's earlier coaching in making this assessment of the careers of Meyer and Saban. It is more than just counting the national championships. If Ohio State had been off sanctions this year, the national championship count may very well be even.
Saban was unremarkable at Michigan St. (6-5-1, 6-6, 7-5, 6-6, 9-2).
Meyer was great at Bowling Green, a school that really is nothing other than the Meyer era (8-3, 9-3). Meyer also was great at Utah (10-2, 12-0).
That said, Meyer and Saban are head and shoulders above the rest of the HCs in college football (sorry HFN!), and I really don't mean to knock Meyer. I just think Saban has simply set the bar so high that it is near impossible for anyone to trump him as a HC right now.Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
"Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson
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Originally posted by mpfunk View PostMeyer also has the better bowl record 7-1 to 8-6.
Like I said this isn't a clear cut case either way.Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
"Cog dis is a bitch." -James Patterson
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Originally posted by Green Monstah View PostI actually think if OSU were eligible, it would have been 'Bama kicking OSU's butt last night. A one-loss SEC champion gets so much love in the polls, I think it would push them past an undefeated ND team who eeked out wins against BYU and Pitt in the BCS rankings. That's pure speculation, but just my .$02."Be a philosopher. A man can compromise to gain a point. It has become apparent that a man can, within limits, follow his inclinations within the arms of the Church if he does so discreetly." - The Walking Drum
"And here’s what life comes down to—not how many years you live, but how many of those years are filled with bullshit that doesn’t amount to anything to satisfy the requirements of some dickhead you’ll never get the pleasure of punching in the face." – Adam Carolla
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Originally posted by Green Monstah View PostThe last four years of Saban's career eclipses the entirety of Urban Meyer's accomplishments thus far.
2006: 13-1 and a MNC
2007: 9-4 and a loss in the Capital One bowl
2008: 13-1 and a MNC
2009: 13-1 and a Sugar Bowl win
2009: 14-0 and a MNC
2010: 10-3 and a win in the Capital One bowl
2011: 12-1 and a MNC
2012: 12-1 and a MNC
So really the only difference is a Capitol one bowl win and Saban getting lucky enough in 2012 that Oregon lost to Stanford and Kansas St lost to Baylor to allow Bama to slip back into the national title game. If Texas has a loss in 2009, Florida may be getting a rematch against Bama in the title game and winning another MNC against Bama. So apparently 1-2 games over a 4 year period has caused Saban to eclipse what Meyer has done in his entire career?
It is also funny that apparently Saban's ability to be so far and away superior to Meyer required both Kansas State and Oregon to get upset. Saban's ability to eclipse Meyer was also depend on Meyer's team being on sanctions and not being able to play in a bowl. If Ohio State is eligible for a bowl game, they are in the MNC game and Saban is out. Without those breaks, Saban has a 4 year period identical to what Meyer did from 2006 to 2009.As I lead this army, make room for mistakes and depression
--Kendrick Lamar
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I pick Saban over Urban. Meyer has done some great things, but three of his four great seasons (2004, 2006, 2012; 2008 excluded) were because of the previous regime's recruits. Saban has completely rebuilt the Alabama program, and while competing against UGA and SoCar isn't a walk in the park for the Gators, the SEC West is the toughest division in the nation."I don't know the origin of said bitch booming."-Art Vandelay
"Hot Lunch posted awhile back on this. He knows more than anyone except for maybe BO."-Seattle Ute
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Originally posted by mpfunk View PostOkay, well let's take the best 4 years of Urban Meyer's career 2006-2009.
2006: 13-1 and a MNC
2007: 9-4 and a loss in the Capital One bowl
2008: 13-1 and a MNC
2009: 13-1 and a Sugar Bowl win
2009: 14-0 and a MNC
2010: 10-3 and a win in the Capital One bowl
2011: 12-1 and a MNC
2012: 12-1 and a MNC
So really the only difference is a Capitol one bowl win and Saban getting lucky enough in 2012 that Oregon lost to Stanford and Kansas St lost to Baylor to allow Bama to slip back into the national title game. If Texas has a loss in 2009, Florida may be getting a rematch against Bama in the title game and winning another MNC against Bama. So apparently 1-2 games over a 4 year period has caused Saban to eclipse what Meyer has done in his entire career?
It is also funny that apparently Saban's ability to be so far and away superior to Meyer required both Kansas State and Oregon to get upset. Saban's ability to eclipse Meyer was also depend on Meyer's team being on sanctions and not being able to play in a bowl. If Ohio State is eligible for a bowl game, they are in the MNC game and Saban is out. Without those breaks, Saban has a 4 year period identical to what Meyer did from 2006 to 2009."I don't know the origin of said bitch booming."-Art Vandelay
"Hot Lunch posted awhile back on this. He knows more than anyone except for maybe BO."-Seattle Ute
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Originally posted by BoylenOver View PostIf Ohio St isn't on sanctions, Tressel is still the HC, and Urban is still employed by ESPN.
Anyway, the correct answer is Saban.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσιν
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