We asked the question about basketball, but what about football?

Is the obvious answer Tom Osborne at Nebraska?

Jimbo Fisher

(03-11-2015 03:57 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  Jimbo Fisher

He's definitely on the way to being in the conversation. Got to do it more than 5 years(man, can't believe he's already been there that long!).

Ron Zook?

(03-11-2015 04:47 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Ron Zook?

We said BEST job not worst job!

(03-11-2015 04:56 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 04:47 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Ron Zook?

We said BEST job not worst job!

That would be an entertaining thread

(03-11-2015 05:14 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 04:56 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 04:47 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  Ron Zook?

We said BEST job not worst job!

That would be an entertaining thread

there would be plenty of competition.

Dan Devine replaced Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame and won a national championship.

(03-11-2015 05:23 PM)NJ2MDTerp Wrote:  Dan Devine replaced Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame and won a national championship.

He was there for 6 years. 53-16-1.
Same length as another guy who was at a school for 6 years who had a 60-15 record. His Name..... Larry Coker from Miami.

(03-11-2015 05:29 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 05:23 PM)NJ2MDTerp Wrote:  Dan Devine replaced Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame and won a national championship.

He was there for 6 years. 53-16-1.
Same length as another guy who was at a school for 6 years who had a 60-15 record. His Name..... Larry Coker from Miami.

They both did very well.

(03-11-2015 05:37 PM)TerryD Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 05:29 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 05:23 PM)NJ2MDTerp Wrote:  Dan Devine replaced Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame and won a national championship.

He was there for 6 years. 53-16-1.
Same length as another guy who was at a school for 6 years who had a 60-15 record. His Name..... Larry Coker from Miami.

They both did very well.

No doubt. Osborne beats both of them due to longevity and more titles.

(03-11-2015 05:55 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 05:37 PM)TerryD Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 05:29 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(03-11-2015 05:23 PM)NJ2MDTerp Wrote:  Dan Devine replaced Ara Parseghian at Notre Dame and won a national championship.

He was there for 6 years. 53-16-1.
Same length as another guy who was at a school for 6 years who had a 60-15 record. His Name..... Larry Coker from Miami.

They both did very well.

No doubt. Osborne beats both of them due to longevity and more titles.

John Robinson would be in the same category. Robinson did very well following John McKay, but left for the NFL rather than staying at USC long-term.

For that matter, Jimmy Johnson, though Schnellenberger wasn't at Miami nearly as long as Devaney, McKay, etc. at their programs.

Add Les Miles.

(03-12-2015 03:43 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  Add Les Miles.

yeah a good one. One thing obvious compared to the basketball- the football guys don't last anywhere near as long(I mean, Saban was at LSU for only 5 years).

Bill Alexander and Bobby Dodd at Georgia Tech.

(03-12-2015 03:43 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  Add Les Miles.

Did not follow a legend.

(03-13-2015 02:16 PM)ValleyBoy Wrote:  

(03-12-2015 03:43 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  Add Les Miles.

Did not follow a legend.

At the time, Saban had just won the National Title and with a record 48–16 at LSU.

In the sorta legendary category.

Hayden Fry coached at Iowa for 20 years, went to 3 Rose Bowls. Then Fry was replaced at Iowa with Kirk Ferentz, who has lasted at Iowa 16 years and gone to 2 Orange Bowls and had 4 top 10 finishes.

Of course 16 years later, Iowa fans are still mad that Iowa did not hire Iowa alum Bobby Stoops, who was the overwhelming favorite to follow Fry at the time.