Poll HooplaNation's All-Time Greatest CFB Coach Tourney - Bracket Builder #1

[iowajerms]

The main purpose of this thread is to filter out those who will not be in the 16-man bracket. We will have two "Bracket Builder" threads and a "Seeding" thread. The seeding thread will be another thread like this thread, but will use the results to determine the seeds in the tournament.

Vote for the maximum 8 coaches you feel are the greatest on this list of 24 coaches. The top 12-16 (depending on results) will make the Seeding thread.

Poll is open for 4 days. Will be able to vote and change vote until close.

Here is what the bracket for this tournament looks like.

 

[HammerDown]

Hey, who voted for Johnny Majors???

 

[78Cyclones]

@iowajerms: Did you mean John Mackay, or is Jim his long lost brother?

 

[iowajerms]

@iowajerms: Did you mean John Mackay, or is Jim his long lost brother?

John Mackay is CEO of Whole Foods (according to Wikipedia).
Jim McKay said Thrill of victory and agony of defeat.

Lets go with John McKay.

 

[HammerDown]

I had no idea Frank Leahy used to be a cfb coach!

 

[jjc2009]

No Rockne?

 

[outofyourmind]

No Rockne?

I think this is just an initial list.

 

[iowajerms]

No Rockne?

He will be in the next thread.

 

[jjc2009]

I think this is just an initial list.

Oh. Because he has a better WP than Leahy.

 

[iowajerms]

still taking entries for next thread. Not including any in the poll above. Here is the list so far.

Mike Price
Eddie Robinson
Knute Rockne
Darrell Royal
Nick Saban
Howard Schnellenberger
Bill Snyder
Steve Spurrier
Gene Stallings
Bob Stoops
Dabo Swinney
Barry Switzer
Jim Tressell
Pop Warner
Bud Wilkinson
Fielding Yost

 

[iowajerms]

still taking entries for next thread. Not including any in the poll above. Here is the list so far.

Mike Price
Eddie Robinson
Knute Rockne
Darrell Royal
Nick Saban
Howard Schnellenberger
Bill Snyder
Steve Spurrier
Gene Stallings
Bob Stoops
Dabo Swinney
Barry Switzer
Jim Tressell
Pop Warner
Bud Wilkinson
Fielding Yost

Adding Bo Schembechler

 

[Tomhusker]

I had a hard time picking 8 from this group. Once I got to 6 none of the others really moved the needle.

 

[outofyourmind]

I had a hard time picking 8 from this group. Once I got to 6 none of the others really moved the needle.

Bernie Biermann

 

[Codaxx]

Phil Fulmer with a vote. Betting that was a Bama fan, they love that guy

 

[iowajerms]

Bernie Biermann

He has 5 NCs in an 8 year stretch, and probably would have more if he didn't leave to coach Iowa Pre-Flight.

 

[outofyourmind]

He has 5 NCs in an 8 year stretch, and probably would have more if he didn't leave to coach Iowa Pre-Flight.

And he coached and trained the greatest Coach in College Football History.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Yep, that guy.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

 

[Erie Warrior]

I could only vote for 5, couldn't justify anyone else.

 

[iowajerms]

Who would still be in after Day 1

Bear Bryant - 14 votes
Tom Osborne - 13 votes
Urban Meyer - 8 votes
Bobby Bowden - 7 votes
Jimmy Johnson - 6 votes
Joe Paterno - 6 votes
Bob Devaney - 5 votes
Amos Alonzo Stagg - 4 votes
Pete Carroll - 4 votes
Robert Neyland - 4 votes
Bernie Biermann - 3 votes
Vince Dooley - 3 votes
Frank Leahy - 3 votes

Others

Frank Broyles - 2 votes
Hayden Fry - 2 votes
Johnny Majors - 2 votes
Phil Fulmer - 1 vote
John Heisman - 1 vote
Lou Holtz -1 vote
Howard Jones - 1 vote
John McKay - 1 vote
Mack Brown - 0 votes
Forest Evachevski - 0 votes

 

[HammerDown]

He will be in the next thread.

I asked jerms to replace him with Johnny Majors.

 

[iowajerms]

Bump