Nice try but you only included on your list coaches who have won or appeared in Natty's. Some were flukes who just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Carroll and Tressell on your list, IMHO, were better than Bob, too. And, maybe a few others.
How 'bout all the hungry coaches out there currently coaching inferior schools to OU that have achieved at least solid to great success. Peterson and Herman (former Ohio State coordinator) are but just two that immediately comes to mind. Perhaps even Spurrier was a better coach. Not to mention highly talented coordinators just waiting for their opportunity.
Love how you seem to discount the likes of Briles and Patterson in our own conference who have never won or appeared in a Natty but whom I consider superior to Bob in coaching ability. They are both coming on strong. Even Coach Snyder may be better than Bob.
Each conference in the country I'm sure has at least one coach who might match/exceed Bob. Those coaches are hungrier than I believe Bob to be. That, imho, makes a huge difference.
Boomer Sooner
"but you only included on your list coaches who have won or appeared in Natty's"?
Aren't MNCs the ultimate goal? I thought you wanted "apples to apples"?
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Carroll and Tressell on your list, IMHO, were better than Bob, too."
They/their programs cheated extremely blatantly. Thus a big portion of their success. USC was stripped of their
only out-right MNC under Carroll, remember? That's why they don't coach in college anymore.
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Peterson and Herman (former Ohio State coordinator) are but just two that immediately comes to mind. Perhaps even Spurrier was a better coach."
Herman has been a HC for 1 year. At a mid-major. By your logic, Charlie Strong had a FAR better resume than Herman.
"Peterson"? I assume you mean Chris Petersen who used to coach at Boise State. In 2 years at a major program (and a traditionally very good one), he is 15-12 after taking over a team than went 9-4 the year before he got their and had put together 4 straight winning seasons before he got there. Weird how he hasn't improved them yet.
Steve Spurrier. Bob Stoops has proven to be a better coach than Spurrier already. Look at Spurrier's time at a similar program in Florida. Bob won more conference titles (and at a higher percentage), the same number of MNCs, more MNC game appearances, a higher overall winning percentage, etc...
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Not to mention highly talented coordinators just waiting for their opportunity."
Yes, all those nameless/faceless guys with no HC experience... Obviously, nothing for me to compare there.
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Love how you seem to discount the likes of Briles and Patterson in our own conference who have never won or appeared in a Natty but whom I consider superior to Bob in coaching ability."
If they're supperier the Stoops, why haven't they played & won an MNC? Remember how bad OU was before Stoops? He got us to the big game in Year 2 and back again 4 more times, including this year.
How did we beat those superior coaches this year if they have better coaches, and as you mentioned in a previous post, better recruits/more talent? They were supposed to rule the conference this year, and we beat them both, and won the Big XII. Like Bob has done, many, many, many times. They have a lot more work to do to be better than Bob has been.
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Each conference in the country I'm sure has at least one coach who might match/exceed Bob."
Then why haven't they matched/exceeded Bob? Please name them and I can do a comparison like I did above. I'll spot you Saban and Meyer.