Good article on ESPN's website: Is it the coach or the program.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... gest-coach
Matty Bell of course has the highest winning percentage - shocker.
The much maligned R.C. Slocum at A&M has their highest winning percentage.
Jackie Sherril is Mississippi State's greatest coach - lol.
'Coach or Program' article
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Re: 'Coach or Program' article
Also found this interesting - there may be more, but three programs jumped out at me where if you take out the record of their best coach, their winning percentage actually goes up:
School W L T Pct Best Coach W L T W L T Pct (w/o Best Coach)
NC State 550 535 55 .507 Earl Edwards 77 88 8 473 447 47 .513
Miami (FL) 574 326 19 .635 Andy Gustafson 93 65 3 481 261 16 .645
Navy 656 531 57 .550 George Welsh 55 46 1 601 485 56 .551
School W L T Pct Best Coach W L T W L T Pct (w/o Best Coach)
NC State 550 535 55 .507 Earl Edwards 77 88 8 473 447 47 .513
Miami (FL) 574 326 19 .635 Andy Gustafson 93 65 3 481 261 16 .645
Navy 656 531 57 .550 George Welsh 55 46 1 601 485 56 .551
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Re: 'Coach or Program' article
One would think we could blame the losing record (overall) on the program.