Legendary college football coaches

[Brent Burns]

What do Dana Xenophon Bible (known as D.X. Bible) and Mack Brown have in common? Both were born in Tennessee; furthermore, the former was the coach for the Longhorns and the latter is the current Longhorn coach. Both are master recruiters.

D.X. Bible is well known for being responsible for the 12th Man fame at A&M. However, he was also responsible for the success of the Longhorns' football program through his recruitment methods (he divided Texas into different recruitment sections). Lastly, he did coach the Nebraska Cornhuskers. That was after he left A&M and before he came back to Texas to coach the Longhorns.

Anyone on the USLIA.com have any say about other legendary football coaches such as Neyland of Tennessee, Pop Warner, etc. It is really interesting to read how much these coaches have laid the foundation for what football is today.

I am sure we can also talk about legendary lacrosse coaches, too.

[KnoxVegas]

General Neyland is Tennessee football. My favorite General Neyland story has to do with a game in the early 1950s when the defense was not playing up to his expectations. During the game, he had the offense punt on 1st down several times, so that the defense could get the point that he was not happy with them.

General Robert Neyland's 7 Maxims of Football
1. The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win.

2. Play for and make the breaks and when one comes your way - SCORE.

3. If at first the game - or the breaks - go against you, don't let up... put on more steam.

4. Protect our kickers, our QB, our lead and our ball game.

5. Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.

6. Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.

7. Carry the fight to our opponent and keep it there for 60 minutes.

Not only did the general lead America's Team but he also coached baseball at the USMA.

For a full biography, check out:


I also like Jackie Sherrell's choice of motivation while at MSU but that is for another time.

[Pinball]

John Gagliardi 432-118-11 (.780) at St. Johns in Minnesota

Has won the most games in NCAA Football history
Loyal to one program, for many years he had been offered jobs with d1 schools and even many pro teams.
"Winning With Nos," some of which are listed below.

No blocking sleds or dummies
No scholarships
No spring practices
No compulsory weightlifting program
No whistles
No "coach" - players call him John
No tackling in practice - players wear shorts or sweats
Short practices - an hour and a half or less

Amazing man and an amazing coach.

[tamu33]

"Winning With Nos," some of which are listed below.

No blocking sleds or dummies
No scholarships
No spring practices
No compulsory weightlifting program
No whistles
No "coach" - players call him John
No tackling in practice - players wear shorts or sweats
Short practices - an hour and a half or less

I heard next year it will be even more NO's

No helmets
No Running Backs (all passes all the time)
and lastly No practices - these kids will be so rested that on saturday they will demolish their opponents.

hehe.

[Brent Burns]

General Neyland is Tennessee football.

What I found interesting about General Neyland was that he was born in Texas. Thanks to Congressman Sam Rayburn who made it possible for Neyland to attend West Point including athletics.

I have read about several coaches who were born in Tennessee coaching several Texas schools and Neyland from Texas coaching the Vols.

I guess it had something to do with the Alamo pipeline.

[mholtz]

At MSU we have 2...

Clarence "Biggie" Munn had a 28 game winning streak in the Big Ten and finished with a record of 54-9-2 and Duffy Daugherty who was 109-69-5 including a National Championships in 1965, and 1966 (depending on which poll you go by).

[KnoxVegas]

John Gagliardi 432-118-11 (.780) at St. Johns in Minnesota

Amazing man and an amazing coach.

I use one of his coaching techniques with my guys. During stretches, they each lay on their back, with their hands behind their heads and look up to the sky and think about what a nice day it is. "The Nice Day" drill is a great way to start practice.

For more:
http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/6813344

[Brent Burns]

I am curious as to why Fielding Yost of Michigan was called "Hurry Up Yost." Would anyone from Michigan including John Paul and lil lady lax fan chime in?

[bste_lax]

A legendary coach for Iowa and Texas-ties to please Brent, Hayden Fry.

Born in Eastland, Texas, Fry graduated from Baylor University.

First head coaching job with SMU, then coached at North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas).

Fry then took over the head coaching job at Iowa and turned the whole program around. Changed everything from the Tigerhawk logo (which the rumor is that it spells out Fry. The top part being F, the beak being R and the part under they eye is Y). He also brought in the Steelers-style jerseys.



He also went on to help many coaches become good head coaches themselves:

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
Mike Stoops, Arizona
Bill Synder, Kansas State
Dan McCarney, Iowa State
Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin
Bret Bielema, Wisconsin
Jim Leavitt, South Florida
Don Patterson, Western Illinois

Also gave some stupid/funny quotes:

"We'll take what the other team gives us. We'll scratch where it itches."

[KnoxVegas]

He also brought in the Steelers-style jerseys.

Don't forget ANF stickers!

I attended a dinner with him the year he was inducted into the Legends of the Sun Bowl back in 1999. Good guy. Great dinner!

Fry coached in the Sun Bowl three time: 1963 (SMU), 1995 & 1997 (Iowa)

A Tennessee coach with Iowa ties is "King" Johnny Majors. Johnny left Ames to go to Pitt, where he won the 1977 (Jackie Sherrill was an assistant on that staff) and then returned home to Knoxville where he coached until the Brutus-like Phil Fulmer sold him out in 1992.

[mholtz]

I am curious as to why Fielding Yost of Michigan was called "Hurry Up Yost." Would anyone from Michigan including John Paul and lil lady lax fan chime in?

From what I've been able to find on the internet, he developed (or advanced) the "Hurry up" offense.

[Brent Burns]

I am curious as to why Fielding Yost of Michigan was called "Hurry Up Yost." Would anyone from Michigan including John Paul and lil lady lax fan chime in?

From what I've been able to find on the internet, he developed (or advanced) the "Hurry up" offense.

I also learned more about "Hurry Up" Yost as one of his teams was dubbed as "Point a minute" team in the early 1900s. I also read that he would tell his players to "hurry up", for example, "hurry up and be one of the first on a punt or kick team."

Other than that, Yost was largely responsible for urging for ethics for college coaches. This is in reference to AFCA.

[CATLAX MAN]

"Winning With Nos," some of which are listed below.

No blocking sleds or dummies
No scholarships
No spring practices
No compulsory weightlifting program
No whistles
No "coach" - players call him John
No tackling in practice - players wear shorts or sweats
Short practices - an hour and a half or less

I heard next year it will be even more NO's

No helmets
No Running Backs (all passes all the time)
and lastly No practices - these kids will be so rested that on saturday they will demolish their opponents.

hehe.

What about NO Championships?

[KnoxVegas]

What about NO Championships?

St. John's (MN) football National Championships:
2003 NCAA Division III
1976 NCAA Division III
1965 NAIA
1963 NAIA

[bste_lax]

Don't forget ANF stickers!