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Osborne: 255-49-3, 13 Conference titles, 3 national ones. Osborne had the Huskers finish in the Coaches Poll Top 10 20 times. Before Tom, they had been in 7 times.
Notes: Took over an established winner and continued and improved it, culminating at its apex in the 90s and the view of Nebraska as a Traditional Power...
Bowden: 304-97-4 at Florida State, 12 conference titles and 2 National Titles. Since they were independent from 51' to 91', he was not going to ring up a ton of conference titles.
Bowden had them FINISH in the Top 10 in the Coaches Poll 18 times. Before Bowden, that had never happened.
377-129-4 includling West Virgina and Samford.
Notes: Coach who built a program from a poor one to a national power, but at a cost to his win percentage (naturally I would say)
I would not say it was a slam dunk either way. The coaches had different careers and both had some incredible runs. National titles 3 out of 4 years for Osborne, which is great. Bowden had the Noles finish in the Top 5 FOURTEEN YEARS in a row (plus two titles mixed in), no one else has ever even come close to that level of consistent performance. I just gonna call em both great and leave it at that. Those are two great coaches. Men who define college football in their own ways.
Notes: Took over an established winner and continued and improved it, culminating at its apex in the 90s and the view of Nebraska as a Traditional Power...
Bowden: 304-97-4 at Florida State, 12 conference titles and 2 National Titles. Since they were independent from 51' to 91', he was not going to ring up a ton of conference titles.
Bowden had them FINISH in the Top 10 in the Coaches Poll 18 times. Before Bowden, that had never happened.
377-129-4 includling West Virgina and Samford.
Notes: Coach who built a program from a poor one to a national power, but at a cost to his win percentage (naturally I would say)
I would not say it was a slam dunk either way. The coaches had different careers and both had some incredible runs. National titles 3 out of 4 years for Osborne, which is great. Bowden had the Noles finish in the Top 5 FOURTEEN YEARS in a row (plus two titles mixed in), no one else has ever even come close to that level of consistent performance. I just gonna call em both great and leave it at that. Those are two great coaches. Men who define college football in their own ways.
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