Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty both went to MSU. Even before that, Bud Wilkinson left SU.
I was thinking about him the other day. I thought he’d have a huge coaching career by now. I thought he’d be the Longhorns head coach for twenty years. He’s currently the OC at South Alabama.
I think he derailed his career getting caught with his pants down with a student staffer ... Or maybe that was another one
No, that was him.
When Bud retired from coaching the Sooners, he was on the ABC broadcast team and did games with Keith Jackson and Chris Shenkel. Bud would always talk about things he learned from Ben while a SYR assistant. He always spoke highly of Ben and SYR. I always thought that was so cool when Bud would mention his SYR days.
I'm sadly mistaken. Bud coached at SYR from 1938-1941 under Ossie Solem. Ben didn’t come along until 1949. But I do remember Bud talking about coaching at SYR during the ABC broadcasts. I was a young SYR fan and got a kick out of a big time, legendary coach mentioning my team. It was some kind of validation that I was rooting for a legitimate team.
Were Saban and Coughlin considered big losses at the time or just in retrospect?
Definitely dodged a bullet here
Hart barely unpacked his bags before leaving. Did he actually coach anyone?
Two different situations. Saban left after 1 year. He went to West Virginia. And if you weren't on the team, you didn't notice. Coach Maloney wanted him to stay. Coughlin, I believe left when Coach Mac took over. I don't think Mac wanted him.
