They weren't discussing "the Big Ten" nimrod - they were discussing a comparison of various Coaches' seasons records. Hint, they said which "coach recorded the most" 10-win seasons. No different than if you say which b1g Coach had the most bowl wins. They count all of the coach's bowl wins, not just bowl wins while coaching in b1g dumbass.
McDonough and ABC reported a fictitious stat yesterday - asked which b1g coach recorded the most...
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They weren't discussing "the Big Ten" nimrod - they were discussing a comparison of various Coaches' seasons records. Hint, they said which "coach recorded the most" 10-win seasons. No different than if you say which b1g Coach had the most bowl wins. They count all of the coach's bowl wins, not just bowl wins while coaching in b1g dumbass.
The trivia question was "What Big Ten coach had the most 10-win seasons?"
I immediately interpreted that as coaches coaching in the Big Ten. I wouldn't have figured that Joe's pre-1993 or Urban Meyer's pre-2012 or Nick Saban's post-2000 numbers would be included.
That's one man's interpretation. Which is actually how ABC was also interpreting it.
It's their question. They get to set the parameters of THEIR question.
There are real insults to take offense at (the way Joe has been blackballed from the ESPN150 lists, for instance). This isn't one of them.
In my opinion, of course.
I immediately interpreted that as coaches coaching in the Big Ten. I wouldn't have figured that Joe's pre-1993 or Urban Meyer's pre-2012 or Nick Saban's post-2000 numbers would be included.
That's one man's interpretation. Which is actually how ABC was also interpreting it.
It's their question. They get to set the parameters of THEIR question.
There are real insults to take offense at (the way Joe has been blackballed from the ESPN150 lists, for instance). This isn't one of them.
In my opinion, of course.
I'm still waiting for @CJFisJoePaII to complain about how they failed to mention Big Ten coach Nick Saban's 13 10+ win seasons (and counting). Would have been especially appropriately in a game featuring Michigan St.
As an aside, I thought the answer to the trivia question was possibly Amos Alonzo Stagg - and surprised no one even mentioned him on the broadcast - but he only five 10+ win seasons while at Chicago.
OT here ... did anyone else but me think that when Todd Blackledge hesitated to answer the question, he really wanted to guess "Joe Paterno"? Todd might have feared Syracuse alum Sean McDonough's snarky reply.
Furthermore, in an era of 11- and 12-game seasons + Bowl games, why would the question specify merely 10 wins? A 10-3 record is only about a 77% winning rate.
My anti-ABC/ESPN tin-foil "Magic 8-ball" tells me that the original question might have been 11 win seasons until the staff found that the answer was "Joe Paterno."
I agree. It was nonsense.
Could not won a bowl game to save his life. One of the great chokers of ALL TIME.
Not surprisingly, the question was poorly worded. The proper way to ask the question to get the answer “Bo Schembechler” would have been to ask: “Which coach had the most 10-win seasons all-time while coaching in the Big Ten?” Unambiguous. But people do not know how to write/communicate any longer, so we get this discussion.
If you think great coaches win ZERO national championships, have a 5-12 bowl record and a 2-10 record in major bowl games, okay........
Exactly, when you word the subject as "which coach had the most..." you're clearly asking about a comparison of the coaches' body of work (no different than if you asked which former/active b1g Coach had most bowl wins, etc...).
If they were interested in the specific answer provided, the question would have been phrased and qualified as you wrote or "Who recorded the most 10-or-more win Big Ten Seasons?".... or any other phrasing that makes it clear that you're talking about 10-or-more win Big Ten Seaons only, not the most 10-or-more win seasons recorded by a specific coach (it is merely coincidence that 100% of Bo's total were recorded in b1g - but when you ask "which coach has the most....", you count all of the coaches bowl wins, 10-or-more win seasons, all-time wins, etc...). IOW, the subject of the question would have been "most 10-or-more win big ten seasons", not "which coach recorded...".
These jackwagon, dipshits on this board are so ridiculous that they're trying to claim that if the question was, "which b1g coach recorded the most all-time wins?" that the answer would be Bo Schembechler because only wins while coaching in big ten count....
LMFAO, nobody would answer a question phrased "which coach" has the most bowl wins, wins, 10-win seasons, etc... in the way they're claiming.
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Exactly, when you word the subject as "which coach had the most..." you're clearly asking about a comparison of the coaches' body of work (no different than if you asked which former/active b1g Coach had most bowl wins, etc...).
If they were interested in the specific answer provided, the question would have been phrased and qualified as you wrote or "Who recorded the most 10-or-more win Big Ten Seasons?".... or any other phrasing that makes it clear that you're talking about 10-or-more win Big Ten Seaons only, not the most 10-or-more win seasons recorded by a specific coach (it is merely coincidence that 100% of Bo's total were recorded in b1g - but when you ask "which coach has the most....", you count all of the coaches bowl wins, 10-or-more win seasons, all-time wins, etc...).
These jackwagon, dipshits on this board are so ridiculous that they're trying to claim that if the question was, "which b1g coach recorded the most all-time wins?" that the answer would be Bo Schembechler because only wins while coaching in big ten count....
So, you're mad because the answer wasn't Saban?
How precisely would it be Saban asshat? Saban has 13 10-or-more win seasons in his career, Paterno has 21??? Again, you're intent upon showing how arrogant, dumb and wrong you are. Being dumb and an a-hole is one thing, but being dumb, an a-hole and vehemently intent upon proving it on here is quite another.
]Bo's career bowl record was 5-12 (including 2-8 in the Rose Bowl)
IMHO UM's bowl record has always been poor because:
1. Their teams were not aided by the Referines who were always good for 7 -10 points per game
2. If I recall when PSU joined the B10 most of the Ref s were from Michigan. Michigan used to
invite them to their football banquets Why not 7-10 points per game would rank right up there with their leading scorers
3. In those days the OSU Rose Bowls produced a mediocre record also
IMHO UM's bowl record has always been poor because:
1. Their teams were not aided by the Referines who were always good for 7 -10 points per game
2. If I recall when PSU joined the B10 most of the Ref s were from Michigan. Michigan used to
invite them to their football banquets Why not 7-10 points per game would rank right up there with their leading scorers
3. In those days the OSU Rose Bowls produced a mediocre record also
