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BP Awards: The W.W. Hayes (Best Coach)

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LordJeffBuck

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In years past, Woody's successor, Jim Tressel, might have earned this award, but this year it goes to a contemporary of Mr. Hayes, none other than Penn State's Joe Paterno. Congratulations, Joe, for 40 great years, a fabulous season in 2005, and for winning the first ever W.W. Hayes Award as the nation's best college football coach.

The full results are set forth below, with the number of first place ballots in parentheses:

Joe Paterno (Penn State) - 265 (26)
Mack Brown (Texas) - 179 (8)
Charlie Weis (Notre Dame) - 173 (4)
Pete Carroll (Southern Cal) - 96 (1)
George O'Leary (Central Florida) - 83 (6)
Jim Tressel (Ohio State) - 60 (2)
Steve Spurrier (South Carolina) - 58 (4)
Rich Rodriguez (West Virginia) - 31 (1)
Les Miles (LSU) - 31 (1)
Mike Shula (Alabama) - 23
Mark Richt (Georgia) - 12
Frank Beamer (VPI) - 11
Tommy Tuberville (Auburn) - 11
Bobby Johnson (Vanderbilt) - 10 (1)
Karl Dorrell (UCLA) - 9
Mike Bellotti (Oregon) - 7
Pat Hill (Fresno State) - 6
J.D. Brookhart (Akron) - 4
Jim Leavitt (USF) - 4
Mike Price (UTEP) - 3
Gary Patterson (TCU) - 3
Steve Kragthorpe (Tulsa) - 3
Randy Walker (Northwestern) - 3
Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin) - 2
Greg Schiano (Rutgers) - 2
Mike Leach (Texas Tech) - 2
Bobby Ross (Army) - 2
Bobby Bowden (Florida State) - 1
Guy Morriss (Baylor) - 1

Note: Six points were awarded for each first place vote, 5 points for each second, etc.
 
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Here's how I voted. I'm surprised I was the only one who gave Randy Walker any love on how he what he was able to do this year. I have a lot of respect for Walker.

The WW Hayes Memorial Trophy - for best coach
1. Joe Paterno, Penn State
2. Charlie Weis, Notre Dame
3. Steve Spurrior, South Carolina
4. Randy Walker, Northwestern
5. Mac Brown, Texas
6. Jim Tressel, Ohio State
 
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I've got two problems with that top 10.

1. Paterno is getting way too much credit for PSU's success. The guy doesn't make offensive or defensive calls, and it seems that he's more of a figurehead at this point than anything else. No way is he coach of the year.

2. Les Miles has no business being in the top 10. His team should have lost against Auburn (opposing K missed 5 field goals in an OT game) and a 4-6 Arkansas team. Moreover, they were run out of the stadium in the SEC championship.

Other than that, I'd agree with the top 10.
 
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buckeyeboy said:
I've got two problems with that top 10.

1. Paterno is getting way too much credit for PSU's success. The guy doesn't make offensive or defensive calls, and it seems that he's more of a figurehead at this point than anything else. No way is he coach of the year.

2. Les Miles has no business being in the top 10. His team should have lost against Auburn (opposing K missed 5 field goals in an OT game) and a 4-6 Arkansas team. Moreover, they were run out of the stadium in the SEC championship.

Other than that, I'd agree with the top 10.
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Well, you know I beg to differ on both points.

Any coach that can get his team through the eye of a hurricane, a thoroughly disrupted season -- with effectively no chance for the traditional bye week - into the SEC championship game is going to get my vote. And Les Miles did.

As for JoePa, and getting credit. When they failed in prior years he took the blame. True, he had to adjust his mangement style and long-standing polices on Freshman participation. That showed me he was still open to change, at a very advanced age when most of us would doing impersonations of Walter Matthau on a bad day. He deserves credit, even if it derives from making the role of his assistant coaches and coordinators more empowered.
 
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StadiumDorm said:
Why is there this perception that JoePa has actually been coaching this year? Like it was said above, he's more of a figurehead right now, or a mascot.
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sure are a lot of people drinking this koolaid... he got the blame last year, he gets the credit this year. Even if he's a goofy old bugger who can't do anything (which is merely bitter fan speculation), it is still his recruits and staff that is getting it done.
 
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Hey, don't get me wrong, he's a living legend. And he can coach there as long as he wants, because he's earned it. But I've seen nothing this year to indicate to me that he was all that hands on. He deserves credit for getting those players there and assembling a great staff, but I wouldn't vote him "coach of the year" just because it was a good story - especially when I don't think he did all that much coaching.
 
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StadiumDorm said:
Hey, don't get me wrong, he's a living legend. And he can coach there as long as he wants, because he's earned it. But I've seen nothing this year to indicate to me that he was all that hands on. He deserves credit for getting those players there and assembling a great staff, but I wouldn't vote him "coach of the year" just because it was a good story - especially when I don't think he did all that much coaching.
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how many games have you watched live (stadium)? did you have a live telecast of joepa on the sidelines? how bout a live feed of what he's saying to the guys up in the box? he may not be involved as much but how in the world can you fairly judge such a thing?

if he weren't old, would you think this?

he's not the only coach out there who lets other coordinators call the plays. tons of people wanted tressel to do that.
 
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