thanks, i didn't want to give feedback until it was over, but i do want to make a couple comments, basically just to give some folks credit where its due. i don't look at top coach as a 10 season thing, its just way too short, and i think some guys over the long terms have really been great for an extended time and deserve credit for that.
first, just wondering, who is hofhof's alt? does he have one? to be that successful on a single team ID, relatively early into a career, its just extremely rare. any chance he is joehof? i know hof aka hall of fame is probably a terrible way to link 2 names - but they both started killing it at similar points in time, and the name makes me wonder. if hofhof was joehof, that would be amazing. regardless, that syracuse program is insane, 9 titles in 27 seasons, better than a 50% rate of making the NC game, its beastly as hell. that might be the best 30 season run of all time (im going to add 30 seasons to dynasty lists now, planning to run any day now, partly because i am really curious if that is the #1 program in that 30 season span).
johnsensing is really an exception d1 coach, he didn't get the votes he deserves. over the new engine era, he is possibly the #1 d1 coach, he'd be my pick actually (i'd have to think about it to be really confident in that statement but my gut says its him). to me, #1 coach, even, #1 coach right now, takes a longer term perspective, 10 seasons is too flavor-of-the-month. johnsensing's 18 titles have mostly been in d1 in the new engine era. almost for sure (unless maybe hofhof is someone else), hes got the most d1 titles of the new engine era (post - engine rewrite, seble's big release with the engine rewrite and the recruit gen we ***** about). and even in the last 10 seasons, his programs have been damn good (admittedly not #1 in that period but still).
also, oldman is a great d1 coach. he recently pulled off 5 titles in 6 seasons, although its slightly out of the 10 season span right now, i believe. that is beastly, it's the best 5 title in X season stint in the history of d1. hes also got a ton titles, on his own account and coaching with his sons. he's one of the all time d1 greats, and has also been very good lately, i think that carries a lot of weight...
goes without saying that OR has the prestige as well.. although lately teams haven't been as good, he obviously doesn't play like he used to, splitting that time between almost a dozen teams, you just can't expect as much. he doesn't really even battle in recruiting, just fields these non-elite teams and does a hell of a lot better than teams with a lot more talent than him. pretty obvious at any time he could turn it up. acn got the votes, but for completeness, is the other guy i see with serious recent success and that long time dominance, hes another of the all time greats for sure.
different vein, to me, one of the most interesting stories in the game right now is what stewdog is doing (and also hofhof really). to pull off the first d1 4peat, thats pretty amazing. but, while he has some solid resumes before that, its really the first program where he had them at an elite level. hes obviously one of the top guys right now, but because d1 is so volatile in terms of regions and conferences, making some situations way easier than others, the bar for like, all time greatness, its always been (at least since i started), to have multiple elite programs. hes got 6 titles at ga tech already, its pretty amazing, so hes obviously a great coach, even if its a great situation thats a damn impressive mark to hit. its almost impossible to hit such a mark without a great situation to work with, honestly... but anyway, i think it will be really exciting to see what he can do elsewhere, i always love watching the great events of HD unfold, its one of the best parts, and this is prime material... plus his ga tech is definitely going to be up there among the best all time d1 10 year runs, could do it for 20 too almost just based on what he's done already!