Richie Adubato weighs in

First, here's more on MSU's latest verbal.

   Next, the Sporting News came out with an interesting poll this week on the top 50 coaches of all time. Results and voting panel follow:

SPORTING NEWS’ TOP 50 COACHES

1. John Wooden, college basketball
2. Vince Lombardi, NFL
3. Bear Bryant, college football
4. Phil Jackson, NBA
5. Don Shula, NFL
6. Red Auerbach, NBA
7. Scotty Bowman, NHL
8. Dean Smith, college basketball
9. Casey Stengel, MLB
10. Knute Rockne, college football
11. Pat Summitt, women’s college basketball
12. Paul Brown, NFL
13. Joe Paterno, college football
14. George Halas, NFL
15. Chuck Noll, NFL
16. Bob Knight, college basketball
17. Joe Gibbs, NFL
18. Tom Landry, NFL
19. Mike Krzyzewski, college basketball
20. Bill Belichick, NFL
21. Adolph Rupp, college basketball
22. Joe McCarthy, MLB
23. Eddie Robinson, college football
24. Bobby Bowden, college football
25. John McGraw, MLB
26. Bill Walsh, NFL
27. Woody Hayes, college football
28. Connie Mack, MLB
29. Bud Wilkinson, college football
30. Pat Riley, NBA
31. Pete Newell, college basketball
32. Joe Torre, MLB
33. Bill Parcells, NFL
34. Tom Osborne, college football
35. Walter Alston, MLB
36. Bo Schembechler, college football
37. Toe Blake, NHL
38. Sparky Anderson, MLB
39. Al Arbour, NHL
40. Amos Alonzo Stagg, college football
41. Tony La Russa, MLB
42. Geno Auriemma, women’s college basketball
43. Dick Irvin, NHL
44. Ara Parseghian, college football
45. Chuck Daly, NBA
46. Bobby Cox, MLB
47. Hank Iba, college basketball
48. Tommy Lasorda, MLB
49. Gregg Popovich, NBA
50. Herb Brooks, NHL

SPORTING NEWS’ PANEL

Richie Adubato
Joe Altobelli
Barry Alvarez
Bill Arnsparger
Leon Barmore
Frank Beamer
Jim Boeheim
Bobby Bowden
Scotty Bowman
Myles Brand
Marty Brennaman
Rich Brooks
Dale Brown
Larry Brown
Joe Bugel
Tom Cable
Bill Callahan
Randy Carlyle
Lou Carnesecca
Marino Casem
Al Cervi
John Cooper
Bruce Coslet
Tom Crean
Bobby Cremins
Romeo Crennel
Bill Curry
Michael Curry
Jim Delany
Doug Dickey
Gerry DiNardo
Anne Donovan
Vince Dooley
Homer Drew
Mike DuBose
LaVell Edwards
Bump Elliott  
Pete Elliott
Ron Erhardt
Craig Esherick
Kirk Ferentz
Bill Fitch
Tom Flores
Jim Frey
Harry Gallatin
Dave Gavitt
Jerry Glanville
Dallas Green
Mike Gundy
Marv Harshman
Ernie Harwell
Jim Haslett
Whitey Herzog
Lou Holtz
Bob Huggins
Clint Hurdle
Don James
Eddie Khayat
Roy Kidd
Chuck Knox
Gary Kubiak
John Kundla
Tommy Lasorda
Frank Layden
Marv Levy
Marvin Lewis
Grady Little
Jack McKeon
Stump Merrill
Red Miller
Jim L. Mora
Terry Murray
Brent Musburger
Don Nehlen
Don Nelson
Rick Neuheisel
C.M. Newton
Tom Nissalke
Tom Osborne
Jack Pardee
Tom Penders
Ray Perkins
Richie Petitbon
Bum Phillips
Jack Ramsay
Dan Reeves
Andy Reid
Jerry Reinsdorf
Mark Richt
Scotty Robertson
Rich Rodriguez
Buck Rodgers
Dan Rooney
Sam Rutigliano
Bo Ryan
Mike Shanahan
Bill Sharman
Don Shula
R.C. Slocum
Steve Spurrier
Bob Stoops
Pat Summitt
Barry Switzer
Chuck Tanner
Vince Tobin
Jim Tressel
Fay Vincent
Dick Vitale
Joe Walton
Dave Wannstedt
Mike White
Lenny Wilkens
Dick Williams
Roy Williams
Mike Woodson
Sam Wyche
Ned Yost
John Ziegler

    My first question is, did Spurrier actually vote or did his SID do it for him? Feel free to nitpick away on the list. From an MSU perspective, Biggie Munn probably should have made the top 50 for those seven unbelievable seasons (54-9-2) that brought Michigan State football to prominence. From a U-M perspective, you can certainly make a strong case for Fielding Yost and Fritz Crisler. And I don't even need to mention the Brian Ellerbe snub.