It’s hard to make that comparison when a school has never won a NC. I’m not a big Weber fan but he took them further than anyone else has.
Well looking it up, I was a little off, as Weber had a bit of a resurgence with his own recruits that eluded Coker. But not nearly as much postseason success.
When Coker took over at Da U he inherited a monster Butch Davis roster loaded with future NFL talent. As each class graduated, there was a little bit of a drop off.
-2001 He ran the table and won a NC. Then he lost a Butch Davis class.
-2002 He ran the table again, but lost to OSU in the NCG. Then he lost another Butch Davis class.
-2003 You might not remember because it was a long time ago, but they went 11-2 and finished #5 with an Orange Bowl win. So they were still pretty elite, but then he lost another Butch Davis class.
-2004 and 2005 Went 9-3 both years, finishing #11 in 04 with a Peach Bowl win and #17/18 in 05 with a Peach Bowl loss. But he lost the final remnants of the Butch Davis recruits over those two seasons.
-2006 First year with an entire roster of Larry Coker recruits. Went 7-5 and lost his job. fwiw he won the MPC Computers bowl.
Bruce Weber started on a similar trajectory, but then had a pretty good year with his own roster in 09, but then slid back downhill after that.
-2004 Big Ten Title, but knocked out in the Sweet 16
-2005 Won all but two games; OSU and the NCG. Amazing run.
-2006 2nd in the Big Ten, but then knocked out in the Thirsty 32. (oh yes I did)
-2007 Won 23 games, but then knocked out in the opening round.
-2008 Finished under .500.
-2009 Resurgence. 24 wins and a second place Big Ten finish, but then lost in the opening round.
-2010 21 wins. NIT Quarterfinals.
-2011 20 wins. Bounced in the Thirsty 32.
-2012 Went 17-15, and lost his job.
Both programs have been in shambles ever since. A decent season here and there, but shells of their former...
Selfs.
