Even more important than that is who's ahead when the second one retires.IMO much more important is who's ahead between Geno and "She of Five Nykesha Sales" when the first one retires.
I agree odds are with Tara for breaking the Summit wins total first. More interesting to me is who holds the record after Geno and Tara have retired. Tara 67 and Geno 66. There is no way to know which hangs it up first given the variables of health, family situation, continued desire to coach in general or how important it is to retire as winningest coach.Here is the current list of the top 20 D-1 coaches career wins in WCBB as of today (Oct 1, 2020) per WikipediA
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I expect Tara to break Pat's record first, however I think Geno will have more wins and set the new benchmark for career wins for WCBB when they are both retired. Don't look for Stanford to lose a lot of games this season. I'm guessing no more than 4. I expect them to make the sweet 16 with ease.
He won't be the first to break the record. However, his winning percentage and the number of seasons it took him to do it is unthinkable and remarkable. Says a lot about Tara and what a great and consistent coach she is.
Nope...Kathy will put her foot down..C Vivian Stringer is entering her 50th year. You think Geno will do 50?
I agree odds are with Tara for breaking the Summit wins total first. More interesting to me is who holds the record after Geno and Tara have retired. Tara 67 and Geno 66. There is no way to know which hangs it up first given the variables of health, family situation, continued desire to coach in general or how important it is to retire as winningest coach.
Which ever has the record after both have retired will likely die with the record. No one in the top 20 behind them have a prayer of catching them. As WCBB gets more competitive it will be harder for younger coaches to challenge the record. This may be a forever record.
Those will never be topped, for sure, and most certainly another unique record is Cy Young's all time LOST record of 316! Yes his 511 wins will never be touched, but who would ever get a chance to lose 316 games. Of course the main one is total decisions (W/L) is out in the stars somewhere. BTW I'm looking at another 150 wins for Geno. Maybe more, but 5yrs.X 30 games=150. More?Yeah, right up there with DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak, Johnny Vander Meer's 2 no-hit games pitched back-to-back on consecutive starts, Cal Ripken Jr's streak of playing in 2,632 games consecutively over 17 years, 1982-1998. Don't forget Bill Russell's 11 NBA championships.
The most incredible--and indelible--of all of Cy Young's records is his number of complete games: 749.Those will never be topped, for sure, and most certainly another unique record is Cy Young's all time LOST record of 316! Yes his 511 wins will never be touched, but who would ever get a chance to lose 316 games. Of course the main one is total decisions (W/L) is out in the stars somewhere. BTW I'm looking at another 150 wins for Geno. Maybe more, but 5yrs.X 30 games=150. More?