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Bret Bielema threw the gauntlet today, boasting of his superior record as a Big Ten coach compared to Nick Saban. But is that such an impressive feat? Here is the list of men with a higher winning percentage as a B1G coach than Alabama's so-called "genius."
| Vic Koenning | Illinois | 1.000 |
| Urban Meyer | Ohio State | 1.000 |
| Biggie Munn | Michigan State | .900 |
| William Ward | Michigan | .900 |
| Carroll Widdoes | Ohio State | .889 |
| Fielding Yost | Michigan | .888 |
| Gustave Ferbert | Michigan | .875 |
| Phil King | Wisconsin | .851 |
| Charles Hutchins | Wisconsin | .850 |
| Jim Tressel | Ohio State | .828 |
| A.E. Hernstein | Purdue | .813 |
| Edgar Holt | Illinois | .804 |
| Walter McCornack | Northwestern | .800 |
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | .796 |
| Henry Williams | Minnesota | .786 |
| Alvin Culver | Northwestern | .778 |
| Fritz Crisler | Minnesota, Michigan | .769 |
| Woody Hayes | Ohio State | .761 |
| Earle Bruce | Ohio State | .755 |
| Lloyd Carr | Michigan | .753 |
| Charles Best | Purdue | .750 |
| John Chalmers | Iowa | .750 |
| Noble Kizer | Purdue | .750 |
| Biff Lea | Michigan | .750 |
| George Little | Michigan, Wisconsin | .750 |
| Bret Bielema | Wisconsin | .739 |
| J.R. Richards | Wisconsin | .738 |
| Brady Hoke | Michigan | .731 |
| Oliver Cutts | Purdue | .722 |
| Bernie Bierman | Minnesota | .716 |
| John Cooper | Ohio State | .715 |
| Arthur Hall | Illinois | .713 |
| Alden Knipe | Iowa | .712 |
| Howard Jones | Iowa | .708 |
| Francis Schmidt | Ohio State | .705 |
| Bo Pelini | Nebraska | .704 |
| Joe Paterno | Penn State | .701 |
| Amos Alonzo Stagg | Chicago | .695 |
| Sam Willaman | Ohio State | .695 |
| John Wilce | Ohio State | .688 |
| Paul Brown | Ohio State | .685 |
| W.H. Bannard | Northwestern | .679 |
| William Juneau | Wisconsin | .679 |
| Ivy Williamson | Wisconsin | .672 |
| Jack Mollenkopf | Purdue | .670 |
| Alexander Jerrems | Minnesota | .667 |
| Bill O'Brien | Penn State | .667 |
| Fred Smith | Illinois | .667 |
| Jim Young | Purdue | .664 |
| Tom Barry | Wisconsin | .656 |
| Forest Evashevski | Iowa | .651 |
| Bennie Oosterbaan | Michigan | .650 |
| John Mackovic | Illinois | .649 |
| Mark Dantonio | Michigan State | .646 |
| S.M. Hammond | Purdue | .643 |
| Andy Smith | Purdue | .643 |
| Paul Withington | Wisconsin | .643 |
| Arthur Curtis | Wisconsin | .639 |
| John Harrison | Minnesota | .636 |
| William Leary | Minnesota | .636 |
| Harry Kipke | Michigan | .632 |
| Jesse Van Doozer | Northwestern | .625 |
| Charles Hollister | Northwestern | .617 |
| Hayden Fry | Iowa | .613 |
| Robert Zuppke | Illinois | .612 |
| Bill Church | Purdue | .611 |
| Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State | .609 |
| Barry Alvarez | Wisconsin | .607 |
| James Phelan | Purdue | .605 |
| Clarence Spears | Minnesota, Wisconsin | .604 |
| Tad Wieman | Michigan | .594 |
| William Spaulding | Minnesota | .591 |
| Dennis Stolz | Michigan State | .591 |
ROLL DAMN FOREST EVASHEVSKI.