co-worker, who happened to be a LSU fan, regarding Beamer's legacy and where we thought he ranked among the great HCs. He posed the following question, which I pose to you:

How much of that success was against "quality opponents?"

He wasn't trying to insult Beamer because he thought he was still a great coach. However, he believed that Beamer struggled more in marquee games, particularly OOC games, than a HC with that many wins probably should. We also talked about Beamer's record in marquee games and whether that changed our perception of his win total if a larger chunk of his wins were against either inferior opponents or quality opponents going through a down cycle than the other coaches on the list.