The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS (1998-2002) and West Virginia (2003- 07), with a wins above expectation of 6.9. Ignoring previous stays along his coaching career, and compared to the rest of his Big Ten brethren in their NCAA performances at one of the league's 14 institutions, Beilein ranks third behind Izzo and Wisconsin's Bo Ryan with a 3.0 WAE in eight seasons at U-M; Izzo has a 16.4 WAE at MSU and Ryan a 4.1 with the Badgers. NCAA WINS ABOVE EXPECTATION FOR BIG TEN COACHES NCAA Seed Expect. Coach School Years Wins Wins WAE Tom Izzo Michigan State 1996-2015 46 29.6 16.4 Bo Ryan Wisconsin 2002-15 25 20.9 4.1 John Beilein Michigan 2008-15 10 7.0 3.0 Matt Painter Purdue 2006-15 8 7.4 0.6 John Groce Illinois 2013-15 1 0.9 0.1 Fran McCaffery Iowa 2011-15 1 1.5 -0.5 Thad Matta Ohio State 2005-15 18 18.6 -0.6 Tim Miles Nebraska 2013-15 0 0.6 -0.6 Mark Turgeon Maryland 2012-15 1 1.6 -0.6 Tom Crean Indiana 2009-15 4 5.5 -1.5 * Minnesota's Richard Pitino, Northwestern's Chris Collins, Penn State's Patrick Chambers and Rutgers' Eddie Jordan have not yet led their teams to the NCAA Tournament. Tom Brady Among ESPN's Greatest Athletes Celebrating its 20th anniversary April 2, ESPN.com ranked the top 20 athletes during its existence from 1995-2015, and there are three with University of Michigan ties — including former quarterback Tom Brady, who was ranked fourth overall. Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan ranked first, followed by current Cleveland Cavaliers standout LeBron James and golfer Tiger Woods. Pro tennis player Roger Federer was fifth. The starting quarterback for the Maize and Blue in 1998-99, Brady threw for 5,222 yards with 35 touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons, leading U-M to 10-3 and 10-2 records, and a Big Ten championship in 1998. ESPN.com writes: "6: The draft round in which the New England Patriots tapped former Michigan quarterback Tom Brady 15 years ago; 3: The times he has earned Super Bowl MVP honors; 13: The years separating Brady's first Super Bowl win — a 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Feb. 3, 2002 — and his