▁all ▁over ▁the ▁nation . ▁John ▁McK ay , ▁the ▁legend ary ▁US C ▁coach , ▁had ▁these ▁words ▁to ▁say ▁about ▁Bry ant . ▁" He ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁coach , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁coach ". ▁Another ▁quote ▁about ▁Bry ant , ▁from ▁Bob ▁De van ey , ▁former ▁Neb r aska ▁Corn hus k ers ▁head ▁coach , ▁is ▁" He ▁was ▁simply ▁the ▁best ▁there ▁ever ▁was ." ▁Bry ant ' s ▁final ▁game ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁Alabama ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Liber ty ▁Bowl . ▁Bry ant ' s ▁ret irement ▁made ▁the ▁Liber ty ▁Bowl ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁covered ▁games ▁that ▁season ▁as ▁many ▁news ▁stations ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁sent ▁rep or ters ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁game . ▁Alabama ▁earned ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 1 5 ▁victory ▁over ▁Illinois . ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Alabama , ▁Bry ant ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 3 2 – 4 6 – 9 ▁record . ▁His ▁achiev ements ▁included ▁ 6 ▁national ▁champion ships , ▁ 1 3 ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁titles , ▁ 2 4 ▁bow l ▁appearances , ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁bow l ▁vict ories . ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 5 ▁seasons , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁consecutive ▁bow l ▁appearances . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Bry ant ▁had ▁recorded ▁an ▁NCAA ▁record ▁ 3 2 3   w ins . ▁ ▁Bry ant