Roderick “Rocky” Long Jr. is the winningest coach of San Diego State’s Division I era. He took a team that could never win games against Power 5 opponents and has turned it into a program that has won 4 of its last 5 against the Pac-12. He has also done the seemingly impossible -- winning on The Blue not once, but twice.
Now, I understand that none of those things above are reasons for you, a loyal Boise State Broncos fan, to like the man. Quite the opposite, in fact! Yet if you take off your blue-tinted shades for a moment, I would like to make the case that Long is not only the best coach in the Mountain West Conference, he is the most likable one as well.