"Yeah, I'm happy we got a ninth, I'm never going to apologize for winning a league championship, " Kansas coach Bill Self said.
"I feel we are back in the championship now, " the coach told BBC Scotland.
"I've said that I feel Melo's going to win a championship someday, " Denver coach George Karl said earlier this season.
Meanwhile, Vicente del Bosque -- whose Spain side became the first team to successfully defend the European Championship -- was named Coach of the Year.
"Ahmad Bradshaw has been an incredible part of two world championship teams here, " said coach Tom Coughlin.
Georgetown's John Thompson III has a shot at joining his father as coach of a national championship team.
As soon he won his first national championship last season, the Kentucky coach announced he had already set his sights on a new goal.
The former Falcons academy player, 25, has been a key figure for the Championship side and the new Falcons coach Tait is delighted with his return to the North East.
Kearney was the first African-American coach to win an NCAA national team championship in Division I track and field, and she was the first African-American to serve as a head coach at Texas.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was Grand Valley's coach during the 2003 national championship season.
Congratulations to Coach Brian -- three winning seasons in a row, 2010 Coach of the Year, championship ring.
But Rikki Clarke kept his nerve to earn the Bears, Division Two winners in the County Championship last year, another success for coach Ashley Giles.
Tortorella was then hired by the Lightning and he was their coach for seven seasons, going 239-222-36-38 and earning the Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year in the championship season.
Germany coach Joachim Low's lone championship was in the Austrian league, Portugal's Paulo Bento has never won a league title of any sort, while Cesare Prandelli, Italy's coach, has landed one Serie B title.
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If we can flash back to that time: Those Jets were coming off an AFC Championship run in the inaugural campaign of head coach Rex Ryan, and the surprise contender, long New York doormats, had a raffish charm.
As he, his assistant coaches and his players ambled on to the team plane after their victory in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday night, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin beheld a sight that promised a raucous and rowdy flight home.
The Dutch coach failed to keep Southampton in the Championship last season after taking over from Jan Poortvliet in January.
There's a quiet swagger in Green Bay, revealed in stories like head coach Mike McCarthy fitting his players for championship rings before meeting the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV.
Chovanec became the first Czech coach to lead his side to the European Championship finals without dropping a single qualifying point.
Those incentives are often for winning a conference regular season or tournament championship, maintaining a certain graduation rate or even earning Coach of the Year honors.
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On Monday night this week, the University of Alabama, led by coach Nick Saban, defeated Notre Dame in the championship bowl game in an utter blowout.
His performances in the championship so far have come under increased scrutiny, with even coach Warren Gatland publically criticising his performance after the last-gasp win over Scotland in the second game.
Now, in the Super Bowl, the Packers showed just what a championship team is made of and that you deserved those rings Coach McCarthy had you fitted on the night before.
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Several cases of H1N1 flu have been reported among sportsmen in France and two rugby championship games were postponed in August after six players and a coach were diagnosed with the virus.
Louisville receives a bye into Thursday's quarterfinals at the Big East tournament, where coach Rick Pitino's team will defend its 2012 championship.
"I think Spain are playing the best football overall but Germany are perhaps the best team at this championship, " continued Van Marwijk, who took over as Netherlands coach in 2008 and has now led the side on a 14-match winning streak.
Hall of Fame coach John Thompson, who led Georgetown to the 1984 national championship, is doing analysis on radio.
His last appearance came as he finished eighth at the Players Championship and the 33-year-old has been practicing hard with coach Hank Haney.
And I know shortly after the 2008 season ended, Coach hung a picture of the Florida Gators winning the national championship in the locker room -- not too subtle what he was saying.
Celtic coach Neil Lennon said this week that his side's recent championship successes make them better equipped to triumph in this season's SPL title race.
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