Gus loves some Gus, too. I think any coach who reaches the apex of his industry (or subcategory thereof) HAS to have that sort of ego/confidence.
The ones who end up being great can see past their own bubble, though. I hate to use some of these, but...
Bryant. Realized that his way of doing things was stuck in the mud. Brought in the wishbone and built his legacy. He doesn't do that? I doubt anybody remembers him today. He was also willing to connect with other coaches, learn what they did and then cheat like a motherfucker to take those ideas.
Saban. He constantly adapts his strategies based on personnel and trends. Beat his ass with the read option? He's going to bitch about it while assembling the talent it takes to run it. See also connect, learn, cheat, take.
Dye. Wishbone. Then the power I. Then a split back set. He adapted year after year. The offense with Randy Campbell bore no resemblance to the one Jeff Burger ran.
Tuberville. What have we got? Let's use that. He was headed hurry up/no huddle before anybody else he just backed the wrong horse in Tony "Schlub" Franklin. In retrospect that was the right move, he just chose the wrong messenger.
Gus? Let's do the same thing we did in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016...
Chiz. I have a plan. We will follow the plan. It involves discipline and lining up those helmets. If we lose, we will lose in a disciplined manner. Period.