As a pure Xs and Os guy, Weber might have been the best of all of them. He was just woefully deficient in other areas.
I worried about BW from the outset, even with the talented teams he had, for just this reason. I recall in my early 30s in the late '90s watching the annual Michigan-Ohio State football game. Lloyd Carr v. John Cooper. Most years OSU had the better team and yet Cooper couldn't prevail. I recall seeing sideline cuts during the games to Carr and Cooper. Even when Michigan was trialing (and playing in Columbus) Carr looked steely, determined and confident. Coop, even two TDs ahead, looked like a dog caught in the midst of evacuating his bowels. I thought to myself at the time that those snapshots communicated a great deal to the players on the field, and spoke volumes about the intangible qualities that made Carr the better all-around coach.
Thought the same of BW. Brilliant strategist but didn't have the alpha court presence or recruiting chops to lead our program. Looked as if he were continually fearful of the ceiling collapsing. "Demetri, no!!" is what embodies that most to me. Well, that and the "fist" NC pregame talk. And the squeaky, imploring voice.
Anyway, one of many, many reasons why I make nightly sacrifices on my BU altar is that he communicates confidence, assertiveness, toughness, and resilience. Lon and Bill did, too, in a manner different from BU. BW just didn't.
Neither, frankly, did Lou as I recall him, but he possessed it to an extent and had the recruiting chops (with Jimmy) and the strategic acumen to overcome any deficiencies. And he never, as I recall, seemed fearful in the way that BW regularly did.
Memory is, of course, deceiving, especially my 35-year-old memories of Lou. But that's my take on the matter.