POLL: Which SEC Head Coach Is Likely to Lose His Job in 2010?
by kleph on Jun 10, 2010 8:00 AM CDT
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As the rest of college football disintegrates around us, we'll take a moment to look at the more intimate dramas that are likely to beset our humble little conference over the next six months or so.The SEC coaching carousel has been pretty quiet since 2008. That year three coaches - Tommy Tuberville, Sylvester Croom and Phil Fulmer - started the season with brand new contracts and ended it with a pink slip.
Last year seemed like it was going to be relatively tranquil with only Rich Brooks' retirement at Kentucky shaking up the HC ranks. Well, that was before the night the internets exploded. Needless to say, the boy blunder headed back west and Tennessee was left scrambling for a new HC.
So now it's 2010 and all is quiet among the SEC coaching ranks once again... too quiet if you ask me. As certain as the sun will rise 'ere come the morn, somebody's AD is going to have an insane December. But, like 2008, it doesn't seem like anyone in particular stands out as likely to take the fall.
The natives are restless in Baton Rouge but Les Miles brought them the crystal football just three seasons back. Mark Richt has been criticized for not getting the bulldogs over the hump but he's still one of the best coaches in Georgia's history. Many feel the game has passed Steve Spurrier by but he's still kept the gamecocks competitive against a tough league. Outside of that it's guys with less than two years on the job or those who have been winning.
So we ask you, our readers, which SEC head coach do you think is most likely to be gone by the end of the season?
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I think it looks like a Fire Free year
Sure the seat is hotter under Richt than ever before, but i think he’s still got at least one more year in Athens to make a turnaround,
I voted for Miles, but really, he’ll probably skip off to Michigan of his own volition when they get rid of RR, and frankly, i’d rather he stay in the league cause he’s fun to watch.
Everyone else is either too new to the job being year one or two, too good to fire or at a school where they don’t seem to have accepted there lot in life.
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by That Other Dave on Jun 10, 2010 9:38 AM CDT reply actions
I voted for Miles, but I agree with those sentiments.
The only other one I thought about was Spurrier. Not that he’ll get fired, but that he may finally have his fill and decide to retire to Augusta.
I would say Richt
because the UGA people I know are just tired of losing to UF. The general feeling among UGA fans is that Richt can only beat UF once every 7 or 8 tries. How do you think Bama fans would feel if they felt they could only beat UT once every 8 years?
Miles won a NC just 3 years ago. How can you fire him? I think LSU is stuck with Miles until at least the end of 2011 and if he somehow wins 10 games (which is very possible) they may never get free from him.
Michigan will not make the same mistake twice (getting an idiot for a coach.)
I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.
I don't know about Miles.
I think his seat is pretty warm. With the amount of talent he has there is no way they should playing as poorly and as inconsistent as they have been in the past couple of seasons.
Anyone for a two or three hand of coaches?
The possible loss of Georgia’s coach, LSU’s coach and possibly others keeps me wondering. There is an old joke which says that most of the moving on the highways are coaches changing locations. Don’t be surprised if several are gone by next year. Whoever they are let us keep a good thought for their families because it is no fun to have to pull up stakes and move. Roll Tide.
Mark Richt is NOT
I repeat NOT on a hot seat or getting fired; I believe it’s largely pundit’s who started this nonsense. The dude’s lowest win total is a whopping 8 games. With top 5’s and 10’s, good recruiting, SECCGs and no recruiting violations or outright criminals on the roster.
It would take a collapse of truly DuBosian proportions for the BoR to get on his ass.
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by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 10, 2010 1:47 PM CDT reply actions
It all depends
on the UF thing. Does UGA really care about beating UF? Maybe not. But, if they do, and they lose again this year, which they will, I think people are going to start having secert meetings. Tebow is gone, UF lost a lot of seniors. If Richt does not do it this year, he may not ever do it again.
The truth is Richt can’t beat Urban. He did once when UF was hurt and he had a great QB. But in most settings he can’t beat Urban.
If Richt stays what it really says is that UGA sees it self as the #2 team in the East. It says UGA is happy with 10-2 every year. That is fine, but they will never win a NC. I just think UGA really wants to win a NC. but, maybe not.
I hate the NCAA more than UT & AU combined. At least with UT & AU you got a fighting chance.
in fairness
if beating Urban is a prerequisite to job security, I don’t like most people’s chances to consistently get a vote of confidence.
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by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 10, 2010 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Thank goodness...
…CNS isn’t most people….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jun 10, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Really?
Did you really pull the “when UF was hurt” BS?? Tebow’s non-throwing shoulder was hurt. I repeat… NON THROWING SHOULDER. I don’t remember Tebow playing defense in that game. Correct me if I’m wrong.
I swear, you give Bama fans two good seasons and their head swells up the size of a beachball and they start talking down to every other program in the conference as if their shit didn’t stink for the better part of the last decade.
Riddle me this, Batman. Name me a coach that has consistently beat Urban (Saban’s 1-1, btw). Also, please name me a coach that would replace Richt and be better. I don’t want any preposterous names like Urban/Saban/Mack Brown. Yeah, they might have better luck against Florida, but they ain’t leaving their respective jobs. Please tell me who we should hire that would be willing to come to UGA after running off the best coach in the school’s history, that we could realistically hire, and that would be better than Richt. A career assistant that has never been a HC should not enter this equation since he is an unproven commodity.
Stuck in the Plains has it right. This “Richt on the hot-seat” non-sense is produced by a media that is trying to sell page views and magazines during the off-season. UGA fans don’t view Richt on the hot seat, nor do those that will make the decisions. Richt is going nowhere.
Look, I love the site over here and think it’s one of the better ones on SB Nation. I’ve commented on here in the past and found the discussion to be pretty good. I also generally have respect for the ’Bama fanbase.
But when I see comments like 5026’s above, it just reeks of “since we’re ‘Bama, we know what’s best for you and I’m going to make tons of assumptions about the UGA fanbase and what they’re satisfied with”. Look, we want to win. Yes, it sucks losing to Florida 80% of the time in my lifetime. But if you for a second believe that UGA is settling to be #2 in the East and not contending for NC’s, you are mistaken.
Maybe you didn’t get the memo, but Richt ran the weak-link of the team over the last two years out of Athens. Clearly he’s just as committed to winning as we are. And if the defense still suffers under the new DC, then Richt might be out of town. But to assume that as of right now he’s “on the hot seat” or “UGA fans are restless about Richt” is a ridiculous assumption at best.
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So...
…does that mean you disagree with his comment?
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jun 11, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Miles is totally fair game though
I think our friends in BR are expecting a not-great year, but another 7-8 win season, with the talent on hand, gives him his walking papers.
And, if they are 4-5, 4-5 going into the Alabama game; meet Interim Head Coach Chavez.
"Hush now, let it go now. I know it's time to go. Time to let this fall from my hands" VNV Nation, "From My Hands"
by Stuck in the Plains on Jun 10, 2010 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
This...
…is one tough poll. My vote went to Spurrier because I believe SC will have another mediocre season, he will believe (justifiably) that he cannot lead them to glory, what little fire he still has for the job will be reduced to a mere flicker, and he will leave.
However, I could see every one of these coaches back for 2011.
I could also see most of them gone. Maybe LSU will be willing to pay that large a buyout to get rid of their Lesser coach. Maybe Urban’s health will force him out of the game. Maybe Dan Mullen will get a better offer. Maybe Houston’s Nutt will finally crack. Maybe Petrino will bolt for (insert any other pro or college team name here). Maybe Chizik will relive the glory years…from ISU and, like Tuberville, “resign”. Maybe UGA wants to win their division. Maybe Bobby Johnson has finally had enough of his players being smart with him but losing game after game. Maybe Joker Phillips really just wants to dance. Maybe Derek Dooley will leave to take his dream job at USC once Lame Kitten gets fired for going 2-10 this season. So many possibilities….
"High standards come from passion within...." --Coach Nick Saban
by NiceLittleSaturday on Jun 10, 2010 3:06 PM CDT reply actions
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