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Cotton2226
Mayor
He always reminded me of the kid everyone picked on in class. Being the sibling of a great coach, doesn't mean anything Swimmer. As u know.....
NightSwimmer
Senator
His tenure at Tennessee reminds me of Mike Shula at Bama. Neither of them really had much of a chance to succeed. Both were placeholder coaches when they were hired.
Cotton2226
Mayor
good point... thought Mike could have possibily made it, but not DD!
NightSwimmer
Senator
So, Gene Chizik was officially fired today. That leaves the SEC with openings at Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas and Kentucky. Wonder if any others will come open in the shuffle?
Cotton2226
Mayor
in the SEC, that will be it... Southern Mississippi may fire their coach...last year under...(can't think of his name) they were 12-2. This year 0-12!
NightSwimmer
Senator
I never understood why they got rid of Jeff Bower.
Cotton2226
Mayor
Someone told me that he was "hitting the bottle" hard Swimmer... was it his daughter that was killed in a car wreck... not sure i wouldn't do the same thing if something happened to my son. tough deal..and he was a good coach.
Cotton2226
Mayor
Larry Fedora was the coach that went 12-2...now at North Carolina...
Bowers had 14 straight winning seasons... hard to figure.
Bowers had 14 straight winning seasons... hard to figure.
NightSwimmer
Senator
I looked up the old reports and it appears that Jeff resigned of his own accord. It was a long and successful career. There are now rumors that Mizzou's Coach Pinkel might resign. That would make for 5 new HC's in the SEC next year.
Ellis Johnson has an impressive record as a defensive coach, but that doesn't always imply success as a Head Coach. Besides, offense is more important that defense in the lower tier FBS conferences. They have more of a tendency to play shootout football.
Cotton2226
Mayor
there is a petition on facebook to bring Jeff back... don't see that happening.
LeRoy_Was_Here
Senator
Add to the list of fired coaches: The University of Colorado fired Jon Embree after two seasons, and this year's dismal 1-11 record. They would have gone winless if not for an improbable comeback and one-point win at Washington State. Most people thought CU would give Embree one more year to turn things around, but they just looked AWFUL this season.
NightSwimmer
Senator
Mark Stoops will leave his DC job at FSU to take over the HC job at Kentucky.
Cotton2226
Mayor
Stoops is a good hire..but, the job that would be number one on my list would be Tennessee. They have some talent there...and, not mention, plenty of money!
NightSwimmer
Senator
True enough... But I get the sense there's some poison in the well up there in Knoxville.
NightSwimmer
Senator
If Auburn hires anyone besides Fisher or Petrino then the fan-base will be disappointed. I can't think of anyone else with the gravitas to make a splash at a press conference.
Cotton2226
Mayor
good point... never did understand why Kiffin left so quick.
NightSwimmer
Senator
There seems to be a lot of outside interference with the program. That was a problem at Bama after Bear retired.
Cotton2226
Mayor
that was what happened when Coach Cut was fired... Dickie Scruggs got him fired... now, Dickie is in jail. Breaks my heart.
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