There should be rules in place against firing coaches so quickly.

by darthredskin on Jan 4, 2011 4:35 PM EST

Some coaches deserved to be fired (Rich Rod anyone?),but others like Larry Coker. For those who don't know who he is, he was the Head Coach at Miami during early to mid 2000's. He won a national title and was 60-15 during his 6 seasons. He was fired after a mediocre season. Now judging from how the "U" has fared since they've been...mediocre. That's one example I can think of off the top of my head. Anyways, before I ramble on my point is firing coaches because of one bad season or just because they (the A.D. ,G.M....ect.) just doesn't like you. That is what is wrong with football. Mainly in the college game now that it is more about the money and instant gratification. Schools that constantly hire and fire coaches like a bad habit not only look classless, they look pretty stupid as well. There should be rules in place to prevent schools from hiring a coach and then firing that same coach they hired within a certain time frame. We all love to win, but we all (most of us at least) love stability. That's my two cents.

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Rule #1

Never fire Gary Williams

by PaTerp on Jan 5, 2011 5:33 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Up here in Pa

I’m still answering questions why they fired the Fridge.

by PaTerp on Jan 5, 2011 5:39 AM EST up reply actions

Randy Edsall

is popular up here. Saving grace.

by PaTerp on Jan 5, 2011 5:45 AM EST up reply actions

SAME

I try to bring up the 2-10 season, but they still don’t get it.

by terp2k12 on Jan 5, 2011 11:44 AM EST up reply actions

+1

by darthredskin on Jan 5, 2011 7:27 AM EST up reply actions

You are RIGHT ON.....

with Larry Coker; that left me scratching my head as well, and it hasn’t gotten them anywhere. I didn’t think Shannon should have been fired this season either. I was actually also against Mike Shula being fired at Bama, as well as the Terry Bowden and Tommy Tuberville firings at Auburn, but at least those all seemed to work out. On top of all this, the coaches can be fired or voluntarily leave on their own, but student athletes are stuck. Fair? Maybe….maybe not.

"Integrity First, Service Before Self, Excellence In All We Do" - USAF Core Values

by sullyzz on Jan 5, 2011 2:01 PM EST reply actions

If you're going to have that rule

then the reverse needs to be true too!

Coaches should fulfill contracts, you shouldn’t have to worry about coaches using programs as stepping stones, or situations like Jim Harbaugh leaving Stanford early.

I like Turtles!

by RedTurtle on Jan 6, 2011 3:15 PM EST reply actions