Very few SEC coaches have been fired/“resigned” without a .500 or less season

I sincerely hope Gus gets the chance to go home to Mama because I doubt he gets fired this year. Maybe not even next year.

Consider the following list with coaches to be fired or “resigned” and their worst season’s record:

Houston Nutt - Ole Miss - 2-10
Will Muschamp - Florida - 4-8 (6-5 his last season)
Tommy Tuberville - Auburn - 5-7
Gene Chizik - Auburn - 3-9
Mike Shula - Alabama - 4-9 (6-6 his last season)
Sylvester Croom - Miss St - 3-9 (4-8 his last season)
Derek Dooley - Tennessee - 4-8
Phillip Fulmer - Tennessee - 5-7
Joker Phillips - Kentucky - 2-10
Ed Orgeron - Ole Miss - 3-9

*Butch Jones - Tennessee - most likely sub.500

Outliers:

Rob Zook - Florida - 7-4
Mark Richt - Georgia - 6-7 (9-3 his last season)
Les Miles - LSU - 2-2 (fired midseason)

Should be noted that the Rob Zook firing was heavily criticized but obviously forgiven after Urban Meyer’s run. Mark Richt also had an extensive career at Georgia before wearing out his welcome as their coach.

Point is - I don’t think you should expect Gus to be fired this season. Maybe even next. It’s very uncommon for SEC head coaches to be fired without having a losing season. We should roll over Arkansas, and I think we lose to A&M. Though Gus is good at beating mid-tier teams. We most likely finish the regular season 8-4, 7-5 at the worst.

Next season could be a challenge for him to avoid the moribund season with Washington, @Georgia, and @Alabama on the schedule. If Tennessee gets revitalized, that could be a tough game. Slip up against LSU, and maybe the season tanks enough to warrant firing him.

But there’s little precedent set for coaches being fired with 8-win seasons no matter how frustrating they are.