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Mount Rushmore of All-Time Worst SEC Coaches

Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:48 am
Posted by gamecockman12
Columbia, SC
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:48 am
1. Chad Morris - Arkansas



2. Derek Dooley - Tennessee



3. Sylvester Croom - Mississippi State




4. Curley Hallman - LSU



Honorable Mentions:
Brad Scott - South Carolina
John L Smith - Arkansas
Ears Whitworth - Alabama
Jeremy Pruitt - Tennessee
Posted by mckibaj
Member since Nov 2010
7729 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:49 am to
I feel like Bryan Harsin could be somewhere in there.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119475 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:50 am to
Joker phillips
Posted by WhiskeyRiverBlues
In my boat down on the river
Member since Aug 2023
2714 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:51 am to
Pruitt was worse than Dooley when you factor in the cheating part of it. Butch would rank up there as well if Dobbs never played QB for him.
Posted by SuperOcean
Member since Jun 2022
3296 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:52 am to
Croom lead MSU to a win over Bama... There are many worse than him
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
9839 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:58 am to
The fact that TWO Tennessee coaches from the 2010’s made the list ahead of Butch Jones is absolutely wild.
Posted by lsudave1
Baton Metairie
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:59 am to
Never forget Curley Hallman beat the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide on the road in 1993.

ETA: I should also like to add that Bama was undefeated and ranked #5
This post was edited on 10/20/23 at 3:32 pm
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
11131 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:59 am to
I’d put that jack leg from Penn State who coach Mississippi State for a couple years on the list before I put Croom. Croom actually beat Alabama.
Posted by Bama Bird
Member since Dec 2011
Member since Mar 2013
19087 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:02 am to
Watson Brown deserves a spot simply because of how long he was able to con ADs into hiring him. 20 years as an FBS coach and only managed two winning seasons.

Record at Vandy was 10-45

ETA: He also holds the NCAA record for most losses at 211; win percentage of .392
This post was edited on 10/20/23 at 10:09 am
Posted by skipjackbama
Member since Apr 2023
1502 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:07 am to
List is shite with out this Mike Sheila



Posted by ptclaus98
Member since Dec 2014
1203 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:15 am to
Butch Jones and Chad Morris are duking it out for no.1 and it's not really close for anyone else.
Posted by ukraine_rebel
North Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
2240 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:27 am to
I remember the bumper sticker, "Take back Curley, We'd rather have Moe!"
Posted by Quicksilver
Poker Room
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:29 am to
1. Chad Morris
2. Steve Sloan (Killed the Vaught era of Ole Miss football)
3. Joker Phillips
4. Curley Hallman

Honorable Mentions:
Ole Miss era Ed Orgeron - only doesn't make the list because of his LSU tenure. Worst gameday coaching I've ever seen.

Joe Moorhead - Overall record is above .500 which seems great at MSU but if Mullen coaches that 2019 team, they're probably 10-2 or 11-1. As is, they were 8-4. He was an "offensive genius" who couldn't do anything well offensively during his tenure at MSU.

Insert Vanderbilt coach - I'm excluding individuals here as I don't think losing at Vandy is a direct reflection of poor coaching but the records are what they are.

Ole Miss era Houston Nutt - Nutt did a great job in year 1 but it was clear he didn't really believe that Ole Miss could win and thought Ole Miss should be grateful if they got to a bowl game. Unfortunately he couldn't even do that without Ed O's studs, and in 2011, our offensive plays were literally being called in on giant cards that had the initials of the player who was supposed to get the ball on them and I'm not joking.

Derek Dooley - This hire never made any sense.

Sylvester Croom - Most stubborn HC of the new millennium. Lost a game 3-2 and still absolutely refused to make OC changes. Good recruiter and defenses were great though.
This post was edited on 10/20/23 at 10:31 am
Posted by Ezra Blu Boudroux
On the Broad
Member since Mar 2023
651 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:33 am to
No Ray Goff?
Posted by kczoutiger
Member since Jul 2016
770 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:40 am to
Since 2012:
Chad Morris
Jeremy Pruitt
Derek Dooley
Matt Luke

Bryan Harsin is close, but I blame Auburn fans more than Harsin on that one. Joe Moorhead in the same boat, but he at east won 8 that first year. Those both were more fanbase implosion hires from the get go.

Drinkwitz still needs to get a few more dubs this year to avoid this list, and things are pointing up.

I think Odom and Bert are on the same level of hires that didn't work out.

Butch Jones, Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain on the level of going up and crashing down

Derek Mason, I know its Vandy and right after James Franklin, but he is probably up there.

BONUS Mizzou All-Time, The dark ages of woody Widenhofer and Bob Stull from 85 to 93.
This post was edited on 10/20/23 at 10:46 am
Posted by Partha
Member since Jan 2022
6146 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:44 am to
Dan Mullen at Florida had 2 decent seasons with MacElwain's players so he doesn't deserve a full bust portrait, but probably should get a photo and brief write up at the entrance of this Mt Rushmore of garbage coaches.
Posted by Tejada
Member since Oct 2023
200 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:53 am to
Difficult for me to believe there are coaches worse than Mike Shula... but there are.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36731 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:11 am to
Croom doesnt belong if Harsin isnt there.
Posted by Jumpinjack
Member since Oct 2021
6485 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:16 am to
Dubose
Posted by RockyMtnTigerWDE
War Damn Eagle Dad!
Member since Oct 2010
105446 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:24 am to



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