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Mount Rushmore of All-Time Worst SEC Coaches
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:48 am
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
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 on 10/20/23 at 9:49 am to gamecockman12
I feel like Bryan Harsin could be somewhere in there.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:51 am to gamecockman12
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 on 10/20/23 at 9:52 am to gamecockman12
Croom lead MSU to a win over Bama... There are many worse than him
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:58 am to gamecockman12
The fact that TWO Tennessee coaches from the 2010’s made the list ahead of Butch Jones is absolutely wild.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 9:59 am to gamecockman12
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
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 on 10/20/23 at 9:59 am to gamecockman12
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 on 10/20/23 at 10:02 am to gamecockman12
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
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 on 10/20/23 at 10:07 am to gamecockman12
List is shite with out this Mike Sheila
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:15 am to gamecockman12
Butch Jones and Chad Morris are duking it out for no.1 and it's not really close for anyone else.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:27 am to gamecockman12
I remember the bumper sticker, "Take back Curley, We'd rather have Moe!"
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:29 am to gamecockman12
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.
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 on 10/20/23 at 10:40 am to gamecockman12
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.
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 on 10/20/23 at 10:44 am to gamecockman12
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 on 10/20/23 at 10:53 am to gamecockman12
Difficult for me to believe there are coaches worse than Mike Shula... but there are.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:11 am to gamecockman12
Croom doesnt belong if Harsin isnt there.
Posted on 10/20/23 at 11:24 am to gamecockman12
Would be on the Auburn Mt Rushmore
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