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What's the worse move your athletic department has ever made?
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:56 pm
For Mississippi State, it may very well turn out to be the hiring of Rick Ray as basketball coach. The No. 3 assistant on a mediocre Clemson team should have never been considered for a $1 MM/year job. He has absolutely killed what was becoming a decent basketball program for SEC standards (6 NCAA T in 10 years is decent).
But is that the worse move in MSU history? How about firing Allyn McKeen.
From 1939 to 1948, he coached at Mississippi State, where he compiled a 65–19–3 record. In 1940, he was named the SEC Coach of the Year after leading Mississippi State to its only undefeated season in school history. The following year, his squad captured the first and only Southeastern Conference championship in program history. He retired from coaching in 1948 after being fired by Mississippi State's athletic director, Dudy Noble.His .747 coaching record at Mississippi State rivals some of the winningest coaches in the SEC
We also let Darrell K. Royal leave, who won multiple national titles at Texas and had the stadium named after him.
We suck.
But is that the worse move in MSU history? How about firing Allyn McKeen.
From 1939 to 1948, he coached at Mississippi State, where he compiled a 65–19–3 record. In 1940, he was named the SEC Coach of the Year after leading Mississippi State to its only undefeated season in school history. The following year, his squad captured the first and only Southeastern Conference championship in program history. He retired from coaching in 1948 after being fired by Mississippi State's athletic director, Dudy Noble.His .747 coaching record at Mississippi State rivals some of the winningest coaches in the SEC
We also let Darrell K. Royal leave, who won multiple national titles at Texas and had the stadium named after him.
We suck.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 3:01 pm
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Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:57 pm to anc
Inb4 Miles, Alleva, Steele, or Chavis
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:57 pm to anc
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:57 pm to anc
Hiring Curley Hallman
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:58 pm to anc
Fran instead of urban
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:58 pm to anc
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We also fired Darrell K. Royal, who won multiple national titles at Texas and had the stadium named after him.
No we didn't. He left.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:58 pm to anc
fricking Fran. Especially when you factor in we were interviewing Urban Meyer at the time too.
ETA: WCA too fast on the draw.
ETA: WCA too fast on the draw.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:59 pm to anc
quote:Who is this paragraph about though? Royal?
From 1939 to 1948, he coached at Mississippi State, where he compiled a 65–19–3 record. In 1940, he was named the SEC Coach of the Year after leading Mississippi State to its only undefeated season in school history. The following year, his squad captured the first and only Southeastern Conference championship in program history. He retired from coaching in 1948 after being fired by Mississippi State's athletic director, Dudy Noble.His .747 coaching record at Mississippi State rivals some of the winningest coaches in the SEC
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:59 pm to anc
Mike Archer over Steve Spurrier or Mike Shanahan.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 2:59 pm to anc
Mike Price
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:01 pm to anc
This is the first thing you have ever posted that isn't entirely fabricated.
New year, new anc.
New year, new anc.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:01 pm to anc
Our coaches apparently couldn't win the dance off for Evans commitment at the family birthday party.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:01 pm to anc
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What's the worse move your athletic department has ever made?
Given Fran that extension.
Hiring him wasn't a bad move, it was universally well regarded at the time. The fact that we gave him an extension for jack really hurt us.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:04 pm to anc
passing on this guy
and this guy
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:04 pm to anc
Hard to pinpoint just one mistake in a long history of mismanagement, but I'll say allowing Jan Kemp to tutor football players. Hindsight is 20/20.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:05 pm to anc
Stan Heath and John Pelphrey!
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:05 pm to anc
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What's the worse move your athletic department has ever made?
*worst
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:06 pm to anc
Hiring Quinn Snyder.
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:06 pm to anc
To be fair, the three coaches prior to McKeen had records of 20-10, 15-8, and 29-12. He got canned after going 4-4 in '48, which was our worst season since at least the 1930's.
And Darrell Royal resigned and took another job.
Allyn McKeen.
And Darrell Royal resigned and took another job.
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Who is this paragraph about though? Royal?
Allyn McKeen.
This post was edited on 1/15/15 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 1/15/15 at 3:07 pm to anc
Dennis Franchione.
His initial hiring, I'm ok with.
No one could've predicted his shocking ineptitude.
But the contract extension he was given?
Arguably the worst move in Texas A&M AD history.
His initial hiring, I'm ok with.
No one could've predicted his shocking ineptitude.
But the contract extension he was given?
Arguably the worst move in Texas A&M AD history.
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