This is an interesting read from the Wall Street Journal: LINK. It shows the win/loss records at seven major college programs for the three years following an abrupt coaching departure like the kind UT just experienced. Most of the programs suffered through a disasterous stretch.

SCHOOL --- COACH (YEARS) --- NEXT 3 SEASONS
California --- Steve Mariucci (1996) --- 8-25 (.242)*
Kentucky --- Guy Morriss (2001-02) --- 9-25 (.265)
Oklahoma --- Howard Schnellenberger (1995) --- 12-22 (.353)
Washington St. --- Dennis Erickson (1987-88) --- 13-20 (.394)
Minnesota --- Lou Holtz (1984-85) --- 14-18-2 (.441)
Alabama --- Dennis Franchione (2001-02) --- 20-17 (.541)
Texas Tech --- David McWilliams (1986) --- 20-13-1 (.603)

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Posted by CapstoneGrad06

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Posted on 1/14/10 at 8:19 pm to The King

They won't be great, that's for sure. Even with Kiffin staying, they were still in a major rebuilding mode, with holes all over the depth chart. It will be worse now, with recruiting likely in the tank for 2010.

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Posted by The King

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Posted on 1/14/10 at 8:41 pm to CapstoneGrad06

Based on those numbers, going .500 over the next three may be the expectation.