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How long would you keep a championship coach if the program started to stink?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:42 am
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:42 am
Basically, how many years would you give a National Championship coach to get his act together before you would fire him?
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Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:43 am to HogFanfromHTown
5 years
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:45 am to HogFanfromHTown
Suppose it depends on his ability to keep the pipeline full with quarterbacks over 6'0. Another factor would be the ability to keep star runningbacks on the team
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:45 am to HogFanfromHTown
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Basically, how many years would you give a National Championship coach to get his act together before you would fire him?
2 losing seasons and you're out at Tennessee, apparently. We should really be a cautionary tale for the rest of the SEC.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:46 am to HogFanfromHTown
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National Championship coach
Define this please. Is this someone who has already won one? Or is perceived to have the potential to do so?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:46 am to ArCoRazorback
What does stink mean?
If we went 7-5, 6-6, 7-5 then year 4 would be make or break.
If we went 10-2, 8-4, 9-3 then Saban would stick around as long as he wanted and there would be grumbling.
If we went 7-5, 6-6, 7-5 then year 4 would be make or break.
If we went 10-2, 8-4, 9-3 then Saban would stick around as long as he wanted and there would be grumbling.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:47 am to SummerOfGeorge
Not long for auburn
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:48 am to HogFanfromHTown
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:49 am to HogFanfromHTown
Think you need to define sink. Is it relative to the previous coach? Is it relative to that coaches previous performance? Or is it just going down to 10 or 11 wins a year with no NC?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:49 am to HogFanfromHTown
2 years 
then continue to pay them for an additional 3 years after firing
then continue to pay them for an additional 3 years after firing
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:51 am to HogFanfromHTown
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Basically, how many years would you give a National Championship coach to get his act together before you would fire him?
subtle troll
Posted on 8/12/16 at 11:52 am to HogFanfromHTown
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how many years would you give a National Championship coach to get his act together before you would fire him
There's simply no way to answer that. It depends on SO many variables.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:03 pm to HogFanfromHTown
3-5 depending on several factors
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:08 pm to HogFanfromHTown
UK had Tubby for 9 more year, Auburn kept Chiz for what 2?
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:10 pm to lsufball19
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subtle troll
Nah, r-Kansas fans really don't know the answer to this. They've never had a national championship, or a championship caliber coach. So they need to know what to do just in case they ever find themselves in this position.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:13 pm to HogFanfromHTown
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HogFanfromHTown
How long would you keep a championship coach if the program started to stink? by HogFanfromHTown
Basically, how many years would you give a National Championship coach to get his act together before you would fire him?
Since y'all haven't had to worry about this problem since the mid-60s, I guess I can educate you on this point.
In our case, our coach has coached 8 seasons after our last NC.
But, in that 8-year stretch, he has won 78 games, gone to 8 bowls (winning 4), won an SEC title, played in another NC game, had 7 top 10 recruiting classes, 4 top recruiting classes, and has won 10 or more games in 5 of the last 6 years.
And in that 8 year stretch, he has had the luxury of one pro-style passing QB.
So, I think we'll keep him thank you....
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:17 pm to HogFanfromHTown
Impossible. Would have to keep them when the University would be named after them. Example if Mullen won us a championship: "Dan Mullen's University: Mississippi State Campus".
Or would it be Starkville campus? Doesn't matter. The renaming part seems more plausible then winning a championship at this point.
Or would it be Starkville campus? Doesn't matter. The renaming part seems more plausible then winning a championship at this point.
This post was edited on 8/12/16 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:21 pm to HogFanfromHTown
It's kind of cute that you have to ask other fan bases this question
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:23 pm to HogFanfromHTown
Depends on how you define "sinking".
For example, LSU almost fired its chamionship winning coach for winning 10, 10, 8, and 9 (with a game cancelled) games in the years following his last chamionship. Despite expectations from LSU fans, that's an objectively good 4 year stretch for just about every program. But many Tiger fans consider that to be "sinking".
Take another team at random...oh let's say Arkansas. Their last chamionship year was 1989. So to compare fairly in the "modern" CFB era, let's take the last time they had a shot at winning a title--2011. theyve won 4, 3, 7, and 8 games, respectively.
By most objective standards, that is below-average. But to listen to Arkansas fans, they'll tell you that they're on the cusp of being a force in the SEC.
tl; dr. It is all relative to expectations.
For example, LSU almost fired its chamionship winning coach for winning 10, 10, 8, and 9 (with a game cancelled) games in the years following his last chamionship. Despite expectations from LSU fans, that's an objectively good 4 year stretch for just about every program. But many Tiger fans consider that to be "sinking".
Take another team at random...oh let's say Arkansas. Their last chamionship year was 1989. So to compare fairly in the "modern" CFB era, let's take the last time they had a shot at winning a title--2011. theyve won 4, 3, 7, and 8 games, respectively.
By most objective standards, that is below-average. But to listen to Arkansas fans, they'll tell you that they're on the cusp of being a force in the SEC.
tl; dr. It is all relative to expectations.
Posted on 8/12/16 at 12:25 pm to HogFanfromHTown
I'd say 4 years unless there was a drastic fall off in year 2 or 3, like 3-9 bad ala Chiz
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