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What is the Most Mismanaged Football Program in the SEC?

Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:49 am
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
19311 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:49 am
Over the last five or so years, what football program has been the most incompetent, poorly run program in the SEC? Who managed to do the least with the most? Who had the worst ROI?

There are several in the discussion; Auburn, Florida, Arkansas and Texas A&M all have strong cases.

Mississippi State is off the table due to the circumstances.

So, who does the rant think is the biggest trainwreck in the SEC?
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
23861 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:51 am to
Auburn
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
58261 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:52 am to
quote:

Auburn
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20295 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:53 am to
The answer has to be Auburn, right?
Posted by TRUERockyTop
Appalachia
Member since Sep 2011
16785 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:54 am to
Auburn has managed to take Tennessee's previously long held position
Posted by Granola
Member since Jan 2024
1878 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:55 am to
Auburn is a dumpster fire
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1759 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:56 am to
If the measure is potential v results, then Auburn in a landslide.
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21574 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:57 am to
quote:

If the measure is potential v results, then Auburn in a landslide

Yet, these are the low expectation years where AU likely wins the conference somehow.
Posted by Dirty 6th
Member since Sep 2023
394 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:59 am to
Just a few short years ago it would have been Texas by a wide margin.
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
20817 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 10:59 am to
TAMU given the money spent on NIL and buyouts has to be the worst ROI.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1759 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:01 am to
quote:

Yet, these are the low expectation years where AU likely wins the conference somehow.


Bruh...you're blowing up our spot.
Posted by TheDeathValley
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2010
19898 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:01 am to
My vote is Florida.

Spurrier absolutely dominated CFB for a decade, and did it against some really great FSU and Miami teams. Then they stumbled with Zook, but immedtiley course corrected with Urban Meyer who dominated for another 5-6 stretch. Then CUM had "medical issues" and they hired:

Will Muschamp 28-21
Jim McElwain 22-12
Dan Mullen 34-15
Billy Napier 19-19

Will went
7-6
11-2
4-8
6-5

Jim went
10-4
9-4
3-4

Dan went
10-3
11-2
8-4
5-6

Billy is
6-7
5-7
8-5

Every single coach somehow found early success in year 1-2 before completely falling apart with the exception of Napier, who hasn't done anything yet. Well, he did beat Tulane without their QB in the Gasparilla Bowl...
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
26522 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:02 am to
Auburn
Arky
Florida

Georgia(jist kidding)
This post was edited on 8/5/25 at 11:02 am
Posted by SL Xpress
Member since Mar 2023
368 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:04 am to
quote:

Just a few short years ago it would have been Texas by a wide margin.


Pre SEC though.

Everyone keeps saying Auburn. Compare the investment in football at A&M versus the investment in football at Auburn. I'm not saying it's nothing at Auburn. But Jimbo Fisher alone dwarfs anything other underachieving college football programs have done. Then you add the $500 million stadium upgrade. The overall football facilities upgrade. The investment in the best recruiting class of all time. And then the results from all of it.

How can the answer in the last 5 years be anything but A&M? I'm a Texas fan, so I'm biased, but show me where I'm wrong?
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21574 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:05 am to
quote:

Bruh...you're blowing up our spot



Okay, total train wreck. Zero chance to win a conference game.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
26522 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:05 am to
Napier needs to show success his year, he had to recover from the mess Mullen left with a constantly top 3 schedule
Posted by Che Boludo
Member since May 2009
21574 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:06 am to
quote:

My vote is Florida.

This was my initial thought as well.
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1759 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:07 am to
Muuuuuch better. Thank you.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
26522 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:09 am to
We do struggle with getting 11 men on the field too often
This post was edited on 8/5/25 at 11:44 am
Posted by Granola
Member since Jan 2024
1878 posts
Posted on 8/5/25 at 11:12 am to
Florida seems to be an average program without Spurrier or Urban coaching. It is amazing considering the talent near that campus
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