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re: Who Was The One Coach Your Program Shouldn't Have Fired?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 3:44 pm to Gulf Coast Grinder
Posted on 8/21/15 at 3:44 pm to Gulf Coast Grinder
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Croom beat him in T-Town.... Repeat, Croom.
Saban lost to Croom too.
they had some of the roughest penalties ever handed down by the NCAA. Plus he was an Alabama guy. Just my opinion obviously but I thought he deserved a chance to see what he could do without the deck stacked against him.
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Posted on 8/21/15 at 3:47 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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but I thought he deserved a chance to see what he could do without the deck stacked against him.
I think he could've been decent. Certainly nowhere near the level Saban got Bama to, but Shula's teams were usually competitive while being significantly hamstrung. I don't think he was a bad head coach, just not quite good enough.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 3:59 pm to Draconian Sanctions
For Mizzou, I'm going to say Al Onofrio:
Yes, it's weird saying a coach with a losing record shouldn't have been fired, but:
1. followed the legendary Dan Devine so had tough shoes to follow in.
2. played brutal schedules and got big wins over Alabama, Ohio State, Joe Montana & ND, Southern Cal, and the Bugeaters (Nebraska)to name a few.
3. Could flat out recruit - Warren Powers followed him up and had great success with his players at first, but saw his program go downhill once he ran out of Al's players.
4. Tied to recruiting, but had great ties across the state of MO. It took until Gary Pinkel to finally rebuild the goodwill & recruiting in MO.
Who Mizzou probably should have held on to: Frank Broyles. Only here one year and left for Arky. Luckily, the guy Mizzou got after Broyles was Dan Devine, so it actually worked out well.
Yes, it's weird saying a coach with a losing record shouldn't have been fired, but:
1. followed the legendary Dan Devine so had tough shoes to follow in.
2. played brutal schedules and got big wins over Alabama, Ohio State, Joe Montana & ND, Southern Cal, and the Bugeaters (Nebraska)to name a few.
3. Could flat out recruit - Warren Powers followed him up and had great success with his players at first, but saw his program go downhill once he ran out of Al's players.
4. Tied to recruiting, but had great ties across the state of MO. It took until Gary Pinkel to finally rebuild the goodwill & recruiting in MO.
Who Mizzou probably should have held on to: Frank Broyles. Only here one year and left for Arky. Luckily, the guy Mizzou got after Broyles was Dan Devine, so it actually worked out well.
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