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re: Who Was The One Coach Your Program Shouldn't Have Fired?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:01 pm to Tridentds
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:01 pm to Tridentds
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Jackie Sherrill gets my vote. Yes, he resigned but it was forced. Therefore I say he was effectively fired.
The NCAA was never going to let us live in peace as long as Jackie was HC. He rather graciously agreed to step aside in order to help us get past that issue. It had to be done.
If we're including coerced resignations, I'd have to go with Emory Bellard (who resigned in mid-season when the president refused to promise that he would be brought back for the next year). Emory's wishbone offense was outdated, but he might have adapted if given time. After raising our expectations, he was punished for not meeting them. Tom Wilson was a disaster, and a lot of our NCAA problems stemmed from his tenure.
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Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:10 pm to twk
quote:Emory had some success with the wishbone when he got to State as long as he had the right players to run it. John Bond was the perfect QB to run it. Impeccable timing on the pitch when he didn't keep it. OL is obviously important. His problem was he stuck with it even when he didn't have the players to run it.
Emory's wishbone offense was outdated, but he might have adapted if given time.
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