re: Could a major college football coach survive Bear Bryant's 1969 and 1970?

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BHMKyle

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es, I think even someone with Bear Bryant's pedigree would be politely asked to step down if this were to occur in this day and age.

Heck, look at Les Miles.

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Bryant had won 3 NCs and 3 SEC titles followed by an unblemished and uncrowned season. The 4 seasons that immediately followed, to which you are referring, were 8-2-1, 8-3, 6-5, 6-5-1. That's obviously not good, but no one is going to fire that coach. It was not like the last NC was 10 or 15 years prior. Only highly unusual circumstances would dictate a firing. There was definitely mumbling and complaining but no thought of firing, nor IMO, would there be today.