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Are bad coaches getting a pass because of Saban?
Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:53 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:53 am
Coaches that normally would have been fired already (Gus, Bert, Butch) and coaches that shouldn't have been hired in the first place (Ed O) will all be head coaches in the SEC next year barring something unforeseen.
Are athletic departments finally giving in? These guys are just figureheads until Saban retires. There is no other logical reason they have jobs at SEC programs given their histories, save maybe Gus deserving one year with Stidham to right the ship.
No program wants to hire an up and comer only to shove him in front of the juggernaut that is Saban's Alabama machine. The rest of the SEC might as well find "placeholder coaches" as well.
Are athletic departments finally giving in? These guys are just figureheads until Saban retires. There is no other logical reason they have jobs at SEC programs given their histories, save maybe Gus deserving one year with Stidham to right the ship.
No program wants to hire an up and comer only to shove him in front of the juggernaut that is Saban's Alabama machine. The rest of the SEC might as well find "placeholder coaches" as well.
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Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:54 am to ScarletFire
Your posts sure are getting Stacked up...
Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:56 am to ScarletFire
Yep, we judge all of our coaches against Saban. That is the real reason Petrino was let go, he couldn't even keep the games close with Saban. 
Posted on 1/3/17 at 11:01 am to rockiee
It's not about being expected to produce like Saban, it's about the inability to produce with Saban on the schedule every year
Posted on 1/3/17 at 11:03 am to ScarletFire
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it's about the inability to produce with Saban on the schedule every year
The bama game counts as 5 losses?
Posted on 1/3/17 at 11:06 am to rockiee
No, but a (basically) gauranteed loss every year narrows the window for success considerably, plus the fact that this loss comes to the same program that also gets more talent than anyone else every year is problematic.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 11:23 am to ScarletFire
I don't know but 9 years ago this conference was stacked with a murderer's row of coaches. You look at the list now and it's underwhelming at best.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 12:24 pm to Goldrush25
The lack of head coaching talent in the conference is a big reason every other team in the SEC had at least four losses this year. Name the second-best head coach in the SEC. I'll hang up and listen.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 12:26 pm to roger79
Totally agree.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 12:28 pm to ScarletFire
I admit, the threads where bama fans feel the need to have everyone else suck their dicks is getting more disguised
Posted on 1/3/17 at 12:42 pm to ScarletFire
Some how Chizik, Malzahn and Miles won SEC championships with Saban at Alabama.
Why can't Smart, Mcelwain, Butch, or Ed do it once?
It is hard to measure up against an all time great.
Why can't Smart, Mcelwain, Butch, or Ed do it once?
It is hard to measure up against an all time great.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 12:49 pm to ScarletFire
Are you sure they would have normally been fired? I think it's the other way around. Saban makes it MORE likely for a guy to get fired b/c everyone gets so jealous of Bama's success.
There is no way in hell Les Miles would have ever been fired 20 years ago.
There is no way in hell Les Miles would have ever been fired 20 years ago.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 12:58 pm to makersmark1
Smart maybe, Mac doesn't recruit well enough. Lol at the last two clowns.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 1:12 pm to ScarletFire
Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:13 pm to ScarletFire
These bad coaches will destroy the SEC. It's already happening. Saban coming in and dominating caused some teams to panic and make a bad hire, now many teams are stuck with their bad hires and it's starting to bring the conference down.
Posted on 1/4/17 at 5:25 am to Dr RC
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There is no way in hell Les Miles would have ever been fired 20 years ago.
His playbook was pretty fresh 20 years ago.
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