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Which SEC School Put Together The Worst String Of Football Hires?
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:33 am
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:33 am
At first I thought Tennessee hands down...
Lane Kiffin
Derek Dooley
Butch Jones
But then I remembered Alabama...
Mike Dubose
Dennis Franchione
Mike Price
Mike Shula
I’m still going with Tennessee though because as bad as those Alabama coaches were they still won.
Anyone else come close to Tennessee’s euthanizing it’s program?
Lane Kiffin
Derek Dooley
Butch Jones
But then I remembered Alabama...
Mike Dubose
Dennis Franchione
Mike Price
Mike Shula
I’m still going with Tennessee though because as bad as those Alabama coaches were they still won.
Anyone else come close to Tennessee’s euthanizing it’s program?
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Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:34 am to LuckyTiger
It has to be TN. They've managed to crush that program.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:36 am to LuckyTiger
A school with the resources, history, and prestige managing to hire Dooley, Lyle, and Proot back to back to back is quite frankly on its own level
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:36 am to LuckyTiger
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Mike Dubose
Dennis Franchione
Mike Price
Mike Shula
there was an SEC title thrown in there and a handful of 10 win seasons.
Tennessee's run of 4 coaches including pruitt has amounted to nothing. At all.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:36 am to LuckyTiger
I nominate a sole Joe Moorhead
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:37 am to LuckyTiger
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Mike Dubose
Dennis Franchione
Mike Price
Mike Shula
I thought Alabama made coaches successful?
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:37 am to LuckyTiger
Butch Jones finished 2 years ranked.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:39 am to WG_Dawg
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there was an SEC title thrown in there and a handful of 10 win seasons.
Tennessee's run of 4 coaches including pruitt has amounted to nothing. At all.
I'd argue that just about any coach can win 10 games at bama, given 4 years to do so. I certainly think each of Dooley, Butch, and Pruitt could have.
Honestly I think it's a push, comparing these lists.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:40 am to LuckyTiger
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Mike Price
Alabama should honestly take this over Tennessee for this alone. When your hire lasts 5 months and is fired for "off-field problems" (putting it delicately) before even welcoming the new recruits in July, that's full tilt turmoil
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:40 am to bstew3006
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I thought Alabama made coaches successful?
We did. Dubose won the SEC. Franchione had a good season. Price never coached a game, so he doesn't count. Shula had a good season.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:40 am to bstew3006
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I thought Alabama made coaches successful?
Only at Alabama could Mike Dubose have won an SEC championship, not to mention in the very same year he lost to La Tech...
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:45 am to bayou85
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Butch Jones finished 2 years ranked.
And 5 years he finished a champion of life.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:45 am to LuckyTiger
Bama will never hire another Mike
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:46 am to LuckyTiger
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Mike Dubose
Dennis Franchione
Mike Price
Mike Shula
Dubose won an SEC Title, beat SOS twice in one season (in the Swamp and in Atlanta 35-7).
Fraudchonie won the West but we weren't eligible to go to Atlanta.
Even Shula had at least one 10 win season. He had major 'ship reductions and a ton of severe injuries to deal with:
- QB Croyle - blew knee out
- WR Prothro - broke leg
- RB Castille - blew knee out
- OT Britt - broke leg
- OG Mathis - played with bone/leg issues
Probably forgetting some others.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:47 am to LuckyTiger
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Mike Dubose
Dennis Franchione
Mike Price
Mike Shula
A SEC title by Dubose. Which is still a more recent SEC title than Tennessee.
And a handful of 10 win seasons as well.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:55 am to CapstoneGrad06
Tennessee's last debacle of a coaching search places them at the pantheon of bad coaching hires.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 11:58 am to Bill Parker?
Archer
Hallman
Dinardo
Ain’t great
Hallman
Dinardo
Ain’t great
Posted on 10/16/19 at 12:00 pm to tiger perry
LSU Curly Hallman should be the answer and the only answer.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 12:02 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Mike Dubose Dennis Franchione Mike Price Mike Shula
Like I said, as bad as those guys were, they still won. I think Tennessee owns this so far.
But let’s not pump those Alabama guys. In 10 years they won 10 games twice and Alabama finished in the top 10 once. No major bowl wins, only one major bowl appearance (Orange Bowl) where they lost to Michigan.
Posted on 10/16/19 at 12:02 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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LSU Curly Hallman should be the answer and the only answer.
Archer, Hallman, and Dinardo were certainly a run of terrible hires. Although, Archer was able to ride Arnsparger's talent for a few years, and Dinardo recruited well enough for a few decent seasons.
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