Coaching Hot Seat and Searches

[vegashog]

fith round pick. played five seasons in the nfl.

four with washington and his last with dallas.

[Feral]

The whole fucking second half was VT. The Bert express ran out of steam this game and the Misery game.

It's amazing to think that Bert was 2 historically terrible second halves away from being 9-4 in 2016, and likely our coach in 2018 regardless of what happened that next season.

We were up 24-7 at half on Mizzou, and 24-0 at half on VT. We scored ZERO in the second half of both games and shit our pants in both.

[HogOfWar]

It's amazing to think that Bert was 2 historically terrible second halves away from being 9-4 in 2016, and likely our coach in 2018 regardless of what happened that next season.

We were up 24-7 at half on Mizzou, and 24-0 at half on VT. We scored ZERO in the second half of both games and shit our pants in both.

$15 million whether you give a shit or not changes the way you coach.

[piglosopher]

To completely implode like that when we were in full control of the game is worse than getting blown out from the start. Soul crushing.

It's a rug pull that us fans are still traumatized about.

[piglosopher]

Nothing was worse than chad from a metrics standpoint but we at least had the solace knowing no way he'll be here for much longer, if not complete apathy at that point

[The Whyte Boar]

It's amazing to think that Bert was 2 historically terrible second halves away from being 9-4 in 2016, and likely our coach in 2018 regardless of what happened that next season.

We were up 24-7 at half on Mizzou, and 24-0 at half on VT. We scored ZERO in the second half of both games and shit our pants in both.

And yet, Bert did whatever it took not to win nine games. 

[Lurk]

It's amazing to think that Bert was 2 historically terrible second halves away from being 9-4 in 2016, and likely our coach in 2018 regardless of what happened that next season.

We were up 24-7 at half on Mizzou, and 24-0 at half on VT. We scored ZERO in the second half of both games and shit our pants in both.

The Tito's was in full control by that point.


I actually saw some talking head pimping Illinois as a playoff team.

[Feral]

Bert, DeBoer, and Brian Kelly epitomize the notion that southern football is a completely different animal. Coach-program fit matters.

Bert severely underestimated the difficulty of the SEC, plain and simple. He treated it like an 8-5 whereas maniacs like Saban, Smart, and even Malzahn were working 18-20 hour days trying to get an edge.

In the Big Ten, you can get up and down for games throughout the season when you play OSU one week and then follow it up with Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue the next 3. He'll be fine at Illinois and probably retire there having won little of significance.

DeBoer is eerily similar to Bert in that he had no clue what he was getting into culturally, having spent the better part of his life in the Dakotas and on the West Coast.

[animal]

I still think Saban knew when to take his bow and get the fuck out. This was a margin call for him...he could see the peaks and valleys getting deeper. It shows his vanity. 

The competition gap had closed greatly because of NIL/Portal is essentially going to create a competition level far more similar to the NFL than anything we've seen previously. The parity in the SEC is going to be at an all time high probably as soon as this season. It'll be even more apparent in basketball but certainly it'll apply to football as well. 

[arreferee]

Bert severely underestimated the difficulty of the SEC, plain and simple. He treated it like an 8-5 whereas maniacs like Saban, Smart, and even Malzahn were working 18-20 hour days trying to get an edge.

Was Spurrier just an anomaly with working 40 hours a week instead of the "normal" 100 hours that most major college football coaches put in?

[Feral]

Was Spurrier just an anomaly with working 40 hours a week instead of the "normal" 100 hours that most major college football coaches put in?

Probably so, though Bob Stoops (who coached under Spurrier at Florida) reportedly followed a similar approach at OU.

[Texzilla]

I still think Saban knew when to take his bow and get the fuck out. This was a margin call for him...he could see the peaks and valleys getting deeper. It shows his vanity.

The competition gap had closed greatly because of NIL/Portal is essentially going to create a competition level far more similar to the NFL than anything we've seen previously. The parity in the SEC is going to be at an all time high probably as soon as this season. It'll be even more apparent in basketball but certainly it'll apply to football as well.

I don't think Saban left because of fear of competition.  He was not liking coaching pro players who could say fuck off and hit the portal if he yelled at them or slept in film room.  Plus he's a multimillionaire in his 70's.  We'd all say fuck it too.

[vegashog]

ucla and va tech fire their coaches.

[buff2.0]

Nico is the new DJU lol.  Can't wait to see who he ruins next year.

[Thin Red Swine]

Probably so, though Bob Stoops (who coached under Spurrier at Florida) reportedly followed a similar approach at OU.

Spurrier always had the best talent from the major pool of Florida. Miami closed ranks on their local kids but he had the northern part of the state. FSU had some moments of course but they were able to pull more kids out of Georgia and Eastern Alabama.

Stoops may have had to scrap harder for players but they always raided Texas hard.

[animal]

Nico is the new DJU lol.  Can't wait to see who he ruins next year.

UCLA talking about going to FCS or D2 ball from what I heard the other day. So DJU redux will probably indeed go elsewhere.

[arreferee]

I don't think Saban left because of fear of competition.  He was not liking coaching pro players who could say fuck off and hit the portal if he yelled at them or slept in film room.  Plus he's a multimillionaire in his 70's.  We'd all say fuck it too.

In an article from March 6, 2024: Ex-Alabama coach Nick Saban sheds light on why he retired

"I thought we could have a hell of a team next year, and then maybe 70 or 80 percent of the players you talk to, all they want to know is two things: What assurances do I have that I'm going to play because they're thinking about transferring, and how much are you going to pay me?," Saban told ESPN in an interview published on Wednesday morning.

"Our program here was always built on how much value can we create for your future and your personal development, academic success in graduating and developing an NFL career on the field.

"So I'm saying to myself, 'Maybe this doesn't work anymore, that the goals and aspirations are just different and that it's all about how much money can I make as a college player?' I'm not saying that's bad. I'm not saying it's wrong, I'm just saying that's never been what we were all about, and it's not why we had success through the years."

[Lurk]

Paying players is exactly why they've had success through the years.

[Son of Spam]

Paying players is exactly why they've had success through the years.

He just wasn't comfortable with everyone being able to pay players.

[Papa Pigeritus]

Let's go ahead and bump this one back to the top.

Can we add Athletic Directors to the title as well?