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Head coaching dead pool, 2007 edition

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Which coach is fired first?

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WolverineTX;1005104; said:
If "first to be fired" was the criterion here, the honor would have to go to Phil Bennett of SMU. He received the boot back on October 28th.

"Other" for the win. :wink2:
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Meh, not worthy of mention. :biggrin:

BB73;1005016; said:
ESPN just reported that Ed Orgeron of Ole Miss is being fired.
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Sort of surprising really given prior reports of standing by their man.
That said, what is on their minds in Oxford? I wonder if they will try to tap John Latina to come back to the scene of his best efforts?

If they do, and Latina is receptive, that could make life very interesting this winter in South Bend.
 
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Coaching Changes (Official Thread)

Several today alone.

Ed Orgeron out at Ole Miss
Orgeron was fired a day after the Rebels blew a game against their big rival to finish the season 3-9 and go winless in the conference for the first time since 1982


Guy Morriss out at Baylor
Morriss was unable to produce a winning record in his five seasons, going 18-40 overall and 7-33 in Big 12 games.

Lloyd Carr out at scUM
The Carr era was marked by highs of winning a national title and five Big Ten crowns and lows of losing (a lot) to Ohio State. Carr's .752 winning percentage (121-40) ranks seventh among active coaches.

Bill Callahan out at Nebraska
Callahan's four-year stay was marked by the most embarrassing losses at a football program once among the mightiest. Interim AD Tom Osborne announced the dismissal one day after the Cornhuskers ended the season at 5-7.

Phil Bennett out at SMU
Bennett, who is 18-48 in six seasons, will finish out the season. Expectations were high entering this season, with Bennett predicting the school's first bowl game since it received the NCAA-mandated death penalty in 1987

Dennis Franchione out at Texas A&M
Franchione came to Texas A&M to restore the glory to the Aggies. He left with a mediocre record and an embarrassing scandal on his resume. Franchione resigned, ending a rocky five-year tenure.
 
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Lots of schools firing coaches who have put the programs in much better shape than anyone they have a realistic chance to hire as replacement.

Glen Mason and Minnesota, anyone?

Lots of pretty good coaches on the market right now, including Mase. But every Tom, Dick and Harry University thinks they can hire the next Jim Tressel and become Ohio State redux. Pathetic and sad.
 
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