A List Of BCS Programs Refusing To Accept Mediocrity
by Brian Favat on Nov 27, 2011 5:18 PM EST
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PrintA list that continues to grow ... and will not include Boston College this season.
UCLA -- 6-6 overall, 5-4 Pac-12, Pac-12 South "Champions"
Report: Neuheisel done after Pac-12 title game (CBS Sports)
UCLA was blown out 50-0 by USC on Saturday night to finish the season at 6-6 and 5-4 in the Pac-12, but thanks to some NCAA sanctions currently in place at USC, the Bruins will be playing in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship against Oregon on Friday. Which means that there's a chance the 6-6 Bruins could end up playing in the Rose Bowl.
Though it doesn't seem that is going to be enough to save Rick Neuheisel's job at the school. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Neuheisel will meet with UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero after the game to discuss his future at the school, and the report says the chances Neuheisel will retain his job are "bleak."
Illinois -- 6-6, 2-6 Big Ten
Zook out after 7 seasons with Illini (Sports Illustrated)
Illinois coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday after the Illini followed a 6-0 start to this season with a six-game losing streak.
Zook and the Illini finished off their collapse with a 27-7 defeat at Minnesota on Saturday.
Arizona State -- 6-6, 4-5 Pac-12
Sources: Dennis Erickson to be fired (CBS Sports)
Black Sunday in the college coaching ranks continues, with the latest coach on the verge of losing his job reportedly being Arizona State head coach Dennis Erickson. Multiple sources have confirmed to CBSSports.com Arizona State Rapid Reporter Craig Morgan that Erickson will be fired this week with a news conference coming as soon as Monday.
Washington State -- 4-8, 2-7 Pac-12
Paul Wulff likely out as Cougars coach (Seattle Times)
"Paul Wulff has likely coached his last football game at Washington State.
Sources close to the situation say Wulff, whose Cougars lost 38-21 to Washington on Saturday at CenturyLink Field, will be dismissed after a meeting with athletic director Bill Moos, barring a last-minute change of direction by Moos. It could happen as early as Sunday, possibly Monday."
Kansas -- 2-10, 0-9 Big 12
Kansas fires coach Turner Gill (ESPN)
Kansas fired coach Turner Gill on Sunday after two losing seasons and with three years remaining on a contract that still owes him about $6 million.
The school announced the move in a news release Sunday, the day after the Jayhawks lost 24-10 to rival Missouri and finished the season 2-10.
Gill was 5-19 at Kansas. He was hired by athletic director Sheahon Zenger's predecessor, Lew Perkins, and given a five-year, $10 million contract.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: Arizona -- 4-8, 2-7 Pac-12
Mike Stoops out at Arizona after 8 years (ESPN)
Byrne announced Monday that Arizona had fired Stoops halfway through his eighth season, ending a run that had quickly deteriorated in the desert.
"I was concerned about the direction of the program and where we were going, and felt that needed to be addressed," Byrne said. "We felt this would give everybody a fresh start for the remainder of the season."
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I’m not saying this in support of Spaz. I do not think Spaz is going to be bring our program to glory.
But…
Nearly of the coaches listed in this article have coached more than three seasons. We may complain about mediocrity, but in many of the cases above, the school settled with losing year after year. For whatever reason, GDF thinks the pieces are in place for Spaz to come back next. If Spaz fails next year, and we retain him, then we have settled for mediocrity.
Granted, I want Spaz gone, or at least that the offense gets a complete overhaul.
by polarbearbrother on Nov 27, 2011 5:28 PM EST reply actions
The reason Mike Stoops was at Arizona for eight seasons was because he turned an afterthought of a football program into an annual bowl team. The difference between Stoops’ longevity at Arizona and Spaz’s tenure at BC is that Stoops actually won. And at the first sign of trouble — 1-5 and 0-4 Pac-12 — he was fired.
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Update: Turner Gill gone
Only given two seasons …
Kansas fired football coach Turner Gill on Sunday after two losing seasons, athletic director Sheahon Zenger announced.
“After a thorough evaluation of our football program, I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to place us on the path toward competing for championships in the Big 12 Conference,” Zenger said. “I come to this conclusion reluctantly, because I have the utmost respect for Turner Gill as a quality individual who wants only the best for the young men he coaches.”
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by Brian Favat on Nov 27, 2011 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hmmm...
And didn’t Gill replace a guy that had just led the school to its best season in roughly ever?
I actually with everything you put out Brian, and again, I don’t think Spaz is the right coach for the program.
However, GDF backed himself into a corner when he hired Spaz out of loyalty. If GDF fired Spaz, we would never be able to hire a big name or the right kind of coach to build to program. We would have fired a winning coach who wanted better, and a mediocre, but highly loyal coach with one losing season. What coach in their right mind would want to take a chance with the BC job? A new coach would need to have the assurance that he wouldn’t be run out of town after a losing season, especially early on.
Though the Turner Gill model clearly didn’t work out.
Commence poking holes in my argument….. now.
by polarbearbrother on Nov 27, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
True
Best thing about the “retention” is that it makes BC more desirable to the next group of coach candidates once Spaz is out.
What coach in their right mind would want to take a chance with the BC job? A new coach would need to have the assurance that he wouldn’t be run out of town after a losing season, especially early on.
You could make the same argument now for our OC position. What big-time OC would want this job? BC has regressed into one of the worst offenses in the country. Spaz has made two bad hires now for that position, and though we’ll probably never hear what happened between Rogers-Spaz, the coaching profession is a tight knit, gossip-y one.
We have no shot at a half-decent OC with Spaz still coach. Our offense will continue to stagnate so long as Spaz has an influence on the offense.
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by Brian Favat on Nov 27, 2011 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
I thought Brock was decent. ATL brings up a good point of keeping Brock in as OC. While I would love to see Logan or similar caliber OC come in, I think Brock wants to open up the offense. If he can do that, I’m okay keeping him.
The one coaching position I will be furious over if nothing is done is the o-line. Devine is a good recruiter, but a terrible coach.
by polarbearbrother on Nov 27, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think Brock is the answer. If Brock is given free rein and Spaz stays as far away from the offense as possible, then I think we’ll see a slight improvement. But I’m not expecting any more than that. Just as we are backed into a corner at HC, we are backed into a similar corner at OC.
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by Brian Favat on Nov 27, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
The only thing that gives me hope for a Brock run offense is his work at KSU and with Freeman.
by polarbearbrother on Nov 27, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Rettig and Freeman are two very different QBs
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by Brian Favat on Nov 28, 2011 6:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
So which is more difficult?
1. Hiring a new OC with Spaz and GDF in charge?
Or
2. Hiring a new HC with GDF in charge?
I say #2
by eagleosprey on Nov 27, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
I agree. Spaz plays conservative in order to be responsible. It’s possible to find an OC like that a la Dana Bible, if you have the right personnel.
by polarbearbrother on Nov 27, 2011 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
6-6 football
Regardless of which is more difficult, both will continue to put a ceiling on this program.
Hope we all like Shreveport day after Christmas.
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by Brian Favat on Nov 28, 2011 6:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
If only . .
Boston College fired football coach Frank Spaziani on Sunday after a losing season and the third season of declining performance, athletic director Eugenio DeFilippo announced. "After a thorough evaluation of our football program, I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to place us on the path toward competing for championships in the ACC Conference," DeFilippo said. "I come to this conclusion reluctantly, because I have the utmost respect for Frank Spaziani as a quality individual who wants only the best for the young men he coaches."
by eagleosprey on Nov 27, 2011 7:09 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
EO – your “what could have been” posts always make me so sad.
by polarbearbrother on Nov 27, 2011 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Forgot Ole Miss ...
Here’s the complete list so far. 13 / 120 … 14 / 121 if you count UMass.
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