Coaches on the Hot Seat

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  1. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Interesting Website, gives a lot of information.

    Top 10 are

    1. Houston Nutt
    2. Tyrone Willingham
    3. Al Groh
    4. Tommy Glenn - Wyoming
    5. Ed Orgeron
    6. Tommy Bowden
    7. Tommy West - Memphis
    8. Karl Dorrell
    9. Phil Bennett - SMU
    10. Randy Edsall - UCOnn.

    Of those I'd say only Phil Bennett is really in trouble. Houston Nutt if the Hogs have a bad year could go because of all the stuff that happened late in the year and after the season with players leaving, players parents going to the AD, etc. I don't know anything about Randy Edsall to comment.

    Terry

    CoachesHotseat.com
     
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    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Urban Meyer, at the bottom of the list. I think his job is safe.

    A couple of names I hate to see on the in trouble list are Ron Zook and Sylvester Croom.
     
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  3. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    Croom I would think belongs in the top 10, but Zook I think is ok given his recruiting, I'm going to guess that Illinois will be patient with him and allow him 5 years, barring some sort of meltdown outside a frat house or a 18 game losing streak or something like that.

    Not surprising that the coach of the current NC would be at the bottom of that list!!!
     
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    Fulmer at 87 out of 119 looks pretty safe to them also.
     
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    Fulmer is safe for another 5 years of what he has been doing for the last 5.

    After that all bets are off.
     
    Motorcity Gator, Aug 16, 2007
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