Which SEC coaches will last a decade? History shows that's no small feat
On the day that he stepped down at Florida after the 2001 season, Steve Spurrier said it best.
“I simply believe that 12 years as a head coach at a major university in the SEC is long enough.”
More than long enough, I’d say.
Fast forward to Spurrier’s resignation at South Carolina a little less than 14 years later. In a 12-month stretch from October 2015 to September 2016, the SEC lost Spurrier, Mark Richt and Les Miles. Those 3 coaches have something in common. All of them spent at least a decade at their respective SEC programs before stepping down/getting fired.
Those 3 coaches represented 38% of the SEC’s 21st Century coaches who spent a decade at their respective programs. Call it a changing of the guard, if you will, but that 12-month stretch knocked out all of the SEC’s elder statesmen. Not surprisingly, that coincided with the beginning of the TV rights boom, which saw the SEC more than double its annual revenue distributions since 2014.
The number that’s relevant for today’s discussion is 8. That’s how many coaches lasted at least a decade at their respective SEC programs during the 21st century:
- Jackie Sherrill, MSU (1991-2003)
- Houston Nutt, Arkansas (1998-2007)
- Tommy Tuberville, Auburn (1998-2007)
- Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (1991-2008)
- Steve Spurrier, Florida (1990-2001), South Carolina (2005-15)
- Mark Richt, Georgia (2001-15)
- Les Miles, LSU (2005-16)
- Nick Saban, Alabama (2007-present)
You’ll notice that only Spurrier, Richt, Miles and Saban spent all of their decade-plus tenures entirely in the 21st Century. In other words, the 12-month stretch that saw Richt, Miles and Spurrier all step down/get fired eliminated 75% of the SEC coaches who lasted a decade entirely in this century.
I bring that up because we’re at a time when the majority of SEC fan bases probably feel like their coach will be around for at least 10 years. Alabama is already in the books, but nobody would assume Ed Orgeron’s days are numbered at LSU. It’s fair to say most Florida and Georgia fans would assume that Kirby Smart and Dan Mullen will both have at least a decade at their respective programs. (Mullen would have made it to his 10th year at Mississippi State, but he jumped to Florida.)
Better yet, who are the only SEC fan bases who don’t think their current coach will last a decade? Auburn, South Carolina and Vanderbilt are the only obvious ones who come to mind because they’re offseason hot-seat regulars heading into 2020. It’s worth noting that Gus Malzahn is entering Year 8 already and Derek Mason is in Year 7 at Vanderbilt.
Fan bases with first-year coaches like Arkansas, Mizzou, MSU and Ole Miss should be exempt from this because it’s far too early to tell. But given the buzz for Mike Leach and Lane Kiffin, I’d bet a beer that the majority of each of those fan bases believe their coach will join the’s SEC decade-plus club. Who knows? Maybe they will.
I’ll bet the farm that not all 9 of these SEC coaches last a decade:
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Yes, you read that correctly. Stoops is entering his 8th season at Kentucky. You’re old, I’m old, we’re all old.
Here’s something interesting to think about. In 2007, there were 7 of the SEC’s decade-plus coaches in the conference. Watch how significantly that number decreased over time:
- 2007 — 7
- 2008 — 5
- 2009 — 4
- 2010 — 4
- 2011 — 4
- 2012 — 4
- 2013 — 4
- 2014 — 4
- 2015 — 4
- 2016 — 2 (Miles’ firing in Sept. dropped number to 1)
- 2017 — 1 (currently)
Again, those numbers from 2013-15 can change in a few years if Stoops and Malzahn get there in 2022 or if Mason gets there in 2023. If I were a betting man, I’d only bet on Stoops getting there. That’s based on the fact that he turned down the Florida State job this past offseason and he’s compensated extremely well in Lexington.
Those numbers can also change from 2016-18 if the likes of Fisher, Mullen, Orgeron and Smart get there, though obviously the earliest we’d have an answer for one of those would be Smart in 2025.
Nobody in the SEC joined the decade-plus club since Saban in 2016 (that’s why I stopped the yearly tracking in 2017). And before that, Miles, Spurrier and Richt all got a change of scenery for different reasons. (Again, Mullen would have. He left after his 9th season at Starkville.)
For Miles, it didn’t matter that he won a national title and 2 SEC titles while posting an impressive 42-23 record against ranked opponents. His unwillingness to modernize his offense combined with the Alabama struggles resulted in one of the SEC’s best coaches of the 21st Century getting fired in the middle of Year 12. Richt, another one of the SEC’s best coaches of this century, was fired after Year 15 for not matching the success he had in Years 1-5 when he got Georgia its first conference title in 20 years and then repeated that feat in 2005. Spurrier, of course, ran out of gas after a decade-plus of delivering South Carolina its best stretch in program history.
All of their exits, though debated, were an undeniable sign of what the SEC has become — a ruthless, chew you up and spit you out league. Fans, boosters and athletic directors get impatient and eventually, even members of the decade-plus club fall out of favor.
Will Smart fall out of favor before a decade if the Richt comparisons gain more validity in the next 2-3 years? Will Florida fans turn on Mullen if he can’t get over the Georgia hump soon? Will Orgeron, AKA Baton Rouge’s most popular man, lose all of his juice if LSU goes back to missing New Year’s 6 Bowls?
The odds suggest 1 of those things will happen, yet I still wouldn’t bet on 1 of those scenarios playing out. Orgeron just delivered arguably the best season in the sport’s history and is 11-1 vs. top-10 teams the past 2 years. Smart just recorded Georgia’s best 3-year stretch in 15 years, and Mullen just put together Florida’s best 2-year stretch since of the post-Urban Meyer era.
Once upon a time, it seemed like Meyer was destined for the decade-plus club. He was 44 — the same age Smart is — coming off his second national championship season at Florida. The college football world collectively prepared for him to continue dominating the program that Spurrier built. Another 2 decades? Easily.
Instead, Meyer lasted 2 more years in Gainesville. Call it what you want — I call it Saban-induced stress — but the pressure ultimately played a part in him not joining the decade-plus club. Who knows if Orgeron, Mullen or Smart will fall victim to that, too.
Personally, I think we’re strapping in for a golden era of SEC coaches with those 3 and Stoops leading the decade-plus charge once Saban retires at some point during the 2020s. I have my doubts about Fisher and whether he can earn some real national championship hardware in College Station, and not just a fake plaque. If I’m betting today on Jeremy Pruitt’s future, I’ll pick the door that has the options “Saban’s successor” and “falls out of favor in Knoxville” over the door that has “decade-plus club” at Tennessee.
And while I’m not saying that Leach and Kiffin can’t join that club, I’m not assuming they’re locks for that before they ever coach a game in the Magnolia State. The same goes for Eli Drinkwitz and Sam Pittman at their respective SEC programs.
You see, it all sounds so easy early on. Elevate a program, earn the support of fans and maintain control of your future. So few coaches do it anymore. Why? We’re living in different times. These are times when $50 million annual revenue checks are handed out and coaches have 8-figure buyouts. Of course expectations are higher. It’d be weird if they weren’t higher with all that influx of money.
Getting to the decade-plus club has never been more difficult in the SEC.
Whoever’s next will have earned it.
I think Mullen and Coach O will make it for sure..If Kirby don’t get the job done soon he might be in trouble..
Please explain how Mullen makes it but Kirby doesn’t.
Seriously, I’d like to hear your insight.
I think Kirby has accomplished more that CDM.
*than
Also, I agree that Coach O should make it.
I think Mullen will win a natty with Florida in the next year are two. Kirby has fallen short with may more talent then UF has had the past 3 years in my opinion…No need to get salty..this is just my opinion. UF wins the east this year..
No saltiness here – Just seeking enlightenment.
Your posts reflect your opinion. I was just looking for some facts, stats, and/or some verifiable information that led to your conclusion.
His username is spot on, this take about UF winning a natty in the next year or two is LOL.
You mean the way everyone has been laughing at UGA since 1980?
Appreciate the classiness 94, nice to have a decent covo on here every now and then..
Yawn. What a tired and weak shot at UGA. Try again. You spoke your opinion, I spoke mine. UF ain’t winning a natty in the next two years, IMO.
There is nothing to suggest that UF will win a NC in the next two years. UGA is in much better shape for that. We all know that surprises happen though.
There is nothing that suggested LSU would do it either. Its just my prediction
Sure there was. LSU was loaded with talent everywhere. They were preseason #6. The only question was Burrow. He even said LSU would be putting up crazy scoring numbers in the preseason. The main hurdle for LSU was Alabama. Lots of folks had LSU at 11-1. UF isn’t as deep as LSU and the recruiting has not gone as well. Trask is a good QB and they could surprise, but they don’t have the talent UGA has. If Georgia has the right QB for their new system, they will be a strong NC contender. They most resemble LSU from last season.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, UGA still has way more talent than UF. That is not changing in the next 2 years…. or 4 years… The ripple effect of blue chip players jumping ship on Mullen can’t be understated. Kirby is a better coach too. Smart will be at UGA twice as long as Mullen will be at UF. Just wait to see what the Florida fan base has to say when they get beat down for the 4th year in a row.
What has Mullen done to make you think he will win a natty in the next two years? People seem to forget that Kirby has only been a coach for 4 seasons. He is still learning every day. Mullen had over a decade of head coaching experience and has nothing to show for it. Kirby has won the east 3 straight years has a SEC championship and playoff win with 2 new years 6 bowl wins. He will only get better with experience.
Unless Mullen begins recruiting at a much higher level, it will be hard for him to start winning NCs that soon. Mullen might start making more noise in the East, sure, but against the likes of Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, LSU, and others he’s going to have a difficult time breaking through without more elite talent throughout the roster.
Orgeron is knucklehead who got extremely lucky with Brady and Burrow. It won’t happen ever again. I’d be surprised if he lasts to the 10 year mark.
This is a bad take. O is a good coach. He’s a perfect fit at LSU and his players and fans love him. He’ll be successful for a long time.
417 hates Louisiana and everything associated with it. He isn’t capable of a rational take.
We’ll see. People seem to have forgotten how bad Coach O was at Ole Miss. Winning a natty will do that for you. And maybe he has matured and learned since then, but on the other hand, Les Miles won a natty, too, so it’s hard to sustain that success. The one thing I think he has going for him that Les didn’t have is time. I think Saban will retire in the not-too distant future. Les didn’t have that luxury. I think that’s the fairest take I can give him as I understand the skepticism and personally cannot stand the guy.
Nobody’s forgotten. He learned from his mistakes. That’s exactly what smart are supposed people do. He is succeeding in a major way.
@jreb ole miss isn’t LSU. Coach O may never win another natty again (I think he will) but he will keep LSU a top program.
I hate LSU as much as any Aggie, but the “got lucky” opinion is simply lazy and ignorant. You don’t win the SECw,the conference and a Natty without the work of putting it all together. Yes, you need to catch a break here and there, but you put yourself in position to take advantage of the breaks when they come.
No it’s not lazy and ignorant. It’s called analysis. Orgeron caught lightning in a bottle with a quarterback transfer whose previous season had been decent but nothing to write home about. Then he brings in a non-name 30 year old passing game coordinator and his team has the best offensive season in college history. That’s called luck. It won’t happen again.
Brady didn’t just fall in his lap. He went and got him. Your coach hired Coley, or whatever his name is. That was simply a bad hire. Orgeron made a bad hire in 2017, but corrected it right away. If your new OC helps lead UGA to a national championship, will that just be luck? Your logic says it will be. That’s why you’re a goof.
Dude Coach O isn’t going anywhere. That guy personifies LSU. They love him and he loves it there and he has been successful. No, he isn’t going to reproduce 2019 every year. But he will have plenty of success to keep his job and there is no reason to suggest he won’t be in the playoff conversation more years than not.
Wow just Wow. Georgia fans be taking it way too far
You are an idiot. Kirby isn’t going anywhere.
It was just my opinion…appreciate it though
Your opinion is really really bad though. He’s right. Kirby isn’t going anywhere.
That’s fine if my opinion is bad to you and everyone else, I voiced my opinion on a public article and was called an idiot. But I wouldn’t expect anything different on SDS, very few have the ability to have civilized conversations..
So long as Kirby handles Florida routinely he’ll keep his job. Mark Richt would still be there if the 10 games he won most years included the Gators more.
Nothing will get a HC from either of those schools run out on a rail quicker than the inability to beat the other.
If Mullen doesn’t get over that hump in the next year or two, the seat will get hot barring a playoff appearance.
Rule 1 of college football…you have to beat your rivals. Ask Jim Harbaugh how hot that seat is getting.
Why are so many UGA fans (not all) on this website so insecure that they start whining and calling names anytime someone says something they don’t like?
That’s the way its been for the past few years. If you have an opinion and someone doesn’t agree with it your automatically an idiot are a dumb@ss
That’s because UGA fans are the most triggered fans, by far, in the SEC.
I think Kirby Smart makes it to 10 as long as he is beating the rest of the SEC East with a decent amount of regularity.
Specifically, beating Florida will always get him some love with the fan base.
If there is one thing about Smart’s tenure that serves as a source of concern, it’s getting to the playoffs a bit more often. I think that is tied the offense. UGA needs to start scoring more points to keep up with some of the more high-powered offenses that are popping up in the SEC as well as those that already exist (Clemson, OU, OSU, etc.).
Go Dawgs!!
You forget Missouri fired Barry Odom for his failure to fix the offense woes. He made at least 1 bone headed mistakes that cost him a game or two. Drinkwitz is an offensive mined head coach. He did well at Appalachian State. He shall do well at Mizzou. He is a lot better and different than Odom and have changed the way to recruit and coach at Mizzou. Give it time 2 years.
Maybe Mizzou is on the right track, but given where they are in relation to the rest of the East, 2 years seems really optimistic. You can change the system, but they aren’t close to TN right now…let alone Florida or Georgia. It takes time, especially in the SEC.
Kiffin can’t stay put.
He’s matured a lot in the last decade. I won’t propose that he goes 10 years but I think he may be around for a few years.
What he can do in the SEC is still an unknown. People are putting a lot of faith in him based upon a couple of years at Florida Atlantic. I don’t think Matt Luke kept the cupboard entirely bare, but it’s going to be an uphill battle, for sure, especially when you consider Ole Miss’ biggest issue the past few seasons is defense and Kiffin is an offensive guy.
I believe that Lane Kiffin will stay at Ole miss for a number of years. Since his one year stint with the Vols…he has had some ups-n-downs and has gone thru the School of Rehabbing Coaches in Tuscaloosa and has matured -via- his ups-n-downs…and frankly did a credible job at Florida Atlantic. How long he stays depends upon how Successful he is at Ole Miss.
If he is successful will he take the Alabama job when Nick Saban retires?
If UGA kept richt that long I would think Kirby will be around even longer. I think O earned a lot of years with the natty last season so he seems like a lock as well. Not sure about jimbo. If he doesn’t start at least getting in the thick of it he will be gone in a few years. I have to wonder if stoops is offered a high profile job somewhere would he leave ky. I think he would just to get a ether chance to win a natty. The dilemma I’m in with Pruitt is if he is successful he will be a strong candidate to take sabans place when he retires. So I think I want Saban to coach another 10 years but then we have to play him every year for another 10 years. Dammed if you and dammed if you don’t…
I also think mullen will have to win the east and maybe the sec in the next 2-3 years or he may be gone.
Agreed on Mullen. If he doesn’t get over the UGA/Smart hurdle soon the boosters will start circling the wagons, so to speak.
I also think Coach O may have a shorter leash than others. This last season was magical and bought him a lot of good grace, but it also set the bar extremely high. If he falls short of the playoffs for a few years he find himself on the hot seat as well.
As an LSU fan anyone who sets their expectations according to the 2019 season is asking for a letdown..Its not fair to any of the coaches IMO to hold them to that standard
DSGB, how many more times does Kirby have to fall short of the playoffs before he finds himself on the hot seat? Lets be honest here, UGA has had the talent to where they should be in the playoffs every year and yet they’ve only been once. At least the first time Coach O got there he won it all, so he’s got quite a big insurance policy there. He’s not going anywhere anytime soon. You better hope Mullen doesn’t get over the UGA hurdle soon, because I’m pretty sure that’s the only thing keep Dawg fans from realizing how much Smart actually is underachieving with the talent he has. God forbid he starts losing that game, his seat will instantly catch on fire.
Losing to Bama or LSU is more a reason to be fired than losing to UGA.
Some wishful thinking being displayed here. IMO.
Playoff talent? Eh, not really. After all, you and your fellow trolls are the ones constantly trashing Fromm, so apparently UGA’s talent was short of playoff caliber at the QB position, and it undeniably was short of playoff caliber at the pass catching positions as well. You should probably stop flip-flopping your positions all the time. Quite embarrassing.
@joemarks in no way is Kirby “underachieving” at UGA. To even say it is just ridiculous.
Mullen will be fine but as he beats Kirby, Kirby will be on the hot seat. One thing is to miss the playoffs after winning the recruiting national championship but to lose to Florida with the most talented roster in the world, that will be something
That’s assuming we lose to Florida. No reason for me to think that will actually happen. I like your unbridled optimism though. Good for you.
Joe please take off your blue and orange glasses or stop trying to peddle your opinions as actual observations. Smart is still learning and growing as a head coach and winning NCs isn’t purely a function of talent or scheme; it also requires lots of lucky breaks. He isn’t “underachieving” nearly as much as you are making him out to be. And losing to Florida also wont heat up his seat nearly as much as you think. Richt did very poorly against Florida and got 15 years.
Florida will beat UGA this year.
You’re talking basketball, right?
@diesel they might. I don’t know why you think it’s a sure thing. If you’re so confident you should go to Vegas and lay down some cash. I’m willing to bet you won’t.
I mean if you are a Florida fan I guess I can see optimism, but at best that game is 50-50 based on what we know and that assumes Georgia’s 2019 offense shows up.
Again, it’s what we know at this point which is basically Jack and squat because people get hurt and stuff happens.
Obviously, Stoops will be the next 10-year coach, but I believe Mason might also make it to 10 years with Vanderbilt because what does it really matter for the Commodores to replace a .365 winning percentage with another coach that will be quite fortunate to match that record and likely to do worse. When you add how much money is still on his contract, and the fact that Vanderbilt not only has a freeze on athletic spending but will also begin to contract its payroll, why fire Mason? It’s like replacing the manager of a restaurant when the owners refuse to hire chefs with the same talent as the competing restaurants; a new manager might be able to give better excuses for the inferior food on the menu, but it isn’t going to bring customers to the tables, when there are other restaurants in town, including Chez Titan.
Mason may make it 10 years because Vandy doesn’t seem to care about winning. Nothing to do with food.
He was going to be gone after this year (look at their schedule; if they win 4 games it’ll be impressive) but while no one knows what his buyout is because Vandy is private, everyone seems to think it’s pretty high, and I don’t think a lot of big buyouts are getting cashed out right now. Some coaches that might normally get fired are going to get an extra year or two.
I agree with that. Everyone’s revenue is down. I’m not even sure Vandy has big money boosters that care enough to contribute to a buyout.
Derek Mason should have been gone in November 2019.
LSUSMC, Maybe it’s harder to get a proven HC to go to Vandy? Also the cost to pay a proven HC. Missouri got lucky to get the right HC and he shall turned Mizzou around very quickly.
I hear ya ShowMesouthpaw but gotta wonder out loud, Vandy is paying Mason 2.5M…After winning 4 div3 National Championships in 5 years Chris Klieman went to KState last year for? U guessed it, 2.5m
Vanderbilt isn’t getting a proven coach unless they dip into the lower ranks like LeghumperU said. They have no tradition, a minimal fanbase, and an administration that doesn’t seem to care. That’s why Mason still has a job. No other school in the conference would have kept him this long.
That’s what happens to Huddle House all the time, especially when there’s a Waffle House in the same town.
Orgeron is in good shape at LSU. The same can be said about Kirby, Mullen, and obviously Stoops. Things could still turn for any of them, but for now, they are all doing good things. Everyone else to too new or just haven’t produced the results yet to be good guesses. That includes Jimbo.
I’m willing to give Orgeron 8 years, but severe downturn could mean curtains for him in BR
That’s a pretty broad statement that could apply to most any coach that has shown even a small amount of success.
Exactly.
Yeah I can’t believe Mark Stoops is already in Year 8. I was in the stands at Mizzou the last year Joker Phillips was there, sure does not feel that long ago.
Can he leave already? Kentucky being a free win was nice.
Hopefully those “free win days” are just a bad memory from here out. UK admin. needs to do whatever it takes to keep him in Lexington until he’s ready to put down the whistle. Go CATS!!!
Looks like some animals destroyed the College Football Hall of Fame last night.
Items that are not replaceable.
So far it appears they hopefully only looted the gift shop. Sure hope that turns out to be true.
Another article stated no memorabilia was damaged. The damage was to the building.
Mark Richt needs another 10 year stint at UGLY.
I think the safe money is on Stoops getting to 10. He is a really good coach and he already turned down FSU. Also, the fan base just needs to see 7-9 win seasons to stay happy. I think he will be able to consistently deliver that.
I also think there is now way BOTH Kirby and Mullen make it to 10 years. I think one will get the other one fired.
I would bet against Jimbo at A&M, just because of the competition in that division.
I also would bet very hard against Kiffin at Ole Miss. if he manages to be successful over the next 3 years he will jump to a premier program.
Lame Kitten will have Ole Mess in NCAA hot water before you know it
Bet against Jimbo if you want, but if he can win the division just once, all those elite Texas recruits will start staying home and this program could be a monster. I know… that “IF” is a big word.
Here is the problem with the Magnolia coaches. If the new kids on the SEC block do poorly they won’t last long as both fan bases have had a taste of success in the last few years. If they do well, they will probably get offers from better paying and higher profile programs.
yep,,except if Mike likes Starkville,,he might just end his career there..and thats a Big if…
I don’t think that Leach liking Starkville is a big issue at all. Pullman is a small town, too. Also, Leach has been around the Southeast a decent amount. I was beginning to believe that Sherrill would have stayed until retirement, but then the NCAA took care of that. Word has it that Sherrill finally got the better of the NCAA in his lawsuit, as he was smiling ear to ear when the case closed. Too bad that there was a nondisclosure agreement, as there might be some precedents that we’ll never know about.
All Coach Leach needs is a nice 3-mile walk to campus from his house, a unique cemetery to pass, and a nice place to stop for coffee on the way, preferably the type with MCT oil and grass-fed butter like he got up in the Palouse.
Kirby
Mullet
Stoops
Coach O
They’ll all make 10 years. The only one I’m a little shaky on is Mullet. I could see him leaving for the NFL but I think Kirby and Coach O are at their dream destinations. The only way they don’t make 10 is if they seriously underperform.
I just don’t see Kirby and Mullen both making it 10 years. Both fan bases have sky high expectations and they both expect their guy to beat the other guy every year. Someone is eventually going to get the other person fired.
Maybe. I expect they’ll start splitting victories. But yeah if one dominants the other the other will be gone.
I’m betting Mullen bests Smart
That has to be a gut feeling. There’s no real evidence to suggest he will.
Well there is a first time for everything but yeah, it is a 50-50 game at best right now.
As soon as Kirby loses to Mullen he will be in the hot seat. You can’t keep getting recruiting national championships and keep failing to make the playoffs. Kirby better get there soon
You still think that “recruiting national championship” joke is funny? You need some new material. It’s getting stale. #BeBetter
Your half brother Negan just bragged about it on a Gator article today so the joke’s on you
Why? I’m not Negan.
Richt had a poor record against Florida and was UGA’s HC for 15 years. Sure he didn’t recruit as well as Smart, but losing to Florida wont heat up his seat that much alone.
I think Stoops might go 20 years..
The only was Stoops leaves is if he wants to. Kentucky will keep him as long as he wants to stay.
I hope we never lose him.
Drinkwitz could last a while at Mizzou. Obviously being successful is the requirement for a long tenure, and I believe he has what it takes. He’s young, energetic, smart, intense, charismatic and motivated. I really like his range of experience at several schools to learn what works and what doesn’t. Odom lacked that, basically only had experience at Memphis outside of his history with Mizzou. Drink also succeeded as a head coach already…even beat South Carolina with a cupcake school.
That says more about Muschamp than it does about Drinkwitz I’m afraid…
Kirby is lock for 10 years. Even if he doesn’t get natty or beat Florida every year. Coach O is set too. Both him and Kirby recruit to well to just be replaced. Stoops is lock. He has won over everyone he needs to. Pruitt will ne next closest unless the Bama job opens but he may not want to replace a legend. Jimbo probably needs to win west in next year or 2. Mullen will not make 10 years because he can’t recruit and Florida fans are probably most impatient in SEC. Gus will make it as long as wins against Bama every other year. Mason who knows what Vandy does. Drink with not. They are set up for revolving door. Leach and Kiffin to early to tell. 10 years from now Pittman may surprise us all
Nobody is ever a lock for long. Not targeting anyone. Coach O does remind me of Chizik a little – so so at one HC position, quick success with a transfer qb and the comments at the ISU sites – they were happy Chizik was leaving. You never know…
Orgeron is recruiting way better than Chizik ever did. Good players and a good staff will keep you around for a long time.
Disagree, Auburn had really good recruiting classes right after the ’10 NC which built towards the ’13 team.
Also, O’s good staff is gone, we’ll see about the replacements.
I agree, similarities with O & Chizik are there.Lose all world QB after a NC. OC & DC also leave. Chiz got more of a raw deal tho bc Tubs left the cupboard more bare than Les did.
Auburn had one class that averaged above 90. That was 2012 and they only signed 20 guys to that class. That isn’t LSU level. Their highest ranked class was 6th, and they had to sign 33 kids to get there.
So you know a lot about Drinkwitz?! LOL You are sure full of it! He will surprise many people and will do very well at Mizzou!
Minnesota found a good HC and he is doing great so far. Drinkwitz will be in a similar situation at Mizzou.
Revolving door? I don’t think that’s true. Odom was the bandaid coach to get us through the rough patch caused in 2015 (Pinkle’s cancer, campus issues). Odom was always on a short leash, especially after we hired a new AD. I’ve got no problem with a revolving door if it’s necessary, but I don’t understand how you’ve arrived at your conclusion before Drink has even coached a single game.
Two things:
1) Not to be a homer, but I guess it is obvious – the dip in tenures coincided with the arrival of Saban.
2) Anyone who sees a long tenure for Kiffin at Mississippi is smoking something.
So the tease (your 2 item) is interesting, but what’s the logic? It seems most UA folks are projecting his Tuscaloosa success to Oxford.
Also, just read where the Northport hospital is preparing extra ICU beds based on their recent COVID-19 surge. It is fun to dream on a 2020 season, but reality looks ready to bite…
Agree but does he bounce or get booted out?
But will Tuberville win Alabama Senate race? lol
Puzzled why Pruitt would be Saban’s successor?
Because he can and he’ll be at a better place to get recruits and should do a lot better there than at Tennessee.
I thought it was Dabo..
FINALLY, an article about SEC Coaches that doesn’t bash our Coach Muschamp!! Things are looking up!!
Wait for the sequel: Coaches who won’t make it 10 years in the SEC