re: Croom's decision before the half....

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fire a guy after an 8-4 season and good luck getting anyone worth a shite

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This argument always surfaces any time a coach is on the hotseat, yet a lot of coaches with a lot of past success have been fired, and the schools usually have no shortage of applicants to fill the position.

Georgia fires Donnan after four straight winning seasons and a 40-19 record, they get Richt.
Alabama fires Dubose less than a year after he wins an SEC title and SEC coach of the year award, they get Franchione.
Auburn fires Terry Bowden with a 47-17-1 record less than one year after he won the west, and they get Tuberville.
Alabama fires Shula less than one year after he went 10-2 and finished in the top ten, they get Saban.
LSU fires DiNardo despite his winning record and three bowl wins, and we get Saban.
Arkansas runs off Nutt just a week or so after he beats the #1 team in the country on the road, and they get Petrino.
Ole Miss fires Orgeron after not even giving him four years, and they get Nutt.
Florida fires Ron Zook despite his having one of the best records in conference play in the SEC and recruiting top classes every year, and they get Urban Meyer.
Texas fired Akers, then got Mack Brown.
Oklahoma fired their coach (forget his name), then got Bob Stoops.

This argument has got to be the most overused in the history of completely unsupported bullshite arguments.