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Why in the world did Southern Miss fire Bower?????
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:50 am
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:50 am
They went 7-5 this year, which is Bower's 14th straight winning season and received an invitation to the Papajohns.com Bowl Saturday...
This will be something like his 10th bowl game in the last 11 seasons.....
This will be something like his 10th bowl game in the last 11 seasons.....
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Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:51 am to SPEEDY
So Ole Miss could hire him.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:51 am to SPEEDY
programs in Mississippi for some reason feel they should be dominant
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:51 am to SPEEDY
Must be a delusional Mississippi thing. Identical to the Cutcliff firing at Ole Miss. What, exactly, are their expectations?
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:53 am to BBATiger
Unless some major scandal is about to break involving Bower, this may be the worse firing ever
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:53 am to SPEEDY
Makes you wonder with Boise's run last year, and Hawaii's run this year if the expectations at mid-major level are getting higher as well. 
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:54 am to SPEEDY
one thing is certain, Bower's rep is he can be a major prick, so maybe they got tired of him
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:55 am to Tiger in Gatorland
i think he resigned, not fired. he is leaving for a better job imho
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:55 am to SPEEDY
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They went 7-5 this year
Got skull fricked by Rice at home...lost to Memphis at home. They had a very winnable schedule this year and went 7-5.
I'm sure the boosters see programs like South Florida ranked as high as 2 and want that.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:56 am to lukeland3
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i think he resigned, not fired
No, he got fired.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:56 am to RL6680
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I'm sure the boosters see programs like South Florida ranked as high as 2 and want that.
:lol: :lol: If the boosters think that is happening at Southern Miss, then they are in for a very rude awakening
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:57 am to SPEEDY
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If the boosters think that is happening at Southern Miss, then they are in for a very rude awakening
Oh no doubt, but that is the only thing that I can come up with for his firing.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 11:59 am to SPEEDY
I am a Southern Miss graduate and I am pretty shocked by this.
Word on the street is that he was fired. He was forced to resign.
Honestly, I have been frustrated with the program's mediocrity the past few years, but Bower is not the only problem.
I also don't know who they think they'll get that's better for the $200-400K salary they can offer.
I really am saddened that they would fire a coach who was loyal and has such strong ties to the community. He had other offers back in the late 90s, but he chose to stay put. Time will tell if this was a smart or stupid decision.
Word on the street is that he was fired. He was forced to resign.
Honestly, I have been frustrated with the program's mediocrity the past few years, but Bower is not the only problem.
I also don't know who they think they'll get that's better for the $200-400K salary they can offer.
I really am saddened that they would fire a coach who was loyal and has such strong ties to the community. He had other offers back in the late 90s, but he chose to stay put. Time will tell if this was a smart or stupid decision.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:01 pm to SPEEDY
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They went 7-5 this year, which is Bower's 14th straight winning season and received an invitation to the Papajohns.com Bowl Saturday...
im from hattiesburg, and i cant explain this
they have winning seasons every year, and if they played the likes of Ole Miss or State they would beat them. Bower has even now put together some SOLID recruiting kids given he has to market a small program to kids who will be getting offers from two in-state SEC schools.
My mom called me and said that the AD Giannini had Bower in today for their weekly Monday morning meeting and said that he "wanted his resignation or he was fired"
They seemed to want more from that program than winning seasons. True, they never did run the table and make noise, such as TCU had done, but they were still a legitimate CUSA team every year.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:07 pm to Teen Wolf
They've looked very mediocre the last few years and have not performed up to expectations. However, I think Bower has done more with less than anyone in college football over the years and he deserved a better fate. As stated above, I don't know who USM thinks they can hire that's better than Bower for the money they can pay. Maybe things had gotten a little complacent there, but they had a good coach who wanted to be there. That's pretty uncommon these days.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:09 pm to lukeland3
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he is leaving for a better job imho
So you're saying he's NOT going to Ole Miss?
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:12 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
one thing is certain, Bower's rep is he can be a major prick, so maybe they got tired of him
that is BS>.. JEff B is one of the nicest guys out there....
that is BS>.. JEff B is one of the nicest guys out there....
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:21 pm to SPEEDY
Since Nix left the program has gone down. Players aren't going to the NFL like they used to, attendance down. I think he needed to go last year. The program is definitely in decline.
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:23 pm to prplhze2000
Most coaches that replace curley hallman end up getting fired.
JB would be a great DC here.....
JB would be a great DC here.....
Posted on 11/26/07 at 12:24 pm to choupiquesushi
no he wouldn't. His best defenses were with Nix as DC
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