re: Has there ever been a head coach fired that never had a losing season?

Former Ohio St. coach John Cooper (1988-2000) had one losing season--his first in 1988. He was fired in 2000 after going 11-1 (Sugar Bowl), 6-6 and 8-4 his final three seasons.

He was fired largely because of his inability to beat arch rival Michigan--at the time of his firing, OSU had lost something like 5 straight to the Wolverines.

Seems eerily similar.

Then they hire tressel and go on a nice run.

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Earle Bruce from OSU

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fired for whole different reasons

Nope. Dubose had losing seasons in 1997 and 2000.

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Ask Texas, Miami, USC, Florida, Nebraska, Michigan, etc.

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Some of these do not fit.

Who did USC fire? Pete left for the NFL.
Where was Texas going WITH MACK?
How is UF even on this list? They fired Zook and hired Urban. It's the epitome of thinking big. When Urban fricked them, they went for a high ceiling in Muschamp. When it didn't work out they went for a high ceiling in McElwain, who has already locked up the SECE. UF is literally the opposite of the point you're trying to make.

Nebraska is probably the best example with Solich.

You didn't mention OSU, but they're another example of thinking big. They fired Cooper and since have won NCs with Tressel and Urban.

We were picked by some to play in the national championship and we won't even finish in the top 25 after losing to ole miss and A&M

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We were picked by some to play in the national championship and we won't even finish in the top 25 after losing to ole miss and A&M

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Wrong thread, but I understand your frustration

Curry was never accepted by a lot of people at Bama for myriad reasons, but mainly because he had no connection to Paul Bryant. I think he's a decent man and cared about his players but he never was an elite coach. The fact he wasn't popular to begin with, coupled with his inability to beat Auburn, proved to be his undoing. He wasn't exactly fired. He was being pursued by Kentucky and realized there were some people in powerful places who would never have his back so he cut his losses, went to UK, and Bama told him not to let the door hit him in the arse. Gene Stallings was hired and was a definite upgrade. He went 70-16 from 1990-1996 and won a NC in 1992. He left because Bama hired an idiot AD that he couldn't co-exist with. Stallings remains beloved in Tuscaloosa. Mike DuBose took over next and Bama began a slide into a decade of mediocrity highlighted by NCAA sanctions and coaching carousels.

Be careful what you wish for LSU fans....Miles surely needs to make some changes but he has won a LOT of games since 2005. His teams always seem well prepared, the last 2 weeks notwithstanding and 1-9-12. But who knows, LSU put Saban on the map, maybe you'll catch lightning in a bottle twice. Or maybe you'll sink back to the Stovall, Archer, Hallman, DiNardo era.

4-6-1 year 1.