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re: Worst Coaching Hire Disasters of the last decade

Posted on 1/24/12 at 9:07 pm to
Posted by MrBiriwa
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 9:07 pm to
Eric Mangini in Cleveland

Dan Hawkins in Colorado

Rich Rodriguez - Michigan



Posted by Choot em Tiger
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 9:07 pm to
Gary Crowton Maryland
Posted by Keys Open Doors
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 9:13 pm to
I would agree with Kelvin Sampson at Indiana. The sanctions and the type of players he recruited left the program in shambles for 4 seasons.
Posted by King Mello
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 9:46 pm to
cant believe Bobby Petrino and the Failcons hasnt gotten more run.. probably top 5 biggest failures for an organization in a decade
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:22 pm to
I can't believe you are saying Lane Kiffin. They're pretty damn good and he's done a good job at SC so far.
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:30 pm to
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The answer is Richard Rodriguez at the University of Michigan



Clicked on the thread just to see when this would be said
Posted by LSUbase13
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Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:34 pm to
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The answer is Richard Rodriguez at the University of Michigan


Although he did suck, he did at least improve every year he was there. Bill Callahan was worse at Nebraska in my opinion. He led the Cornhuskers to two losing seasons in four years. He also finished ranked in a major poll only once in four years after the Huskers had only finished unranked once since 1962. He was 1-10 against teams ranked in the Top 25, 0-17 in games in which he trailed at halftime, 25-21 against Division I opponents, 15-18 against the Big 12, and coached the program to two of its four non-winning seasons in 46 years. That, my friends, is the epitome of suck.
This post was edited on 1/24/12 at 10:37 pm
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:45 pm to
Rodriguez at Michigan
McDaniels at Denver. He single handedly took that team to the bottom of the league & traded away what talent they had
Posted by DelU249
Austria
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:48 pm to
Spurrier to the redskins
Posted by NawlinsTiger9
Where the mongooses roam
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:50 pm to
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McDaniels at Denver


This is the winner of the NFL category, IMO. I'm convinced he was acting as a double agent for the Cheifs/Raiders/Chargers.
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:52 pm to
Gary Crowton (LSU, Maryland)
Tony Mowbray (Celtic)
Roberto Martinez (Wigan Athletic)
Sven Goran Erickson (everywhere)
Dan Hawkins (Colorado)
Charlie Weiss (everywhere but KC)
Lane Kiffin (UT)
Derek Dooley (UT)
Tony Franklin (Auburn)
Todd Graham (Pitt)
Josh McDaniels (Denver)
This post was edited on 1/24/12 at 10:53 pm
Posted by LSUbase13
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:54 pm to
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Gary Crowton (LSU

Won a national championship. Nope.
quote:

Charlie Weiss (everywhere but KC)

Took them to a BCS game.
Posted by bgator85
Sarasota
Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 10:58 pm to
Ron Zook was bad by UF standards, but I wouldn't necessarily rank him as one of the worst of the decade.

He did go 16-8 in SEC play over 3 years, which isn't horrible.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:04 pm to
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cant believe Bobby Petrino and the Failcons hasnt gotten more run.. probably top 5 biggest failures for an organization in a decade


Bobby Petrino is a POS and a coward but the Vick disaster overshadowed Petrino's "coaching" tenure with the Falcons
Posted by Unbiased Bama Fan
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:06 pm to
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Ron Zook was bad by UF standards, but I wouldn't necessarily rank him as one of the worst of the decade.



He also thoroughly beat 2003 LSU on their home field with a true freshman at QB. LSU didn't even score an offensive touchdown in that game. He also had a winning record against Mark Richt when UGA was at their peak and recruited most of the players that Urban Meyer won the NC with in 2006. Zook wasn't even close to being a disastrous coaching hire.
Posted by Me4Heisman
Landmass
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:13 pm to
Saban to Miami
Posted by ohiovol
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:17 pm to
If by last decade you mean 2000-2009, then Larry Coker.
This post was edited on 1/24/12 at 11:17 pm
Posted by ohiovol
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:18 pm to
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yeah im sure it was all Kiffins fault that they are in shambles. Had nothing to do with the previous regime


One coach is going to have a preseason top 5 team next year and the other got passed up by Kansas for Charlie the Hutt.
Posted by Cap Crunch
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:36 pm to
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Ron Zook was bad by UF standards

Which is why it was a bad hire by Florida. It may not have been bad for other schools, but for them it was.
Posted by John McClane
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 1/24/12 at 11:41 pm to
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