How could they do better? Who do you realistically think they could get that is better than Gus?
Remember, that not long ago they were forced to hire a 5-19 coach because NOBODY wanted to go to that cesspool... :cool2:
Arkansas fire Chad Morris to the surprise of no one
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How could they do better? Who do you realistically think they could get that is better than Gus?
Remember, that not long ago they were forced to hire a 5-19 coach because NOBODY wanted to go to that cesspool... :cool2:
Auburn is a great job whether you want to accept it or not. The problem with Auburn is that they are more concerned about a coach fitting the Auburn culture than a coach reinventing the culture. And No, they werent forced to hire Chizik, they singled him out for obvious reasons. You may hate Tubby, but Tubby didnt let Milton and Yella Fella come into his office like Chiz and Gus did if that is a good enough hint to why they have gone away from good hires (Bowden and Tuberville) to headscratchers.
Two words: Bobby Petrino
Would Arkansas offer Freeze, maybe, maybe not
Would Freeze take the job if offered, in a heartbeat.
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No one is scared of BP at AU.
Freeze, on the other hand... no one wants to see him there.
The point is Tennessee got better, Arkansas arguably got worse. How do you play A&M and @ Kentucky within 4 but lose to San Jose State and get blown out by WKU with a QB you ran off? Then you add in division within the locker room and other SEC coaches saying your staff was the least prepared they faced all year. Morris is tied for the 3rd worst winning percentage in SEC HISTORY.
And he coached 22 games, not 19.
I don’t understand why anybody would touch this guy yet. From rumors of underage girls when coached high school to hookers and recruiting violations, he’s left a trail of mud almost everywhere he’s been. Even though he won games, his “official” winning % is like .32 at Ole Miss and he cost the school millions because of sanctions. He claims he has turned his life around and I sincerely hope that he has, but I think he needs more than a handful of games at Liberty to prove it.
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Not arguing the point but Arkansas does not have the talent Tennessee has and Arkansas is in the West to boot. Still, both schools look similarly fire-worthy.
Petrino's indiscretions at Arkansas would not bother the Aubs one bit because he is a helluva lot better coach than Malzahn.
I don't disagree about what should happen. I think it was a bad hire to begin with. However, if "you", the AD thought enough of him to hire him then it should mean you give the guy reasonable time to fix the cluster crap that he's waking into. I also think there should have been an active coordinated PR campaign by the AD and Morris to get the natives to fully understand the fundamental change that was going to have to take place and their patience would be greatly needed. Because anyone with any walking around sense about college football knew the type of player personnel changes that were going to have to take place for Morris to run his system effectively. My guess is that didn't happen.
Unfortunately, I've heard/read boosters were threatening to stop donations, attendance dropped to something like 20,000 and reported major division in the locker room not only among players but the coaching staff as well. I don't pretend to know how the daily financial operations of an Athletic Department work. But if boosters pulling donations and attendance dropping as bad as it supposedly has, impacts the ability to pay financial obligations. I'm not sure you have the option of waiting another two years.
With the backdrop of "Morris was a bad hire to begin with" in full view. Pruitt comes with more credibility and much, much better pedigree than Morris. I can fully understand why the Vols are patient with Pruitt. He's been a part of multiple NC teams and coached under some very good/great football minds. Morris on the other hand? Again, bad hire to begin with. But I'd come more giving Pruitt more leash than Morris.
That is EXACTLY why it is NOT a great job...
NOBODY wanted any part of that very situation and they still won't. I disagree with your take on the Chizik hire. They were turned down (behind the scenes by several coaches) before they had to bring in a 5-19 coach. He turned out to be what was expected of him. If not for $cam and Gus, he wouldn't have that ring on his finger and then fired 22 months later. :cool2:
As gray Tide pointed out, he would nbe a better coach than Gus and Lowder always wanted to hire him. He is probably desperate enough to accept a strings attached offer from awbern.
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