Freeze fired at the Barn

[CrimsonCleanse]

That's crazy that you have to go back to 2018-2019 to find the last consecutive seasons with the same two head coaches on the sidelines for the IB. What's even crazier is, the barn went on a firing frenzy once Saban settled in. Tubbs, Chizik, Malzahn, and Harsin, all booted during the Saban era. And even with Saban gone, their firing frenzy continues!

 

[CrimsonCleanse]

To date, the barn has now fired their last 6 head coaches. Dye was the last one who actually resigned on his terms

 

[bamajas]

To date, the barn has now fired their last 6 head coaches. Dye was the last one who actually resigned on his terms

Much the same for LSU (except Saban), UT (except Lane), and Florida (except Spurrier/Meyer).

Bama has fired 3 coaches (only 2 for football reasons) in 67+ years, but gets the reputation, whereas it's actually the standard everywhere else

 

[RammerJammer14]

That's crazy that you have to go back to 2018-2019 to find the last consecutive seasons with the same two head coaches on the sidelines for the IB. What's even crazier is, the barn went on a firing frenzy once Saban settled in. Tubbs, Chizik, Malzahn, and Harsin, all booted during the Saban era. And even with Saban gone, their firing frenzy continues!

You hate to see it…

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

His tenure was so completely futile. Hired to be an offense guru. Heck, it was his defenses that kept them in games. Hired to beat Saban. Saban retires after one iron bowl.

Say what you want. I feel like when Saban retired some of the spark went out of the whole thing on auburn side. It’s like “oh crap, we are stuck with this guy and what he is like when not going up against Saban.”

Like he didn’t seem that dialed in coaching against Dabeor. We turned the ball over like 3 or 4 times last year and the game was still never close.

 

[Rocky Mtn Bob]

If I had the talent to do graphics, I'd have team logos for Penn St, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, VA Tech, Colo. State, Auburn, UCLA & Oregon State on chairs ... and figures of all The Usual Suspect Coaches dancing around for Musical Chairs.

What a season!

 

[TDBama78]

If a coach doesn't negotiate a healthy buyout,there is no point in coaching at aubrens, it's a downward spiral for both parties

 

[tusks_n_raider]

Wild stat:

This will be the seventh straight Iron Bowl with a unique head coaching matchup

2019: Saban vs Malzahn
2020: Sarkisian vs Malzahn
2021: Saban vs Harsin
2022: Saban vs Cadillac
2023: Saban vs Freeze
2024: DeBoer vs Freeze
2025: DeBoer vs Durkin

I just hope we finally win our 6th Straight IB to match their streak from ‘02-‘07.

During that time I worked in Customer Service and the last 3 years of that streak I had (unprovoked) multiple people shove fingers in my face on a Mon - Friday following the IB to taunt and gloat.

I’ve been waiting a LONG time for this payback.

We were absolutely crippled by probation during those years and on my end I did my best to be a good sport about it.

What will be their excuse for losing 6 straight other than their own self inflicted behind the scenes incompetence?

I can’t stand them and take supreme pleasure in their suffering.

 

[bamafaninbham]

To date, the barn has now fired their last 6 head coaches. Dye was the last one who actually resigned on his terms

Nah. Dye was forced to resign which to me is the same thing as fired. It wasn't his choice. He was gone one way or another. He chose to toe the fambly line like a good booger fan.

 

[TENNTIDE1]

Will they go after Petrino?

 

[bamaga]

HUGE SLEEZE! … GONE!

now, let’s cherry pick some players. I bet the Yella fella already talking to the team.

 

[bamafaninbham]

Will they go after Petrino?

Jetgate 2.
It would be fun to watch a sequel.

 

[Snuffy Smith]

So no more “Freeze w/cheese” commercials? LOL
I told everyone bacon burgers are best.
RTR

Giving thanks for that!

 

[Padreruf]

ESPN article notes that Coleman could easily command 2 million a year on the open market...he's good, but I wonder if we need another talented receiver for that price? CKD will have to answer that question. According to a good friend who really knows football they do have several players that we would snap up in NY minute,

 

[CrimsonCleanse]

Nah. Dye was forced to resign which to me is the same thing as fired. It wasn't his choice. He was gone one way or another. He chose to toe the fambly line like a good booger fan.

So actually....they've fired their last 8 head coaches. Shug was actually the last one who left on his own

 

[selmaborntidefan]

To date, the barn has now fired their last 6 head coaches. Dye was the last one who actually resigned on his terms

And in all honesty, Dye would have been fired had he not resigned. That whole charade was to get the NCAA to not hit them too hard for the Eric Ramsey scandal.

Then again, Mike DuBose was going to be fired had he not resigned, too.

However - as others have noted - it's always amusing that ALABAMA gets the bad rep as the school that chews up coaches and fires them Steinbrenner-style and yet that has never been true.

Prior to 1911, coaches at all schools generally were senior players who coached one year. In the last century - going back to Xen Scott dying while the coach - Alabama has only "fired":

- Ears Whitworth
- Mike Price
- Mike Shula

Now granted, Red Drew stepped down because of a loss of confidence in him and DuBose would have been fired had he not resigned, but the reality is that we don't have near the history of reflexive throwing the captain overboard that people like to allege.

Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, and Dennis Franchione all resigned and left at the height of their popularity on campus. One could argue so did Wallace Wade.

Frank Thomas took ill but remained the AD and Xen Scott died.

Bryant, Stallings, and Saban all retired never to coach again. And as I said, you can't "really" count the coaches prior to 1911 because you didn't have coaches in the same sense we do today. But the brutal fact is we've had just as many retire (3) as we've fired (3).

 

[cthorne22]

To date, the barn has now fired their last 6 head coaches. Dye was the last one who actually resigned on his terms

Did he though, really?

 

[selmaborntidefan]

So actually....they've fired their last 8 head coaches. Shug was actually the last one who left on his own

This is correct.

And before Shug, they canned Earl Brown and Carl Voyles.

So they've fired 10 of the last 11 head coaches. Jack Meagher left them to fight in WW2.

Imagine thinking Guadalcanal was a nicer place with bombs falling than Opelika

 

[Snuffy Smith]

And in all honesty, Dye would have been fired had he not resigned. That whole charade was to get the NCAA to not hit them too hard for the Eric Ramsey scandal.

Then again, Mike DuBose was going to be fired had he not resigned, too.

However - as others have noted - it's always amusing that ALABAMA gets the bad rep as the school that chews up coaches and fires them Steinbrenner-style and yet that has never been true.

Prior to 1911, coaches at all schools generally were senior players who coached one year. In the last century - going back to Xen Scott dying while the coach - Alabama has only "fired":

- Ears Whitworth
- Mike Price
- Mike Shula

Now granted, Red Drew stepped down because of a loss of confidence in him and DuBose would have been fired had he not resigned, but the reality is that we don't have near the history of reflexive throwing the captain overboard that people like to allege.

Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, and Dennis Franchione all resigned and left at the height of their popularity on campus. One could argue so did Wallace Wade.

Frank Thomas took ill but remained the AD and Xen Scott died.

Bryant, Stallings, and Saban all retired never to coach again. And as I said, you can't "really" count the coaches prior to 1911 because you didn't have coaches in the same sense we do today. But the brutal fact is we've had just as many retire (3) as we've fired (3).

And I don’t even count Price since he never coached a down

 

[22Musso22]

Like I said in another thread, the barn didn't have any good options.

I have heard they are pushing for Tulane's head coach Jon Sumrall, who has Alabama (Troy) ties