USCe students hold a ‘Fire Mike Shula’ rally:

[DzynKingRTR]

Seriously wasn’t the progression of both Mike and David Shula through the coaching ranks based on the last name of “Shula” and getting the benefit of getting their feet wet under Daddy Don? Very similar to Belichick at NE and now UNC.

Mike’s older brother David was an absolute disaster as a Head Coach with the Bengals.

David was so bad as a coach they moved him to manage a steakhouse

 

[dtgreg]

In another thread, SanJoseCrimson posted that Georgia never punted in the UGA-Ole Miss game. Not once.

I wonder if their Defense was "Nervous" or whatever the word was, before the Georgia game?

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

I wonder if their Defense was "Nervous" or whatever the word was, before the Georgia game?

Dude, say what you want about Womack. But when some bama fans were saying “never thought I would miss Golding” I rolled my eyes. They clearly forgot how bad he was.

Compare the 2022 game to last Saturday. Say what you want but Kane held a team that was averaging 48 points per game to 20 points. And he held an offense that was averaging 500 something yards a game to 400. 93 of those yards were on the last two drives when went full prevent.

 

[dtgreg]

Dude, say what you want about Womack. But when some bama fans were saying “never thought I would miss Golding” I rolled my eyes. They clearly forgot how bad he was.

I really can't understand the Kiffen fans. Do they not realize Pete Goldschlager is part of the package?

 

[arthurdawg]

Dude, say what you want about Womack. But when some bama fans were saying “never thought I would miss Golding” I rolled my eyes. They clearly forgot how bad he was.

Compare the 2022 game to last Saturday. Say what you want but Kane held a team that was averaging 48 points per game to 20 points. And he held an offense that was averaging 500 something yards a game to 400. 93 of those yards were on the last two drives when went full prevent.

Under Saban with Pete, our defense did that plenty of times. Heck, even before Pete we were seeing the "D" getting smacked at times.

It is a different world. I think if Kane and staff are willing to adapt and we can continue to improve our core DL and LB play, we will be well off.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Not good @selmaborntidefan. I don't want you as my team's GM. lol

What's funny is there are people who do worse than that that make a living still drafting.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Dude, say what you want about Womack. But when some bama fans were saying “never thought I would miss Golding” I rolled my eyes. They clearly forgot how bad he was.

Compare the 2022 game to last Saturday. Say what you want but Kane held a team that was averaging 48 points per game to 20 points. And he held an offense that was averaging 500 something yards a game to 400. 93 of those yards were on the last two drives when went full prevent.

1) I don't dispute anything you're saying.
2) Womack didn't have to contend with the officials (at least not like 2022)
3) give kudos to Womack in that he held them to less than 1/2 of what UGA got
4) on the other hand...one of those was due to some shoddy coaching on the Vols sideline (the Pick Six)

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

1) I don't dispute anything you're saying.
2) Womack didn't have to contend with the officials (at least not like 2022)
3) give kudos to Womack in that he held them to less than 1/2 of what UGA got
4) on the other hand...one of those was due to some shoddy coaching on the Vols sideline (the Pick Six)

Agreed. I am not a wommack fan boy or anything. If they had said. “I miss Kevin Steele” you wouldn’t hear a peep out of me.

The difference between golding and wommack is. KW seems to be finding ways to get the job done. Even if it’s hard on my liver sometimes lol.

 

[jashleyren2]

We got the first Mike because of some sort of raging fanbase that wanted a head coach with ties to Coach Bryant, a guy who had zero relevant experience for the job. I didn't understand this monarchial succession either then or now. (Look how many assistants under Saban were colossal screw-ups as head coaches).

We got the second Mike for a more logical reason: "he's been able to win more with less in rural eastern Washington, and he might be the right guy to see us through on this probation thing. Look at the quarterbacks he's developed!"

We got the third Mike because the first two Mikes were mistakes and the alternative was to get on the wrong side of a sociological issue by hiring the black guy and then getting blistered when he was inevitably fired fighting years with one hand behind his back. The blowback on firing Shula was 1/100 what it would have been had we fired Croom after four seasons (and Croom's petulance and childish ways against us at MSU show our hunch was right).


On a side note, go look at the coaches hired after the 1996 season. It's one of the least distinguished lists of new hires you will ever see. Jim Tressel would never have gotten a look outside of Ohio (not then), and you have names like Bob Davie, Joe Tiller, Bob Toledo, and Fred Miller. Gary Barnett had led Northwestern to the Rose Bowl, so his name was huge when he went to Colorado, and Tommy Bowden had a history with us as he went to Tulane.

But that listing of coaches hired in the offseason is one of the most undistinguished in modern history.

Great memories you have there, of not very memorable circumstances! Let's see if I get one right:

LSU still had Gerry Dinardo roaming the sidelines, who would get canned, then wind up at my high school alma mater, Muscle Shoals High, and do a fantastic job!

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Great memories you have there, of not very memorable circumstances! Let's see if I get one right:

LSU still had Gerry Dinardo roaming the sidelines, who would get canned, then wind up at my high school alma mater, Muscle Shoals High, and do a fantastic job!

Wasn't it Curley Hallman who coached LSU and went to Muscle Shoals?

DiNardo, now there's a guy who runs the offense at Colorado, gets hired at Vandy WHILE THE BUFFS ARE PREPARING FOR A NATIONAL TITLE GAME AGAINST NOTRE DAME - and leaves, giving Gary Barnett the playbook for the biggest game of their coaching careers.

 

[RammerJammer14]

What’s kinda weird to think about is that Shula was only 2 coaches ago for us. I had only had my Driver’s license for about a year.

Then you look at how many coaches other programs have gone through in that time, even top programs like Ohio State. What a special thing we had!

 

[lowend]

What’s kinda weird to think about is that Shula was only 2 coaches ago for us. I had only had my Driver’s license for about a year.

Then you look at how many coaches other programs have gone through in that time, even top programs like Ohio State. What a special thing we had!

I was in college for Shula and this is now my 20th year in my career!

Btw, enjoy these spreadsheets I made. They really highlight just how special Saban's run was.

 

[TitleWave]

Agreed. I am not a wommack fan boy or anything. If they had said. “I miss Kevin Steele” you wouldn’t hear a peep out of me.

The difference between golding and wommack is. KW seems to be finding ways to get the job done. Even if it’s hard on my liver sometimes lol.

Yes, but Golding's been hard on his own liver before so be considerate please, plus his talking out of his liver (and another orifice) about Sark apparently spared 'Bama from signing 2032 Heisman favorite Arch Manning.