[NU Sports] Coaching Merry-go-round

Mon Nov 27 16:17:02 CST 2006

I can't imagine Barnett going for any of the southern coaching jobs 
since he isn't a redneck and as sporswriter once wrote when the Texas 
job was open and he was being considered for it, he couldn't imagine 
Barnett sitting at a bar with a long neck beer listening to some alums 
bloviating.  The Arizona State job might be a different matter.

John DeGroat

cherron604 at aol.com wrote:

>Three firings today may show why Gary Barnett (or any other sane person) might want to avoid the coaching 'profession':
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>- Mike Shula, Alabama (4 years, 26-23).  They were 10-2 last year, Cotton Bowl winners over Texas Tech.  But, no SEC success, 4 straight losses to Auburn (first Alabama coach to lose 4 straight to them ?) and 4 straight losses to LSU.  Also, just last year they extended his contract through 2012 ($1.55 million annually, $200,000 signing bonus).
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>- Dirk Koetter, Arizona State (6 years, 40-33).  3 bowls in the first 5 years, Holiday, Sun and Insight, plus a 3rd consecutive bowl this year.  4-2 against Arizona, but 2-19 against ranked teams.  Last year, his contract was extended through 2009, at just under $1,000,000 a year.  He seemed very popular when we were out there last fall, but apparently they wanted him to beat the big boys (Cal, USC) from time-to-time.  Can ASU ever go back to the glory days of Dan Devine or Frank Kush ?
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>- Chuck Amato, North Carolina State (7 years, 49-37).  5 bowl games.  11-3 in 2002, with a Gator Bowl win over Notre Dame.  Unfortunately, 25-31 in the ACC.  Also, 3-9 this year and seven straight losses.  Interestingly, both Shula and Amato were fired by the schools they attended and played for.
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>The firings might dissuade anybody from coaching.  But the buy-outs are probably a nice consolation.
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>Chuck Herron   Tech '85
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