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Craziest coaching offseason ever??

  • jhay78
    Just thinking about how many big name coaches and schools have been in the news this offseason (and late in the regular season):

    Charlie Weis- in the headlines every day for the last 3 or 4 weeks of the regular season; finally canned after a 6-6 season
    Then there were the names put forward/rumored to replace him at ND:
    Jim Harbaugh- nope, staying at Stanford
    Bob Stoops- almost, staying at OU
    Brian Kelly- hired by ND, after leaving Cincy before big BCS bowl game. And of course leading up to the Sugar Bowl, that was pretty much the major headline, how UC players & fans were upset that Kelly moved on

    Urban Meyer- major news story that Urb was resigning to address health issues and spend more time with his family
    A few days later, changes his mind and taking an indefinite leave of absence.

    Mike Leach- Texas Tech's most successful coaching regime derailed by accusations of locking Adam James into closet/storage shed/electrical room/dark room/really small-but-not-that-small of a room; fired by Tech administration looking for a reason to get rid of him
    Tommy Tuberville(?)- successful former Auburn coach hired (?) by T.Tech

    Pete Carroll- leaving USC to get away from NCAA investigations, ERRRR, take a high-paying, perfect-situation NFL job with Seattle
    Seahawks

    Lane Kiffin- unproven Tenn coach bolts after one year to take USC job, causing riots in Knoxville

    Maybe I forgot some, but does this seem like the wildest offseason ever?
  • goosebumps
    I agree, its been nuts. Forgot Jim Leavitt at USF being fired for stiking a player... Or not striking a player, or striking a player, who knows.

    In comes Skip Holtz.
  • FairwoodKing
    And don't forget Central Michigan. They are beginning to hate Cincinnati since UC has taken their coach twice in three years.
  • Preacher
    And lets not forget Kansas firing their coach also
  • Quint
    . . . Bobby Bowden retires.
  • Preacher
    ^^^^^^
    Sad day!lol
  • sjmvsfscs08
    You know it's been a wild ride when Bobby Bowden retiring is minor news.
  • Preacher
    ^^^^^^
    This is very sad
  • jordo212000
    Bowden should have walked away at least 3 years ago.
  • Preacher
    Maybe but with all the crap going on one of the greats was overshowed.
  • jhay78
    Wow- totally forgot about Bobby Bowden.

    Maybe some history buffs can remember another recent offseason with multiple coaching moves at big-time programs. None come close to this, IMO.