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Title: Historically, when SEC coaches go winless in league play, they're shown tha door Post by: #1Tidefan on November 20, 2012, 01:20:31 AM Quote NOTHING TO SHOW *Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt, 2002 Had inherited a 0-win team in 2002, his first year; remained coach until 2009 *Jackie Sherrill, Mississippi State, 2002 Coached the 2003 Bulldogs to 1-7 in SEC, retired following that season *Ed Orgeron, Ole Miss, 2007 Fired on Nov. 24 after blowing 14-point lead to Mississippi State *Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt, 2009 Retired in July 2010 from coaching *Houston Nutt, Ole Miss, 2011 Resigned on Nov. 7, allowed to coach the rest of his fourth season *Joker Phillips, Kentucky, 2012 Fired on Nov. 4, allowed to coach the rest of his third season *Derek Dooley, Tennessee, 2012 Fired on Nov. 17, not allowed to coach final game of his third season *Gene Chizik, Auburn, 2012 Widely rumored to be dismissed at end of his fourth season :'( http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2012/11/19/2283419/historically-when-sec-coaches.html Title: Re: Historically, when SEC coaches go winless in league play, they're shown tha door Post by: ALTideUp on November 20, 2012, 07:47:07 AM I read that Dooley was given the option to coeach his last game but declined, citinng a desire not to be a distraction to the team. Which raises the purely academic question, how would you know if this team was distracted? Short of running the wrong way, they couldn't much more distracted looking.
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