Listening to Sirius College Sports this AM, they had lengthy discussion on mid-season coaching changes with a guy from ESPN. They noted the seven FBS openings already available, with five more likely coming at the end of the season including us and VT and Purdue and Rutgers. This is a big number of vacancies.
The consensus was mid season firings DO get you a jump on the competition. One, you can hire a jobless coach while the interim is still coaching, a la UNC and Butch Davis. Two, and more commonly, it's much easier to work through back channels and third parties if your coach is fired and you can have your new coach lined up by the time the regular season ends for him. He can spring in to action here and an interim goes to their bowl.
They also said they're hearing Beamer will be done at the end of the season. They said this is the second best job after USCw. Good fan base, facilities, easy road in Coastal... They said their new AD is sharp, he got Tuberville to Cinnci in a few days, got Buzz from Marquette for a pay cut. Said he'll make a good hire in football.
The consensus was mid season firings DO get you a jump on the competition. One, you can hire a jobless coach while the interim is still coaching, a la UNC and Butch Davis. Two, and more commonly, it's much easier to work through back channels and third parties if your coach is fired and you can have your new coach lined up by the time the regular season ends for him. He can spring in to action here and an interim goes to their bowl.
They also said they're hearing Beamer will be done at the end of the season. They said this is the second best job after USCw. Good fan base, facilities, easy road in Coastal... They said their new AD is sharp, he got Tuberville to Cinnci in a few days, got Buzz from Marquette for a pay cut. Said he'll make a good hire in football.
