Worst career coaching decisions?

[TidePrideGA]

Sorry about that- Mason turned down UGA Christmas 1995

Rich Rod is the worst fit I can think of at UM- Certain teams have a type of head man and Rod is a square peg trying to fit in a round hole in Ann Arbor. Just not a Big 10 (twelve) type coach.

If Dick Sheridan from NC State had accepted UGA's offer in 1988 to replce retiring Vince Dooley GA would have been in much better hands than Ray Goof for 7 long years. I cannot remember where he went after NC St.???

Dick Sheridan has never had a coaching job since he left NC State after the 92 season. Not sure what he is up to these days.

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Interesting question. Makes you think about both the coach and the school's decision-making processes. Leaving moves to or from Tuscaloosa out of it, and in no particular order:

-- Spurrier to the Redskins.
-- Holtz to the NY Jets.
-- The Northwestern coach to Colorado (can't remember the name).
-- RichRod to Mitchigan.
-- Butch Davis to Cleveland.
-- Fran to aTm. I know I said leaving Alabama out of it. But this was just so badly handled on so many different levels that it qualifies.
-- Kiffin to Oakland.
-- Kiffin to UT.
-- Kiffin to USCw.
-- Man, Kiffin's been a disaster everywhere he's been. What were any of these teams thinking? He's the only guy who could make Al Davis look sane -- remember the "Liar" rant? Wonder how long this keeps going on?
-- OFC special: Gerry Faust to Notre Dame.
-- Schnellenberger to the USFL (his part) and later to Oklahoma (OU's part)
-- Ron Zook to Florida.
-- Ron Zook to Illinois.
-- Gerry DiNardo to Indiana.
-- Petrino to the Falcons.
-- Chan Gailey to the Cowboys by way of Samford.
-- OFC special, II: Chuck Fairbanks to New England.
-- Bud Wilkinson to politics.
-- Jack Crowe to Arkansas.
-- Pretty much anybody during Oklahoma's walk in the wilderness between Switzer and Stoops.

 

[hollisx4]

Curry to UK---he was exposed as the no talent hack he was.

 

[TidePrideGA]

Curry to UK---he was exposed as the no talent hack he was.

Hey he did convince Tim Couch to sign with UK. Curry had some of the worst talent in the SEC at UK.

 

[TexasBama]

the Knicks hiring Isaiah Thomas

Yeah, that was really bad.

 

[TexasBama]

Gerry Faust at Notre Dame was pretty bad.

 

[rhYno]

Gene Cheez-it taking a step down from Iowa State to Aubarn.

 

[p'colabamaman]

Wingnut firing his OC at mid-season. Can't think of his name right now.

 

[BEATtutorsee]

Wingnut firing his OC at mid-season. Can't think of his name right now.

Tony Franklin.

 

[mikes12]

Hal Mumme. "We don't believe in tackling during practice."

 

[rolltide7854]

Tater Tot trying to stop the payroll at tha barn.

 

[Atlantatide]

John McKay leaving USC for Tampa Bay. As Ray Perkins found out, Tampa Bay was a career killer.

 

[rhYno]

Tony Franklin.

How could one forget?

 

[dWarriors88]

YouTube - ‪McElroy to Maze for 6!!‬‎

Listen to the commentary at the 25 sec mark.

Any excuse to play the last TD of the greatest Iron Bowl game in any living persons memory is a great excuse

 

[Let's Roll Tide]

How about Sly Croom leaving a cush NFL job to coach at Miss State after being snubbed by Bama-I am still interested in what he could have accomplished at Bama but he should have known better than to go to MSU.

 

[bmcklv]

YouTube - ‪JPW to Maze for 6!!‬‎

Listen to the commentary at the 25 sec mark.

Fixed the video title for you.

 

[Bamabww]

Ray Perkins leaving Bama for Tampa Bay.

I think he went to the NY Giants from Bama. But either way, it was a bad decision.

 

[Redwood Forrest]

Bill Curry to Kentucky.

 

[hollisx4]

I think he went to the NY Giants from Bama. But either way, it was a bad decision.

IIRC Perkins came from the Giants, I still remember the bumper stickers...."It took a Giant to replace the Bear".....

 

[Bamabww]

IIRC Perkins came from the Giants, I still remember the bumper stickers...."It took a Giant to replace the Bear".....

Yeah, that's right. I remember the bumper stickers now.