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what is the point of firing coaches mid season?

every year in cfb this happens and I cannot understand the l...
hank_scorpio
  11/04/25
gives them time for negotiations
Covid was a Hoax
  11/04/25
ucla got a nice spark when they fired deshaun foster this ye...
chandler (retired)
  11/04/25
if it’s a major program it’s basically a flashin...
potluck
  11/04/25
there is no rule that you need to have an interim coach to p...
hank_scorpio
  11/04/25
c'mon man. this is leadership 101. you can't publicly decl...
Darnell
  11/04/25
idk, it seems to me that declaring the season is such a fail...
hank_scorpio
  11/04/25
i feel the same way. However then you have situations like F...
michael doodikoff
  11/04/25
for 1, i don't think you want to go through recruiting only ...
b-legit
  11/04/25
If you wait until the season is over you miss out on the por...
Darnell
  11/04/25
recruiting
richard clock
  11/04/25
there's sometimes a possum effect where the team does better...
...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,
  11/04/25
Sometimes u have to send a message
.,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,,.,.,..,>,...
  11/04/25
I think it’s because it allows the next team to hire t...
Rickys Covenant
  11/04/25
Fun. Also profit.
Amateur Millennial Butt Porn
  11/04/25


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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: hank_scorpio

every year in cfb this happens and I cannot understand the logic, you are not turning the season around, half the guys aren't going to be on the team next year, why throw the entire program into chaos rather than just letting the coach ride out the season and firing him then?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401447)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: Covid was a Hoax

gives them time for negotiations

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401448)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:42 PM
Author: chandler (retired)

ucla got a nice spark when they fired deshaun foster this year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401454)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:44 PM
Author: potluck

if it’s a major program it’s basically a flashing ad to all the rising/hot commodity coaches that there’s an opening for them, start the talks early, avoid them signing massive extension or taking a lesser gig

if it’s a middling program idk. that’s a good Q. sometimes it does pan out. get the gears in motion for new season sooner.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401458)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: hank_scorpio

there is no rule that you need to have an interim coach to put the job on the market

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401480)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: Darnell

c'mon man. this is leadership 101. you can't publicly declare the exec is a dead man walking without firing him. it destroys morale. it's different if he's stepping down or you have a successor named.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401487)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 4:14 PM
Author: hank_scorpio

idk, it seems to me that declaring the season is such a failure the coach needs to be out of the building this very week is worse for morale

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401695)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:44 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

i feel the same way. However then you have situations like Florida firing their coach right before the biggest game of their season against UGA and then almost winning the game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401459)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: b-legit (i'm in your city)

for 1, i don't think you want to go through recruiting only to fire your coach *closer* to national signing day then have all your recruits bail



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401460)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:48 PM
Author: Darnell

If you wait until the season is over you miss out on the portal window for roster construction. So you get an extra shitty year 0 with new coach and new regime is up and running for year 1. Basically by giving up on current season early, you can start building for the future earlier

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/cfb-head-coach-buyouts-already-near-200m-why-teams-firing-hcs-now

Athletic directors are forced to act this way because of the structure of the sport," Klatt said. "It is the business model that they're in. So, they have to react to current realities, and the current reality right now is that the structure of the calendar is forcing them to be prepared for roster building in the first week of December.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401470)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: richard clock

recruiting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401476)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;..,


there's sometimes a possum effect where the team does better under some interim coach just because it's fresh and different

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401479)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,,.,.,..,>,... ( )


Sometimes u have to send a message

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401506)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 3:13 PM
Author: Rickys Covenant

I think it’s because it allows the next team to hire the coach pick up some of the salary owed iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401552)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: Amateur Millennial Butt Porn

Fun. Also profit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2.#49401754)