College Football coaches entering the 2009 season sitting “squarely” on the hot seat. Checkout our top 5 list below.
1. Charlie Weis, Notre Dame: After two lackluster seasons, Weis will probably have to win at least 9 games in order to keep his job.
2. Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville: Was Bobby Petrino just that good or has Kragthorpe just grossly underachieved the last two years? We think the latter.
3. Dan Hawkins, Colorado: 2-10, 6-7 and 5-7. Hawkins needs to win atleast 7 this year or he might be catching an early bus out of Boulder.
4. Randy Shannon, Miami: The canes showed improvement last year finishing 7-6 overall and 4-4 in ACC. But those aren’t the seasons Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports and other Hurricane faithful expect at The U. A less than stellar ’09 might spell the end for Shannon considering the talent he has to work with.
5. Gene Chizic, Auburn: You’re on the hot seat when you’re the coach at a second tier SEC school who just forced out their previous coach. A previous coach that was 85-40 overall and 52-30 in SEC play mind you. Chizic’s two dismal seasons at Iowa State won’t provide him a very long leash at Auburn.
Bonus: Two coaches that some fools think are on the hot seat.
Bobby Bowden, Florida State: I’d hate to see the coach until death contest between Bowden and JoePa come to a pre-mature ending, but the Florida State faithful seem to lack the patience and the class required to watch this thing play out. The roots probably run deeper than most people understand, and Bowden likely can coach at FSU as long as he wants. If you think Pete Carroll has had a pretty good run this decade… check out what Bowden did from 1987 through 2000.
Steve Spurrier, South Carolina: Really? Steve Spurrier on the hot seat… really? You try coaching against the likes of Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia and Auburn. Then throw in names like Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, and Les Miles into the mix and you’ll found yourself barely treading water in the SEC. Spurrier is just a hint under .500 in SEC play and has had led the Gamecocks to three bowls during his four year tenure.
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I don’t think Spurrier is as untouchable as you think he is.
Spurrier is a great coach but his time is up!
My Hawkeyes sure did show Spurrier a thing or two in last year’s Outback Bowl. I think he’ll keep them around .500 in the SEC. Which should definitely keep him his job.
Add Bill Lynch at Indiana to your hot seat list… he’ll never get it done
Add Bill Lynch at Indiana to your hot seat… he’ll never get it right
Add Richt at Georgia to your list. He’s showing signs he can no longer even tread water in the SEC, and unless there’s dramatic improvement over last night’s game, he may have found his Waterloo.