There doesn't figure to be much coaching turnover in 2016. I mean, who else is there left to fire?
OK, that's an exaggeration. But consider ...
Suddenly, Oklahoma's Bob Stoops leads the country in continuous seniority, beginning his 18th season with the Sooners. (Iowa's Kirk Ferentz is as well with the Hawkeyes, but Stoops actually signed his deal days earlier in December 1998. And calm down, Kansas State fans: Bill Snyder's short retirement takes him out of the discussion.)
HOT SEAT RATINGS KEY
Rating What it means
5 Win or be fired
4 Better start improving
3 Pressure mounting
2 All good ... for now
1 Safe and secure
0 Untouchable
So this season begins the same way the last one ended at LSU -- with Les Miles' job security a hot topic. The wind is blowing unfavorably again at Auburn where Gus Malzahn has to rebound. You don't think so? Consider Gene Chizik was fired two years after winning a national championship.
At Texas A&M, quarterback whisperer Kevin Sumlin suddenly can't keep any quarterbacks around.
Mark Stoops, Kentucky (4): The school has improved the facilities. Damn, Stoops' boss, Mitch Barnhart, was even AD of the year in 2015. Now it's time for the football coach to step up in his fourth season. Kentucky is coming off consecutive 5-7 seasons, and the Wildcats are 12-24 under Stoops. Kentucky started 4-1 in 2015 and finished 1-6. Ouch. Barnhart says the coaching staff "continues to learn." Not much room for that in the cutthroat SEC.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ollege-football-coaches-must-step-up-in-2016/
For what it's worth, I don't think Stoops is on the hot seat. Especially not with the AD we are stuck with.
OK, that's an exaggeration. But consider ...
- Thirty coaches lost their jobs or left their programs since the 2015 season began, culminating with the firing of Art Briles in June.
- Since 2014, 62 schools have changed coaches -- just about half of FBS. USC has done it twice.
- Since the beginning of the 2013 season, a staggering 99 men have walked FBS sidelines. That includes interim coaches.
Suddenly, Oklahoma's Bob Stoops leads the country in continuous seniority, beginning his 18th season with the Sooners. (Iowa's Kirk Ferentz is as well with the Hawkeyes, but Stoops actually signed his deal days earlier in December 1998. And calm down, Kansas State fans: Bill Snyder's short retirement takes him out of the discussion.)
HOT SEAT RATINGS KEY
Rating What it means
5 Win or be fired
4 Better start improving
3 Pressure mounting
2 All good ... for now
1 Safe and secure
0 Untouchable
So this season begins the same way the last one ended at LSU -- with Les Miles' job security a hot topic. The wind is blowing unfavorably again at Auburn where Gus Malzahn has to rebound. You don't think so? Consider Gene Chizik was fired two years after winning a national championship.
At Texas A&M, quarterback whisperer Kevin Sumlin suddenly can't keep any quarterbacks around.
Mark Stoops, Kentucky (4): The school has improved the facilities. Damn, Stoops' boss, Mitch Barnhart, was even AD of the year in 2015. Now it's time for the football coach to step up in his fourth season. Kentucky is coming off consecutive 5-7 seasons, and the Wildcats are 12-24 under Stoops. Kentucky started 4-1 in 2015 and finished 1-6. Ouch. Barnhart says the coaching staff "continues to learn." Not much room for that in the cutthroat SEC.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ollege-football-coaches-must-step-up-in-2016/
For what it's worth, I don't think Stoops is on the hot seat. Especially not with the AD we are stuck with.