The last 3 ole miss NYD bowls have one thing in common
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Cotton?
Change my answer to an MSU head coaching change the next season. But does Shira count since he died?
Change my answer to an MSU head coaching change the next season. But does Shira count since he died?
...not as hard as I thought I guess. Last three NYD bowls for UM:
2008 Cotton - Hired Mullen
2003 Cotton - Hired Croomz
1990 Gator - Hired Sherrill
2008 Cotton - Hired Mullen
2003 Cotton - Hired Croomz
1990 Gator - Hired Sherrill
The NYD bowls are moved around sometimes for TV, but they're still the same bowls.
That's an interesting stat though, that our most successful seasons in the last 20 years have coincided with MSU's last 3 coaching changes.
That's an interesting stat though, that our most successful seasons in the last 20 years have coincided with MSU's last 3 coaching changes.
I have a good friend who was a defensive end on those teams and he tells stories about those seasons all the time. I think maybe they beat Arkansas. Says Houston was the toughest team he ever played against, it was like boys against men.
that's why it's better for both of us to be good. When we both suck all that matters is beating the other.
Orgeron was fired after the 2007 season when MSU went 8-5 with a Liberty Bowl win. That's the only recent coaching change we've had that you might argue was related to MSU success.
Cutcliffe was fired in 2004 following a 4-7 season and an Egg Bowl win over 3-8 MSU.
Tuberville left for Auburn on his own after the 1998 season.
Brewer was fired after the 1993 season for NCAA violations. Joe Lee Dunn was let go after his one season in 1994 because he was only hired as an interim coach.
Before that, Steve Sloan was fired following the 1982 season when MSU went 5-6. MSU was 9-3 and 8-4 in the previous two years, so you might be able to argue that Sloan's firing was related to MSU, but that would be the only one for us in the last 30 years outside of Orgeron.
And for the record, I think that the changes at MSU were somewhat coincidence. Croom's firing may have been somewhat related to the performance in the 45-0 Egg Bowl last year. Other than that, I think Jackie was let go simply because it was time, not because of our success.
Edited to add: I do think that happens sometimes, and I really think Tuberville's firing in Auburn had as much to do with Bama's 12-0 regular season as it did Auburn's 5-7 season. That, and the general Saban-envy that the Auburn fans have.
Cutcliffe was fired in 2004 following a 4-7 season and an Egg Bowl win over 3-8 MSU.
Tuberville left for Auburn on his own after the 1998 season.
Brewer was fired after the 1993 season for NCAA violations. Joe Lee Dunn was let go after his one season in 1994 because he was only hired as an interim coach.
Before that, Steve Sloan was fired following the 1982 season when MSU went 5-6. MSU was 9-3 and 8-4 in the previous two years, so you might be able to argue that Sloan's firing was related to MSU, but that would be the only one for us in the last 30 years outside of Orgeron.
And for the record, I think that the changes at MSU were somewhat coincidence. Croom's firing may have been somewhat related to the performance in the 45-0 Egg Bowl last year. Other than that, I think Jackie was let go simply because it was time, not because of our success.
Edited to add: I do think that happens sometimes, and I really think Tuberville's firing in Auburn had as much to do with Bama's 12-0 regular season as it did Auburn's 5-7 season. That, and the general Saban-envy that the Auburn fans have.
The Fiesta took its place a long time ago. The Cotton is now a 2nd tier bowl (just below the BCS bowls).
And I really think MSU replacing coaches when UM goes to a big bowl game is more coincidence than anything else. Sherrill was gone before anybody ever knew UM would make the Cotton Bowl in 2003. With a new AD, I really think Crxxm's firing didn't have much, if any, to do with the season UM had. I can maybe see the Felker "resignation" as being partially in reaction to UM's Gator Bowl season, but I think it was more of a long-term decision that that.
And I really think MSU replacing coaches when UM goes to a big bowl game is more coincidence than anything else. Sherrill was gone before anybody ever knew UM would make the Cotton Bowl in 2003. With a new AD, I really think Crxxm's firing didn't have much, if any, to do with the season UM had. I can maybe see the Felker "resignation" as being partially in reaction to UM's Gator Bowl season, but I think it was more of a long-term decision that that.
The Cotton Bowl is still above the rest of the non-BCS bowls.
The 4 BCS bowls are a new tier now. Just below them is the Gator, Cotton, Capital One, and Outback Bowls, and you might be able to throw the Holiday Bowl in there since it's the best of the non-NYD bowls.
The 4 BCS bowls are a new tier now. Just below them is the Gator, Cotton, Capital One, and Outback Bowls, and you might be able to throw the Holiday Bowl in there since it's the best of the non-NYD bowls.
patdog said:
Definitely agree on the Cap One. It's next, and I think the Gator, Cotton, Outback, and maybe the Holiday are all about even.
And let me clarify that I was saying that Cotton is in the tier above the rest of the non-BCS bowls, not that it was the best of the non-BCS bowls. I just went back and re-read my other post, and it read like that.
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