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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...
Iridescent bespoke theater
  11/04/25
gives them time for negotiations
fragrant unhinged mexican toilet seat
  11/04/25
ucla got a nice spark when they fired deshaun foster this ye...
Dead Insecure Hell Rigpig
  11/04/25
if it’s a major program it’s basically a flashin...
exciting apoplectic mental disorder
  11/04/25
there is no rule that you need to have an interim coach to p...
Iridescent bespoke theater
  11/04/25
c'mon man. this is leadership 101. you can't publicly decl...
Dashing Theatre
  11/04/25
idk, it seems to me that declaring the season is such a fail...
Iridescent bespoke theater
  11/04/25
i feel the same way. However then you have situations like F...
silver pit volcanic crater
  11/04/25
for 1, i don't think you want to go through recruiting only ...
Heady sickened piazza
  11/04/25
If you wait until the season is over you miss out on the por...
Dashing Theatre
  11/04/25
recruiting
Brass geriatric school
  11/04/25
there's sometimes a possum effect where the team does better...
cerebral tanning salon
  11/04/25
Sometimes u have to send a message
splenetic roommate trailer park
  11/04/25
I think it’s because it allows the next team to hire t...
red location
  11/04/25
Fun. Also profit.
wine spectacular turdskin
  11/04/25
recruiting new coaches/players vet the remaining coaches ...
Territorial Rigor Pocket Flask
  11/04/25


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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: Iridescent bespoke theater

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...id#49401447)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:40 PM
Author: fragrant unhinged mexican toilet seat

gives them time for negotiations

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



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:42 PM
Author: Dead Insecure Hell Rigpig

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

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



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:44 PM
Author: exciting apoplectic mental disorder

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...id#49401458)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: Iridescent bespoke theater

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...id#49401480)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: Dashing Theatre

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...id#49401487)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 4:14 PM
Author: Iridescent bespoke theater

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...id#49401695)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:44 PM
Author: silver pit volcanic crater

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...id#49401459)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: Heady sickened piazza

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...id#49401460)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:48 PM
Author: Dashing Theatre

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...id#49401470)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: Brass geriatric school

recruiting

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



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Date: November 4th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: cerebral tanning salon

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...id#49401479)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: splenetic roommate trailer park

Sometimes u have to send a message

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



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Date: November 4th, 2025 3:13 PM
Author: red location

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...id#49401552)



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Date: November 4th, 2025 4:33 PM
Author: wine spectacular turdskin

Fun. Also profit.

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



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Date: November 4th, 2025 7:28 PM
Author: Territorial Rigor Pocket Flask

recruiting new coaches/players

vet the remaining coaches in real conditions

appease fans

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5793457&forum_id=2...id#49402167)