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Dead Man DI football/basketball coaches who survived?

godawgst
godawgst Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,618 Swaye's Wigwam
edited October 29 in Hardcore Husky Board
Even Softy admitted that next year is do or die time for Lorenzo so that got me thinking.

Can people name other coaches/situations where a coach had to win next year of else he was gone no questions asked, proceeded to do so, then went on to have success at the school?

Off the top of my head I can't think of any, but I'm sure there are some out there.

For me, if your at this point with a coach, all your doing is kicking the can down the road (which we've done with Lorenzo for the last 2 years minimum imo.)
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,270
    Maybe Kirk Ferentz a few times ...

    The Romar shit is just old and tired at this point ... just like he is.
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  • bananasnblondes
    bananasnblondes Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 15,673 Swaye's Wigwam
    We're any of those coaches great men in the community and ambassadors to the game?
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,318 Founders Club
    Softy won't stand behind those comments next year if he really said them. I'm guessing he said something like he needs to see more next year or it will be concerning. Or he said that Lorenzo has a lot to prove next year.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    DerekJohnson said:

    AuburnDave won't stand behind those comments next year if he really said them. I'm guessing he said something like he needs to see more next year or it will be concerning. Or he said that Lorenzo has a lot to prove next year.

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  • Alexis
    Alexis Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 3,473 Founders Club
    DerekJohnson said:

    Softy won't stand behind those comments next year if he really said them. I'm guessing he said something like he needs to see more next year or it will be concerning. Or he said that Lorenzo has a lot to prove next year.

    He really did say it. (I know, fuck me for listening). I was actually surprised. When Romar loses Softy, he's lost the war.

    But you are correct, very easy for him to walk back from it next year, or probably after next week when LoRo wins a thrilling NIT game against Montana State in front of 2500 rabid Dawg Pack at the rockin Alaska Air Arena. Nobody pays attention to him anyway.

    Young Dawgs Raisin Hec!!IIILLL1111
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  • Ice_Holmvik
    Ice_Holmvik Member Posts: 2,914
    Mike Leach after 2014 season and after Portland State loss 2015.
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  • ThomasFremont
    ThomasFremont Member Posts: 13,325
    When guys leave for the NBA, Softy will change his tune to the usual doog mantra of "you can't expect..." blah blah blah.
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 30,605 Swaye's Wigwam
    An NIT birth and a good recruiting class is all Romar needs next year to survive. He might even need less than that.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,951 Standard Supporter
    Ice_Holmvik said:

    Mike Leach after 2014 season and after Portland State loss 2015.

    Except Leach had a 5 year contract and Bull Moose can't afford the buyout running $14 million annual deficits.
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  • FreeChavez
    FreeChavez Member Posts: 3,223
    RoadDawg55 said:

    An NIT birth and a good recruiting class is all Romar needs next year to survive. He might even need less than that.

    This is skull-fuckingly accurate. If romar can't get fired after the dismal end to this season, 5 straight seasons without a birth in a 68 team tourney, multilple first round picks and yet no post season birth, NOTHING is going to get him fired outside him fucking the new AD, or being upshaws corner man.
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