When Coaching Changes Go Bad: Ole Miss

After 5 straight winning seasons including a 10 win season, David Cutcliff was fired by Ole Miss after one 4-7 season, after losing Eli Manning to the NFL. Prior to Cutcliff, Ole Miss had pretty much been a doormat since Archie Manning left.

Since his firing, they've won 3 games. Their only win this season came against Memphis, which David Cutcliff's Tennesee offense just spanked in Memphis 41-7.

I thought at the time this was an awful firing. Although I'm glad as a TN fan, Cutcliff has been much more detailed and demanding than Randy Sanders,


It can get worse. I'm not a fan of Amato, but NC State fans should take note. At least you have a coach with a profile.

 

I like Amato just fine except when he talks.

 

Amato is a horrible coach. His teams are undisciplined, he doesn't seem to have a clue how to use his talent, and his gives the university a bad (or "bad-er", I guess) name with his bullshit excuses.

 

Ole Miss will eventually be better. Orgeron has a great class for 2007 and he has had pretty good classes in 2005 and 2006. He is starting a ton of sophomores and freshmen compared to most schools

 

Like I said.

 

He's the king of Juco's. Look at his classes. And as Spurrier says....half of the Juco's will flunk out and the other half will quit.

That's what Holtz did at USC. Got STELLAR "rated" classes, but the JUCO's seemed to never qualify, flunk out, get kicked off the team for violations, or quit.

 

I'd like to nominate denise frannochio and Texas A&M. The ever so powerful aggie booster club is trying to figure out how to get rid of fran. His buyout is like 8 million. Karma is a bitch and strikes again. Here is a list of frans stellar accomplishments.

20-20 overall record

7-6 vs. Big 12 opponents at Kyle Field

Overall Big 12 record: 10-15

Big 12 South record 5-11

1-9 against Tech, Texas and OU

Lost to every Big 12 team, except for KU/KSU, at least once

Lost to every Big 12 team, except for KU/KSU/Baylor, by at least 20 points

3-13 record on the road

3-13 record vs. Top 25 teams.

2006 – Sophomore Graham Herrell passed for a career high 392 yards after averaging 292 in the first 4 games of the season

2005 – Worst pass defense in the country

2005 - Barrick Nealy passed for 378 yards. He averaged 192 yards passing the rest of the season against I-AA competition.

2005 - Joel Klatt passed for more yards in one quarter than any QB in Colorado history.

2005 - Allan Evridge threw for a career high 357 yards. He averaged 126 ypg in 8 other games that season.

First WR to ever catch 4 TD passes against A&M. (Todd Blythe - 2005)

Worst loss in A&M history. (77-0)

Worst loss to Tech in A&M history. (56-17 in 2005)

Worst bowl loss in our history

First loss ever to Iowa State.

First losing season since 1982 (Sherrill’s first season)

First loss to Baylor since 1985

11 losses of 20 or more points

Before fran the Aggies hadn’t lost by 20 or more at home since December 1, 1988 (L to Arkansas 10-30)

Oklahoma state ‘03 (10-38)
Texas ‘03 (15-46)
Iowa State ’05 (14-42)

 

I was talking about how Piper related the Cutcliffe situation to Amato, not your comments.


DaveW:
Is it really smart to be ragging on a guy Alabama desperately wanted but who left them at the altar?