Gun's Guess at Which SEC Coaches Get Fired After 2020

[ShotgunDawg]

1. Derek Mason - They suck. The new Vandy AD may save him, but he's a dead man walking. Sucks that they are OM's permanent opponent.

2. Will Muschamp - He's a bad head coach & now with Mack Brown in the neighborhood, he gone.

3. Jeremy Pruitt - The recruiting success will come with expectations. Tennessee better show some real improvement this Fall or the boosters won't believe in Pruitt.

4. Gus Malzahn - He's always on the hot seat. With Auburn losing a good portion of it's OL & DL, this could be the year.

5. Lane Kiffin/Mike Leach - Either is completely capable of doing something stupid & getting fired.

7-14 - Aren't getting fired no matter what. Would love to see Stoops take over for Pruitt at Tennessee. Would be an awesome hire.

[parabrave]

Muschamp is numero uno. He has been on the hot seat for the last couple of years. Kiff will leave is a better job (USC) comes open.

[KOdawg1]

Mason, Muschamp, and Malzahn are the only ones I can see getting fired.

I actually think Mason is a likable guy and he's shown flashes of potential, but Vandy is just a terrible job. They have no business having an SEC football program.

South Carolina always has a tough schedule. They've got Florida, A&M, LSU, Tennessee, Georgia, and Clemson this year.

And Auburn has wanted to fire Gus for years now but he always does just enough to save his job.

[ShotgunDawg]

Kiff will leave is a better job (USC) comes open.

Kiff will have to win & keep his nose clean at OM for that to happen.

[ShotgunDawg]

Mason, Muschamp, and Malzahn are the only ones I can see getting fired.

I actually think Mason is a likable guy and he's shown flashes of potential, but Vandy is just a terrible job. They have no business having an SEC football program.

South Carolina always has a tough schedule. They've got Florida, A&M, LSU, Tennessee, Georgia, and Clemson this year.

And Auburn has wanted to fire Gus for years now but he always does just enough to save his job.

I've never understood why Vandy doesn't just go triple option & be a pain in everyone's rear

[RiverCityDawg]

I've never understood why Vandy doesn't just go triple option & be a pain in everyone's rear

Agree, or go other end of the spectrum and do what we're doing and hire Graham Harrell or someone like that to run the air raid, like true pass it 60 times a game air raid.

I think James Franklin gave them false hope of what's possible by just doing what everyone else tries to do when they need to be figuring out how to be different.

[RiverCityDawg]

1. Derek Mason - They suck. The new Vandy AD may save him, but he's a dead man walking. Sucks that they are OM's permanent opponent.

2. Will Muschamp - He's a bad head coach & now with Mack Brown in the neighborhood, he gone.

3. Jeremy Pruitt - The recruiting success will come with expectations. Tennessee better show some real improvement this Fall or the boosters won't believe in Pruitt.

4. Gus Malzahn - He's always on the hot seat. With Auburn losing a good portion of it's OL & DL, this could be the year.

5. Lane Kiffin/Mike Leach - Either is completely capable of doing something stupid & getting fired.

7-14 - Aren't getting fired no matter what. Would love to see Stoops take over for Pruitt at Tennessee. Would be an awesome hire.

I think the first two are the only realistic chances with everyone else safe barring a staffer on the back of a motorcycle or calling hookers with the company phone.

Schools are going to be more cautious when it comes to firing a coach, paying a big buy out and shelling out a bunch of cash for someone new given the loss of revenue due to coronavirus. If it has to be done so be it, but I think the coaching carousel will be a MUCH shorter ride this year.

[Jack Lambert]

I give Jimbo at most two more season then he will be gone.

[StateDawg44]

Pruitt ain't gone after this year. They will win an extra game or two this year. I do believe they have turned the corner from where they were. But they are by no means back at real blueblood status. No realistic TN fans are expecting a SEC championship. They know they are still rebuilding. This is a big year for him though. But he's not going anywhere this year unless something crazy like RiverCity mentioned happens.

Gus has a higher chance than Pruitt IMO. Who knows what they will put on the field this year. That seems like Auburn every year though. I think he could blow it this year and Steele not bail him out of a couple of games.

Who really cares about what Vandy has going on in football? He is probably gone and will find a new job easily and probably have better success.

Muschamp.... He gone unless there is a miracle signal-caller that emerges.

[ShotgunDawg]

Pruitt ain't gone after this year. They will win an extra game or two this year. I do believe they have turned the corner from where they were. .

You may be correct, but to my eye they weren't any good last year & really didn't make a jump on quality of play.

I think there is a legitimate possibility that they stink & the natives get restless.

[Medic601]

I feel like Leach already had his “oops. I screwed up” moment with his tweet and he won’t do anything to draw attention to himself again. I think his boundaries have been set.

[ShotgunDawg]

I feel like Leach already had his “oops. I screwed up” moment with his tweet and he won’t do anything to draw attention to himself again. I think his boundaries have been set.

Hopefully this is correct

[msbulldog]

I've never understood why Vandy doesn't just go triple option & be a pain in everyone's rear

Ain't got Emory to teach it to them.

[StateDawg44]

You may be correct, but to my eye they weren't any good last year & really didn't make a jump on quality of play.

I think there is a legitimate possibility that they stink & the natives get restless.

They weren't. It was also year 2. Yes we fired Moorhead after year 2 and yes it's UT, but they aren't going to fire him after 2. They know they are in rebuild mode. We fired Moorhead because he was in demolition mode. They beat a KY team that had put their WR at QB and became a threat. On the ground at least. KY ran the ball an overwhelming number of times and defenses knew it was coming and still struggled to stop him. We wouldn't have beat them if he had been at QB instead of WR when we played them.

I could see them upsetting Florida possibly. It's at Neyland.

Something small seemed to click with them it seemed after our game. They just weren't as bad as they were against Jacksonville State. They improved. I see no reason they wouldn't have a better record this year. They replace us with OM and shouldn't lose to their JSU equivalent this year. If that happened his seat may get hot.

I live in Tennessee so I hear all about it. Yes, they are always overrated recently but they may be putting something together. And I am not a believer in Pruitt.

If Harrsion Bailey shows up as a starter they might be good. Crap QB play out of Guarantano has cost them a few games no doubt. Fans don't back him so you will be seeing Bailey. Just not sure how soon. Hell, he may suck too though.

[Maroonthirteen]

Schools are going to be more cautious when it comes to firing a coach, paying a big buy out and shelling out a bunch of cash for someone new given the loss of revenue due to coronavirus. If it has to be done so be it, but I think the coaching carousel will be a MUCH shorter ride this year.

That's a good point. It would be nice to get a few weeks into the season before espn starts running the coaching carousel rumor stories.

Moving signing day up to December has really created a mess with the retention or firing of coaches. I dislike when a school fires a guy mid-season and the season basically becomes conceded.

Remove the December and February signing dates. Go to a April signing date. To allow schools to finish their season. Fire the coach and find another without sabotaging seasons and bowl games.

[Uncle Ruckus]

Pruitt ain?t going anywhere.
Jumbo should be, and will be, high on that list.
If I?m Vandy I offer Ken Niumatalolo 3.5 mil and move to Paul Johnson if he says no. I bring in a young, super aggressive DC to run a 3-man front. That?s a yearly bowl recipe and running the ball like that you are guaranteed to at least beat Ole Miss

[BrunswickDawg]

They weren't. It was also year 2. Yes we fired Moorhead after year 2 and yes it's UT, but they aren't going to fire him after 2. They know they are in rebuild mode. We fired Moorhead because he was in demolition mode. They beat a KY team that had put their WR at QB and became a threat. On the ground at least. KY ran the ball an overwhelming number of times and defenses knew it was coming and still struggled to stop him. We wouldn't have beat them if he had been at QB instead of WR when we played them.

I could see them upsetting Florida possibly. It's at Neyland.

Something small seemed to click with them it seemed after our game. They just weren't as bad as they were against Jacksonville State. They improved. I see no reason they wouldn't have a better record this year. They replace us with OM and shouldn't lose to their JSU equivalent this year. If that happened his seat may get hot.

I live in Tennessee so I hear all about it. Yes, they are always overrated recently but they may be putting something together. And I am not a believer in Pruitt.

If Harrsion Bailey shows up as a starter they might be good. Crap QB play out of Guarantano has cost them a few games no doubt. Fans don't back him so you will be seeing Bailey. Just not sure how soon. Hell, he may suck too though.

I've been watching Bailey for 4 years. I'm a Marietta alum, and the consensus of most of my friends has been he will be an average SEC QB but not a day 1 starter. Having Arik Gilbert (LSU) & Ricky White (Michigan St) have had a lot to do with his success.
Of course, you never know about QBs - he could show up and blow everyone away.

[StateDawg44]

I've been watching Bailey for 4 years. I'm a Marietta alum, and the consensus of most of my friends has been he will be an average SEC QB but not a day 1 starter. Having Arik Gilbert (LSU) & Ricky White (Michigan St) have had a lot to do with his success.
Of course, you never know about QBs - he could show up and blow everyone away.

And the QB that landed vertically on his head while playing us is still dealing with that concussion and being put back in the next drive. Dude collapsed after a throw on the next drive. Should've never gone back in after he was upended. It was a pretty scary injury.

They very well may suck again next year. They definitely have a lot of question marks at QB. I think year 4 is make or break for Pruitt though.

[TUSK]

Pruitt ain't gone after this year. They will win an extra game or two this year. I do believe they have turned the corner from where they were. But they are by no means back at real blueblood status. No realistic TN fans are expecting a SEC championship. They know they are still rebuilding. This is a big year for him though. But he's not going anywhere this year unless something crazy like RiverCity mentioned happens.

Gus has a higher chance than Pruitt IMO. Who knows what they will put on the field this year. That seems like Auburn every year though. I think he could blow it this year and Steele not bail him out of a couple of games.

Who really cares about what Vandy has going on in football? He is probably gone and will find a new job easily and probably have better success.

Muschamp.... He gone unless there is a miracle signal-caller that emerges.

Yep. +1

[TrapGame]

Muschamp's seat is so hot you can see the heat signature from space. He's gotta really deliver this year to keep going. I think he gets fired.

Pruitt has to really screw the pooch to get canned. That program will have to completely implode on him. I think he's actually turning it around.

Gus is in the same boat as Pruitt. He has to really screw up to get fired this season. But, I'd bet he does it before Pruitt.

[ShotgunDawg]

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Pruitt has to really screw the pooch to get canned. That program will have to completely implode on him. I think he's actually turning it around.
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I know it seems that way due to their recruiting & kind of how they finished the season, but, if anyone watched them last year, there is no way you could've thought that Tennessee looked like a good, well coached football teams. No way.

I just think there is a real chance that they aren't near as good as people think.

Looking at their schedule, I think there is a real chance they're 4-6 following the UGA game.

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[dawgday166]

TrapGame;1251993]

I know it seems that way due to their recruiting & kind of how they finished the season, but, if anyone watched them last year, there is no way you could've thought that Tennessee looked like a good, well coached football teams. No way.

I just think there is a real chance that they aren't near as good as people think.

Looking at their schedule, I think there is a real chance they're 4-6 following the UGA game.

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They gonna smoke FL and Bama **

[ShotgunDawg]

They gonna smoke FL and Bama **

Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma, & UGA are for sure losses.

Mizzou, South Carolina, & Kentucky are toss ups.

[TrapGame]

Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma, & UGA are for sure losses.

Mizzou, South Carolina, & Kentucky are toss ups.

6-6 and they're still keeping Pruitt. They scraped the bottom of the barrel to get him to begin with. Phat Phil is running the show. I think Pruitt might be a place holder for a bigger name two or three years from now after some top 10 recruiting classes.

[R2Dawg]

1. Derek Mason - They suck. The new Vandy AD may save him, but he's a dead man walking. Sucks that they are OM's permanent opponent.

2. Will Muschamp - He's a bad head coach & now with Mack Brown in the neighborhood, he gone.

3. Jeremy Pruitt - The recruiting success will come with expectations. Tennessee better show some real improvement this Fall or the boosters won't believe in Pruitt.

4. Gus Malzahn - He's always on the hot seat. With Auburn losing a good portion of it's OL & DL, this could be the year.

5. Lane Kiffin/Mike Leach - Either is completely capable of doing something stupid & getting fired.

7-14 - Aren't getting fired no matter what. Would love to see Stoops take over for Pruitt at Tennessee. Would be an awesome hire.

Muschamp #1 and Mason next. If Aub tanks Gus could be in trouble.

Less than expected seasons and a few coaches seat will get warm.

[Skydawg1]

Muschamp #1 and Mason next. If Aub tanks Gus could be in trouble.

Less than expected seasons and a few coaches seat will get warm.They'll beat Mizzou and Kaintuck at home IF Pruitt is a real head coach. If not, he'll be on the chopping block next year.

[PGHBulldogBG]

Pruitt going 6-6 would cause uproar since they went 7-5 last year. I think Tenn goes 8-4 though. Pruitt is a decent coach and good recruiter. By year 4 he will need to at least beat UF, UGA or Bama once though or people will get restless. Gus only has a job because he?s the only coach that beats Saban a good bit. This is Jimbos year to prove there is improvement. Mason and Muschamp will be fired. Drinkwitz at Missouri is very intriguing to me. I fear he might?ve been a homerun for them which could shake things up including making our game difficult.

[ShotgunDawg]

Pruitt going 6-6 would cause uproar since they went 7-5 last year. I think Tenn goes 8-4 though.

So Tennessee plays Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, & Florida

Those are 4 sure losses. You think they win every other game to go 8-4? I'll pass.

[Captain Falcon]

Tennessee last year was one of the weirdest teams I can recall. I never thought they were that great, but if they don?t screw around and lose to Georgia State and BYU then they are a 9 or 10 win team. And they did have a respectable showing at Bama.

I don?t think they are challenging for the East or anything but they should win 7 or 8 again.

[ShotgunDawg]

Tennessee last year was one of the weirdest teams I can recall. I never thought they were that great, but if they don?t screw around and lose to Georgia State and BYU then they are a 9 or 10 win team. And they did have a respectable showing at Bama.

I don?t think they are challenging for the East or anything but they should win 7 or 8 again.

I could see 7, but I don't see 8 at all.

[bulldawg28]

TrapGame;1251993]

I know it seems that way due to their recruiting & kind of how they finished the season, but, if anyone watched them last year, there is no way you could've thought that Tennessee looked like a good, well coached football teams. No way.

I just think there is a real chance that they aren't near as good as people think.

Looking at their schedule, I think there is a real chance they're 4-6 following the UGA game.

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They'll win 8 games with that schedule.

[ShotgunDawg]

They'll win 8 games with that schedule.

They've got 4 sure losses (Bama, Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia)

So you're saying they go undefeated against everyone else?

[PGHBulldogBG]

I don?t really see anyone else having a shot at beating them except maybe kentucky but that?s at home. They really shouldn?t lose to the other 7 unless they mess up or Drinkwitz really accelerates Missouri. Arkansas and South Carolina are road games but they will both be bad

[ShotgunDawg]

I don?t really see anyone else having a shot at beating them except maybe kentucky but that?s at home. They really shouldn?t lose to the other 7 unless they mess up or Drinkwitz really accelerates Missouri. Arkansas and South Carolina are road games but they will both be bad

I think @ South Carolina could be a problem.

Tennessee's problem is that the offense will just be OK, so there will be come close games vs South Carolina, Mizzou, & Kentucky.

South Carolina pulls one a year. As bad as Muschamp is, the guy beats someone every year he shouldn't

[msu15]

They're going to beat Florida. Dan on the road in a big game=recipe for disaster.

[ShotgunDawg]

They're going to beat Florida. Dan on the road in a big game=recipe for disaster.

The score was 34-3 last year.

I just don't think Tennessee will be good enough offensively to win that game. I could see Tennessee muddying it up & losing 24-17 or so.

[Captain Falcon]

They're going to beat Florida. Dan on the road in a big game=recipe for disaster.

He did OK when he came to Starkville two years ago...

Florida has won 10 and 11 games the last two years and they?re expected to be as good or better this year. Don?t see the Vols beating them.

[StarkVegasSteve]

I'll actually go the opposite way on firings, with the uncertainty around the season, no spring practices, kids arriving late, etc. I could see a lot of coaches who in a regular year would get canned be able to keep their jobs. Mason is one of those guys. I think Boom is probably gone either way unless he pulls a major upset like last year.

[Bothrops]

Muschamp will go. Then that mercury head from Lafayette will get his chance, unless a more obvious choice becomes available.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Muschamp will go. Then that mercury head from Lafayette will get his chance, unless a more obvious choice becomes available.

I could see Venables going there. Might finally be time to step out of Dabo's shadow and what better place to do it than their rival.

[Coach34]

My take:

1. Mason- He gone. I dont see any way he wins more than 4 games

2. Boom- gonna be hard for Boom to get to 8 wins with that schedule. He may be ok with 7 wins. But the only way 6-6 cuts it is because of the virus costing programs money. Losing season and he is out.

3. The GusBus- he pissed off so many Auburn people by upsetting Bama last season. He upset even more when they gave no ****s during the bowl game and laid an egg. They lost alot in the trenches and will be hoping for an 8-4 as the schedule flips to the bad side this year. I think this is his year to get axed.

Thats it unless something insane happens. The SECW has 3 new coaches. Jimbo has 19 starters returning and a pretty good QB- they should be pretty good in 2020. Nobody else in the SECE has a chance at getting run outside of being caught with a dead hooker.

[ShotgunDawg]

My take:

1. Mason- He gone. I dont see any way he wins more than 4 games

2. Boom- gonna be hard for Boom to get to 8 wins with that schedule. He may be ok with 7 wins. But the only way 6-6 cuts it is because of the virus costing programs money. Losing season and he is out.

3. The GusBus- he pissed off so many Auburn people by upsetting Bama last season. He upset even more when they gave no ****s during the bowl game and laid an egg. They lost alot in the trenches and will be hoping for an 8-4 as the schedule flips to the bad side this year. I think this is his year to get axed.

Thats it unless something insane happens. The SECW has 3 new coaches. Jimbo has 19 starters returning and a pretty good QB- they should be pretty good in 2020. Nobody else in the SECE has a chance at getting run outside of being caught with a dead hooker.

A loss at DWS to Leach may do him in

[Coach34]

I loss at DWS to Leach may do him in

Jimbo is most likely going to beat our ass. They will be the best they have been since he got on campus. If Leach pulls the upset- he will get major props. But they are alot better than us. But again- this 2020 season with all its craziness could pull some major insanity. But considering we will likely have about 30K in the stadium instead of 55K- advantage to the more talented team. And thats A&M

[ShotgunDawg]

Jimbo is most likely going to beat our ass. They will be the best they have been since he got on campus. If Leach pulls the upset- he will get major props. But they are alot better than us. But again- this 2020 season with all its craziness could pull some major insanity. But considering we will likely have about 30K in the stadium instead of 55K- advantage to the more talented team. And thats A&M

Not disagreeing.

It'll be interesting. If our offense can get going early & with the 6 week training camp & KJ being able to participate, that has a better chance of happening than before, it may give a jolt to the entire team.

[msbulldog]

He did OK when he came to Starkville two years ago...

Florida has won 10 and 11 games the last two years and they?re expected to be as good or better this year. Don?t see the Vols beating them.

JoMo screwed that up.